Gilding the Lily since 2006
Larb ped made with @maryschicken Pekin duck breasts. I smoked them over trimmings off my peach tree just long enough for the fat to render from the skin, then peeled the skin off and crisped it up on the grill (with a pan underneath to …
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 …
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 …
Chocolate Easter bunny: Nicky Farms rabbit braised in mole poblano made with guajillo and ancho chiles, raisins, pumpkin and sesame seeds, cinnamon, cumin, homemade orange bitters, palm sugar, plus a goodly amount of homemade almond Nutella and @theochocolate. Served with orca beans and tomato rice, …
Here’s a very simple and *fast!* ragù 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). …
Gilding the lily + + Here’s a big, lovely bowl of miso ramen with @hudsonvalleyfoiegras foie gras, sproingy @umiorganic noodles, kikurage (wood ear) mushrooms, butter corn, and a gorgeous backyard egg. Nori, toasted sesame, and scallions to garnish. The broth is dashi and homemade …
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 ragù 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: …
Vietnamese and Creole flavors play so well together, especially when foie gras is invited to the party. Here’s a big serving of foie gras dirty rice made with duck stock, jasmine rice, and Vietnamese flavors: fish sauce, palm sugar, a little cinnamon (just a …
Look, I know this looks ridiculous, but if Cincinnati can put chili on spaghetti then I can put dandan topping on a hot dog. I totally did the thing: dandan chili dog using Nicky Farms ground wild boar and lots of garlic and Lao …