Tom Colicchio’s Short Ribs, Part One
Tom Colicchio’s short rib recipe has been in my Cook ASAP Bookmark folder for about 6 months. I really wanted to make these for Christmas but they were not on sale, and well, I waited, and waited.
Finally last week I asked my butcher if they over go on sale, he says they do and I must of some how over looked them. I usually see a pack of 4 of them, for around 10 dollars, I hardly call that a sale. Any whoo the butcher was nice enough to discount some for me that were going to be past there date the following day. I looked at them, asked him if I could smell them. He obliged and cut open the plastic wrap. They smelled fine, still super red and smelled like healthy cow meat. So I purchased two packs of them at 75% off. Get to know your meat, smell it, touch it, you will know when it is past it’s prime if you know how it feels and smells when it is not.
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Brioche
I love brioche! I make two different types, one is full bore butter brioche rolls and the other is light brioche bun for hamburgers. The brioche recipe I want to share today is the Sunday morning holiday special treat full butter brioche. So yes, I love brioche!
Full RecipeChristmas Menu and Wedding Updates!
I have so many posts to put up that are not really Christmas related so I am going to wait till after the New Year to share them.
So much has been going on and I just finished writing my Christmas Dinner Menu. It’s a little late for me to be doing that, but with all the wedding planning going on it seems the month of December has just flown by. Better for it to fly by then knock me over, so I am grateful.
So, first let’s get to the wedding updates. This month we visited a lovely Golf Course in the south bay area. I just fell in love with the site and it fit perfectly into the budget. So Aaron and I along with my Parents signed the contract and set September 25th, 2011 in stone.
Once we had the date set up we decided to finally ask our friends to be a part of the wedding. My childhood girlfriend/sister Meredith will be standing up for me as my Maid of Honor and my cousin Tanya will be my bridesmaid. I am so excited to start planning all the little details with these fine ladies. I love you both so much!
Full RecipeTurkey Day Adventures and Recipes from Amy Lucille’s Archives
I won’t be making my turkey till later this weekend, or maybe even the following week. This year we are heading over to my future in-laws for a Thanksgiving feast on both Thursday and Friday. So I am thinking I won’t get around to doing our turkey day till January as we might be on turkey overload by the end of this weekend. I love to make my own because I get to keep the carcass and make stock.
Full Recipe10 things I learned my first year blogging:
As I come up on my first anniversary of my blog I am so excited! After blogging for a year I can see what I have learned, and well, I wanted to share some of it (I actually had photos for each example but then I got engaged and that messed my process up, totally not complaining, oh and by engaged I mean ring on my finger! We are getting married!).
When I started my blog I had been going through a hard time. A stint of unemployment that I still enjoy till this day, but for some reason I cope with it differently. I feel I have found my voice again. Not that is was lost completely, but that it has been made stronger and wiser.
Above all I these are the things I have learned:
Full RecipeMoroccan Carrot Soup
My favorite go to lunch is soup that I can sip out of my Grandmother Akin’s coffee cup. The combination of warm soup in that comforting mug washes my troubles away.. well that is until the soup is gone, but you get the picture. This is a very simple recipe that can be made in advance, frozen. Great for week day lunches or a nice way to start your next dinner party. Hope you enjoy this as much as I did.
This soup should be made with farmers market fresh carrots, the better quality carrots and stock you use the better this soup will be. Recipe inspired from The Bon Appétit.
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