As I mentioned in my last post, the first thing that came to mind when I stumbled upon a pile of Concord grapes at the farmer’s market was focaccia. In its most basic form, this Italian flatbread starts with a dough of white bread flour, yeast, water, and salt,...
The thought of grapes hadn’t even entered my mind as I passed through the crowded farmer’s market, eying the mysterious Japanese eggplant and passing my fingers over plump tomatoes. Amongst the regular cultivars I’d grown used to seeing over the...
I seem to be going through a purple period. I just can’t get enough of plummy colors. Last week there was the Grilled Mission Fig Salad, followed by that post on aubergines, and today I’m grilling plums and placing them on a bed of purple lettuces and...
Summer lingers here in Colorado, but autumn is nipping at her bare feet. The days are definitely getting shorter and a cool breeze swept through the foothills of the Rocky Mountains last week. Mornings are crisp and I need a light sweater to take Minnie the dachshund...
Here at La Domestique I celebrated Labor Day by taking a rest. Though there’s no ingredient of the week, I wanted to share a recipe for cooking with figs before their season comes to an end. Sweet and juicy black mission figs caramelized on a hot grill make for...
