Potato and egg salad pleasantly pinpricks plussed-up farm share
Before they created Gourmandistan, Michelle and Steve begat a blog called “Farm Share Squared,” in which they attempted to chronicle the travails of two people who somewhat unadvisedly signed up for...
View ArticlePutting effort into pork cracklings pays off for A. Wong siu mai
Our recent trip to London raised our expectations for dim sum, and definitely reinforced our desire to explore more of the higher ends of Chinese dining. At Yauatcha Soho, where we enjoyed both lunch...
View ArticleCardamom apricot oatmeal cookies delightfully dispose of white chocolate
Many delightful things lie in wait within Gourmandistan’s various freezers, fridges, pantries and cabinets. Most of them shuttle in and out, and are replaced frequently. But some things seem to stay,...
View ArticleNot Derby-Pie® ice cream notably improves on the inspiration
We have amply described in a previous post why we’re unable to call this dish Derby-Pie® Ice Cream (and why we always include the hyphen and the “®”). But as it is once again time for “the fastest two...
View ArticleCombining caramelization with a bit more crunch creates a quite nice apple crisp
In Gourmandistan it is once again the season for apples (or as Michelle likes to say, “It’s decorative gourd season, motherfuckers“). Steve has begun his tradition of hauling home about as many...
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Sort of celebrating American independence with Southern fried chicken
It’s once again time for America’s 4th of July holiday, which this year finds Gourmandistan (like many U.S. citizens) wondering what the hell is going on with the country. After years of supporting the...
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Crunchy, funky pasta with charred Brussels sprouts and cauliflower
We found this recipe through Food & Wine Magazine, where they credit Philadelphia chef Marc Vetri with the idea of charring cauliflower and Brussels sprouts along with anchovies, garlic, onion and...
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Baked rice with egg crust beats paella, at least in Gourmandistan
We don’t know if arroz con costra is viewed as superior to paella in Spain, as Gourmandistan’s travels to that country have been mostly limited to sojourns in Basque country where we stuffed ourselves...
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Pepita cake with chocolate-espresso glaze puts the Southwest in perspective
Gourmandistan has returned from a trip to the American West with photographs, a somewhat-reduced fear of heights and a strong urge to enjoy food made with our own hands. Thanks to the generosity of one...
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Saying goodbye to Fil with sukiyaki
After 94 years of curiosity, crossword puzzles, conversations, travel and more, Steve’s “mom,” Filomena DeMarzo Farley, died last week. Fil was the older sister of Steve’s real mother, who died when he...
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Bourbon Ball Trifle tastefully twists a Kentucky Derby tradition
The first Saturday in May is fast approaching and our thoughts are, once again, turning to the Kentucky Derby. Over our years of Derby partying, Gourmandistan has sampled plenty of bad bourbon balls....
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Cocoa brownies with coconut icing sweetly kick chocolate to the curb
Gourmandistan has a long history of bringing our virtual world recipes from Alice Medrich’s Chewy Gooey Crunchy Melt-In-Your-Mouth Cookies. (We are not sorry, dear readers, because the recipes are so...
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Bacon salad dressing brings back memories, blesses pea shoots and more
Michelle had never heard of Hillstone Restaurant Group before reading this month’s feature article in Bon Appétit Magazine. This “non-chain chain” is reportedly adored by such culinary luminaries as...
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Does aging make banana cake with coffee buttercream, chocolate and walnut...
Perhaps it was the praline that prevented Michelle from immediately warming to this cake. After announcing to Steve that she was going to make something sweet out of a small bunch of overly ripe...
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Boozy cherry almond biscotti demonstrate thinking inside and outside the box
Many years ago, Steve had his first day at a new advertising agency, receiving a t-shirt with the company logo and the slogan, “think outside the box.” Steve received it politely but did not wear the...
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A strong friendship continues in salt cod gratin
Nashville, Fall 1977. Two very different girls meet in a Vanderbilt University dormitory. One is visually-inclined, artistic, soft-spoken and sweet. The other is verbal, irreverent and opinionated. One...
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Merguez stew somewhat reduces bean surplus
Having snapped up quite a few containers at a recent farmers’ market, Gourmandistan currently has a surfeit of dried beans. Trying to decide what to do with some of them, Michelle came across a recipe...
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Easy lamb chops with onion and rosemary, a holiday cottage hero
Gourmandistan is back from its month in England and Scotland. (It was 28 days to be exact, as a somewhat-still-bitter-at-United Airlines Michelle will tell you.) While we were thrilled to swap our...
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Off for a bit of Bordering
Should our readers wonder where we’ve wandered off to over the next month or so, rest assured we have not forever abandoned our realm of Gourmandistan, nor our two lovely British Shorthair cats. We...
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Kentuckifying pasta with corn, country ham, butter and peppers
We are big fans of the late Judy Rodgers, even though we find some of the recipes in her fabulous Zuni Cafe Cookbook a bit confusing. However, Rodgers’ delicious “Pasta with Corn, Pancetta, Butter...
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