Orson Welles famous writer, director, actor and all
around gourmand described the Negroni thus, "The bitters are excellent for
your liver, the gin is bad for you. They balance each other."
I…
Ingredients:
1 whole octopus, cleaned
1 tablespoon salt, kosher
1/4 cup olive oil, evcp or similar
for the lake effect cream ...
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup mayonnaise, favorite brand…
Ingredients:
For the swordfish cure ...
1/4 cup kosher salt, or as needed
2 tablespoons sugar, or as needed
2-3 pounds swordfish loin
For the charred jalapeno marinade ...
1 h…
Ingredients:
6 large Italian sausages, hot, links
Olive oil, evcp or similar
1 large red onion, trimmed, peeled and cut julienne
1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded and cut julienne
1 orange…
Ingredients:
4 1/4 cups water
1/2-ounce kosher salt, fine grind
1 ounce
Lake Effect seasoning
1/4 cup hot pepper sauce, Frank's red hot or similar
1/4 cup honey, clover or simi…
For the Winter Vegetables
Ingredients:
3-4 beets, assorted, peeled and cut into wedges 1/4's or 1/8ths depending on size
12 fingerling potatoes, assorted, cut in half lengthwise
8 bab…
Ingredients:
2 pounds salmon, fresh, trimmed with any pin bones removed an portioned as
needed
for the brine ...
1/4 cup kosher salt, fine grind
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 quart…
For those of you who don’t know me, it’s true, I do love a well-crafted
cocktail to soften the edges of a hard day. I’ve often wondered what the
drinking culture enjoyed before the advent of the…
Ingredients:
3-4 pounds 5-rib pork loin roast
1/4 cup Michigan Maple Spice Blend, or as needed
1/4 cup olive oil, evcp or similar
1-2 whole lemons, fresh
Directions:
Preheat the V…
