10/4/20 PAELLA WITH LOBSTER, RABBIT, MUSSELS, CHORIZO, SHRIMP, AND CHICKEN

For this Sunday’s post, I made Spanish paella. Paella is from Valencia, Spain and is made of rice and leftovers. That is why it tends to use a variety of meats and seafoods. This was my first time making paella. The dish was quite hard. I cooked the paella on the grill because it dispersed

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9/27/20 LAMB SIRLOIN WITH BRAISED RICE SOUBISE, SAGE BROWN BUTTER CORN AND MUSHROOMS, AND CUCUMBER YOGURT WITH MINT

This Sunday, I made lamb sirloin. The recipe can be found in Suzanne Goin’s A.O.C. cookbook on page 183. The lamb was a pretty simple dish — just 8 minutes of browning followed by 40 minutes in the oven. The key to the dish is marinating it overnight in advance. It was very juicy. The

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7/19/20 GRILLED VEAL CHOPS WITH FRESH CORN ROSEMARY POLENTA AND CURRIED RED LENTILS OVER QUINOA

This week I made grilled veal chops, another one of Suzanne Goin’s recipes from Sunday Suppers at p. 369. I also made her fresh corn polenta (p. 132), but I added rosemary. I had some red lentils and quinoa I wanted to use up, so I cooked up curried red lentils with coconut milk and

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7/5/20 FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND WAGYU BEEF BURGERS, HASSELBACK POTATOES, AND FRUIT SALAD

For the Fourth of July this year I grilled Wagyu Burgers from our local butcher. The burgers were between half and three-quarters inch thick, and they were very juicy. I also decided to use a Brioche bun that was toasted on the grill to complete the burgers. Most of the dishes I make take a

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