11/21/21 ROASTED RIB EYE STEAK “MARCHAND DE VINS” WITH WATERCRESS AND GROSSI’S POTATOES, PEAS, AND BACON

This week’s entry is rib eye from Sunday Suppers at page 260. Suzanne Goin says this dish was inspired by Julia Child’s steak recipe. This is the recipe that I have made the most often. Everyone in my family loves it. Suzanne recommends that you turn off your smoke alarms before making this dish. I

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11/14/21 CURED PORK CHOPS WITH ROMESCO, WHITE ASPARAGUS IN A CREAMY BACON SAUCE OVER SWISS CHARD, AND GRANDMA’S POTATOES

Today’s pork chop recipe comes from Lucques’s Sunday Suppers at page 318. Rockenwagner’s signature white asparagus recipe is in his cookbook at page 48. The romesco sauce is a mixture of chiles, nuts, bread, tomatoes, garlic, parsley, and some other ingredients, and Suzanne Goin uses it in a number of her recipes. I don’t like

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10/31/21 GRANDPA’S FAVORITE DINNER:  PRIME RIB, POTATOES BOULANGERE, AND HARICOTS VERTS

When I asked my grandpa what he would like me to make for Sunday Supper, he said he would like prime rib, potatoes boulangere, and haricots verts.  I didn’t know what potatoes boulangere was so I had to find a recipe online.  The dish’s name translates as potatoes from the baker.  These potatoes originated in

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10/17/21 TAMARIND GLAZED FLANK STEAK WITH MANGO JICAMA SALSA AND CAULIFLOWER FRICASSE WITH CILANTRO RAITA AND PEA SPROUTS

The recipes for this Sunday Supper entry can be found in the Elements of Taste on pages 58 and 100.  The tamarind glazed flank steak had a nice tart flavor and the salsa helped balance it out by adding sweetness.  The cauliflower fricasse was creamy and used a nice mix of spices.  The texture of

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9/19/21 FILET MIGNON WITH FRIED POTATOES AND HARICOTS VERTS WITH ALMONDS

I wanted to make something pretty quick.  The filet mignon did not take much time at all. The fried potatoes ended up being a little complicated.  They were made using a preparation method I had never tried before.  The recipe can be found in Suzanne Goin’s Sunday Suppers at page 350.  First I roasted the

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