Emmer-Stuffed Quail with Soubise and Cranberry Gastrique

Can’t stop thinking about @grahamchaney’s gorgeous second course at the berry dinner at @stammtischpdx a week ago, so I faithfully reproduced it myself at home: @manchesterquail (partially deboned to make it easy) stuffed with emmer wheat berries that I cooked in homemade chicken stock and 

Persimmon Season

Was just revisiting some old Instagram posts to find inspiration for using persimmons. This one was particularly sublime.   Tails & Trotters pork tenderloin with caramelized onions, apples and persimmons and a red ale reduction; pumpkin risotto with home-cured bacon lardons. Not pictured: green salad 

Simple is Best

@maryschicken seasoned simply with @nicky.usa game salt and roasted with all the cold-weather vegetables: parsnips, cabbage, shallots, potatoes, and the last half of the bitterroot buttercup squash, all roasted sticky-brown in the chicken drippings. Green olives and lemons in the pan, too. Served it with