Belgian Endive and Grain Mustard Salad

28. January 2005 Vegetables + Salads 0
Nigella Lawson suggested to serve this salad with roasted duck. I didn’t want to disappoint her so I followed her advice. Ingredients: Belgian endives, separated into leaves a bunch of watercress, thoroughly washed, patted dry with a paper towel 1/2 cup hazelnuts, shelled and crushed into smaller pieces 1 tsp grain mustard 2 tsps lime ...

Roast Duck with Blueberry Sauce

28. January 2005 Duck + Game 0
I love roasting ducks just so I can save the duck fat afterwards. The collected duck fat is great for roasting Brussels sprouts or potatoes and using it as dressing on some bitter greens like endives and watercress. Just transfer it to a ramekin, cover with plastic wrap and store in the freezer until ready ...

Cold Sesame Noodles

12. January 2005 Pasta + Noodles + Rice 2
A staple of Chinese takeouts, sesame noodles is an easy, protein-rich dish that can be both spicy and sweet. The key is using Skippy’s smooth peanut butter so as not to complicate the recipe and not use any more sugar since peanut butter off the supermarket shelves is already too sweet. I used soba noodles ...

Brown-Buttered Brussels Sprouts

11. January 2005 Vegetables + Salads 0
This recipe calls for clarified butter. In a small pan, melt a few sticks of butter over low heat. Brown the butter until there is no more sizzle, but remove from heat to avoid burning it. Using a cheesecloth, strain to remove the burnt sediments. Transfer to a ramekin and put inside the fridge to ...

EN Japanese Brasserie

08. January 2005 Japanese, West Village + TriBeCa 0
435 Hudson Street between Leroy and Morton 212/647.9196 about $125 for two, with two drinks, without tip ♥ ♥ Our Ethan Hawke lookalike waiter at EN Japanese Brasserie seemed nervous, stuttering whenever he had to answer a question; maybe we asked too many questions. The cocktails we ordered as soon as we were seated took ...