Gilding the Lily since 2006
I made saag paneer completely from scratch and it is so much better than anything I’ve had in restaurants (a testament to the overall lack of great Indian food in Portland more than my cooking prowess, but freshness goes a long way). The boar korma …
Fresh rigatoni from @providorepdx smothered in Sunday gravy, meaty af thanks to plenty of @nicky.usa steak grind (trim from 35-day aged, grass-fed @creekstone_farms steaks). Homegrown tomatoes; tons of garlic, shallots, and red wine; fresh thyme and oregano from the garden. 🥩 🍝 🥩 🍝#meatconcierge #bolognese …
Here’s a very simple and *fast!* ragĂą of @nicky.usa wild boar stew meat, pressure cooked with a few cloves of garlic, some minced carrot and a small onion, plus a pint of homegrown tomatoes that I put up last summer (plus Italian seasonings and S&P). …
I’m not Irish, so the beerbro amateur hour dreckfest that is St Patrick’s Day has never really meant anything to me other than another fine excuse to make shepherd’s pie. Here’s an outstanding iteration: a rich ragu of ground Anderson Ranches lamb (raised right here …
Over the weekend I braised Anderson Ranches lamb shanks in the velvety Turkish coffee stout that @gilgameshbrewing and @nicky.usa made with @shalomyallpdx. The only problem was that no matter how delicious and succulent that meat was, braised shanks suffer from Brown Food Problems (scroll over …
My beautiful homemade bierocks made it into the “Global Comfort Foods” issue of Portland Monthly, along with a little about why this humble food is so important to me. My recipe is included — please note that they’re usually seasoned only with salt and pepper, …
These photos don’t do these dishes justice, but the venison was unbelievably tender and juicy. The pilaf is staying in my permanent rotation. Had a few homies over for dinner last night, and after thinking it over for a few days, I ended up abandoning …
Africans totally eat ramen. Think about it: Maggi is ubiquitous throughout the continent and Asia. And the flavors of Nigerian peppersoup make perfect sense slickered all over noodles. FURTHERMORE, venison is a perfect choice for peppersoup, unless you can sustainably source your bushmeat. When I …
Today is “Gnocchi Thursday” at the divine @nostranapdx, but in case you’re too lazy to leave your house, this is a *really* good and very fast knockoff of their gnocchi with beef and pork ragĂą with red wine and parmigiano ($19). It’s Nicky Farms ground …
This venison is ridiculously good, but the salad? Five stars, would visit again. Don’t look now, but Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Practice the gentle art of seduction by staying in to cook for that special someone (or #treatyoself) with this sexy plate: …