side dishes
Spanish Tapas: Pan Con Tomate, The Modern Way
The simple things can often be some of the best. When in Catalunya, the part of Spain that holds Barcelona, this holds true for the well-known pan con tomate (or pa amb tomaquet in Catalan). It’s simply toasted bread rubbed with a clove of raw garlic and a tomato, then salted — and it’s the [...]
Roasted Squash Salad with Maple Vinaigrette
I really enjoy a good salad. Meat is an easy way to bulk up a salad, but another trick is adding roasted butternut squash as a topping. It adds a nice sweetness to your salad, as well as some beautiful colour and perhaps more importantly, another way to squeeze in an extra serving of vegetables. [...]
Pineapple Fried Rice
Every Tuesday this fall, the Whole Foods in Town Square (where the contestants did all of their shopping on Top Chef Las Vegas) has been hosting cooking classes taught by different chefs from the Wynn and Encore resorts. I have been to quite a few of them, but perhaps my favourite cooking class was taught [...]
Thanksgiving Dinner: Brussels Sprouts with Bordelaise Sauce and Bacon
In addition to the incredible Potato Puree we ate at Craftsteak a couple of weeks ago, we also had the most divine Brussels Sprouts with Bordelaise Sauce and Bacon. They tasted like a meat dish despite being veggie-based due to the rich wine sauce and bacon, which as you know makes everything exponentially more delicious. [...]
Thanksgiving Dinner: Braised and Glazed Brussels Sprouts
I love Brussels sprouts, and I always look forward to eating them at the holidays each year. Normally they are kind of a pain to make and seem to take forever to prepare and roast, which is why we seem to only eat them at the holidays. However, this recipe from Mark Bittman is very [...]
Thanksgiving Dinner: Potato Puree
Last year Carlo and I went to Tom Colicchio’s Craftsteak at MGM and ordered their seasonal tasting menu. The dinner one of the best meals I’ve had in a fancy restaurant on the Strip, and what you would imagine the food would taste like if you are a big fan of Tom on Top Chef. [...]
Thanksgiving Dinner: Crunchy New Potatoes
I originally posted this incredible recipe for Crunchy New Potatoes back in April when I had a dinner party for some of my girlfriends in Austin. The potatoes were so good and easy to make that I just had to give them their own post in time for the holidays. Every time that I’ve made [...]
Thanksgiving Dinner: Scalloped Potatoes and Fennel
You can never have enough potatoes at Thanksgiving dinner. There’s the classic mashed, and all the variations upon them, roasted, gratin, scalloped — even french fries would be good. Therefore we’re bringing you three different potato recipes today, so if you’re either picky, or just a glutton for potatoes, you should be covered. First up, [...]
Thanksgiving Dinner: Cornbread Stuffing with Andouille, Fennel, and Bell Peppers
I’m pretty traditional when it comes to stuffing, and I’ll be the first to admit that my favourite stuffing–hands down–is the Pepperidge Farm herb stuffing “fancied” up with some sauteed onions and celery. It is what I grew up on and it still embodies the taste of the holidays to me. However, I’m also pretty [...]
Fire Roasted Tomato Salsa
The perfect accompaniment to yesterday’s Hatch Green Chile con Queso is a great salsa. Despite tomato season being over, this Fire Roasted Tomato Salsa from Rick Bayless proves that you can have awesome tasting salsa year round by using a can of fire roasted tomatoes. Throw in some freshly roasted garlic and chiles with a [...]
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