Monkfish is an ugly fish. The Venetians call it Angelfish or Angelshark, which is a corruption of its genus, anglerfish. It’s colloquially called “Poor Man’s lobster” because it is sweet with a dense, firm flesh. I’ve never had a mouthful of lobster tail (shocking, I know!), but monkfish I can now say I’ve had.
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Monkfish, brutti ma buoni
Posted in Cooking, New York on August 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A Tale of Two Pastas
Posted in Cooking, New York on July 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
One of the days that Z was in class I took a 3 train to Penn Station to Salumeria Biellese, an old-school shop/restaurant across the street from Madison Square Garden. I was in search of guanciale to make Bucatini alla Amatriciana for dinner. This is one of my favorite Roman dishes, and while I make [...]
A-Maying in New York
Posted in Cooking, New York on July 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I had the most amazing May, spending nearly three weeks with my sweetie. A couple days after finishing my classes for the semester I flew to New York for twelve days, returning to Indiana for a few days of work and then, finding myself without an agenda and making myself and everyone around me miserable [...]
Sunday Supper in New York
Posted in Cooking, New York on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Planning my trip to New York Z wanted me to meet a friend of his, L, and make dinner together. I thought this was an awesome idea as I love cooking with others and feeding people I love. I had been storing recipes and ideas in the rolodex that is my brain for weeks, trying [...]
Back from New York
Posted in Cooking, New York on March 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Took the weekend off from work; this is the second time I returned from New York with a cold. I just finished sieving the chicken soup I made for myself and the water’s on for the noodles (yes, nurses nurse themselves!). I would love to get better naturally and not have to see my nurse [...]
