The sky is grey and a cool breeze whips through the tree branches. I watch from my apartment window as they wave back and forth, as if in slow motion, tender spring blossoms quivering. The rain pelts the window, “tap, tap, tap.” “Come in, “ I invite her. On Sunday I...
I’ve got creative recipes for cooking with Halibut during spring: 1. Braised Halibut on the Stovetop My favorite way to cook halibut is Eric Ripert’s Braised Halibut with Peas. It begins with sautéed bacon pieces, then onions, peas, and lettuce....
Halibut is the ingredient of the week at la Domestique. Yes, even fish is a seasonal ingredient. This largest of the flatfish is a bottom dweller from the North Pacific Ocean. The average size is 50-100 pounds, though the biggest halibut caught on record weighed...
One of my unofficial resolutions this year is to bake more fruit tarts. Year after year I find myself wishing I had baked with the strawberries of spring, the peaches of summer, and autumn’s glorious apples. Time passes so quickly, and I regret not celebrating...
I’ve got creative recipes for cooking with lemon curd during spring: 1. Baked Lemon Tart To me, sweet buttery pastry, rolled out and baked into a tart pan, filled with smooth-as-silk lemon curd and baked till caramelized is the perfect spring dessert. There is...
