Raving "Mad", Part One
MADISON SQUARE EATS (URBANSPACE) | Madison Square Park, NYC | urbanspacenyc.com/mad-sq-eats/
MADISON SQUARE EATS (URBANSPACE) | Madison Square Park, NYC | urbanspacenyc.com/mad-sq-eats/
"NAKED" FRIED CHICKEN DINNER | Flourless, Crispy-skin Skillet-Fried Chicken Thighs | Collard Greens cooked with Honey and Hot Sauce | Penne and Swiss Casserole with Pancetta and Scallion
Sliced Potato & Pancetta-Topped Cod Filet | Butter & Soy Sauce Sautéed Snow Peas | Balsamic Red Pepper Sauce
...I sautéed shiitake and oyster mushrooms with diced pancetta, and scallions, added some heavy cream, a bit of dijon mustard, some salt, fresh cracked pepper, celery salt, and a dash of nutmeg, then stirred in a half cup each of swiss, fontina, and parmesan cheese until I had a nice, aromatic creamy, gooey sauce.... [Full Post]
...What I wound up with was a very tasty dish layered with the flavors of sweet, earthy butternut squash, salty, porky, pancetta, a bit of citrus to elevate the squash, some sauteed garlic for smoky sweetness, and the bitter, herbal leaves of mesclun countered nicely by the acidity of the balsamic vinegar.... [Full post]
... Truly, the Brussel sprouts are purposefully on this pie, not as a parlor trick or gimmick, but to surprise you with the extra punch of flavor that is its charred leaves, all at once herbal, woodsy, and—maybe because of the sugars in the leaves—sweeter and less bitter than its always yummy un-charred parts.... [Full post...]