Clams and Chorizo

Abe says
Usually I get myself thinking I am comfortable cooking everything I enjoy eating. When it comes down to it, you take some good ingredients, add just enough, and cook until done — all familiar territory, whether or not I’ve made it before. Really. Right? Like many of the things I tell myself, patently, this [...]

While you were away, or, Beef Tenderloin with Parsley Sauce and Kalamata Tapenade

Abe says
Ann was off in Latvia-land, which is actually something more like the annual Latvian convention here in the States. She had forbidden me from making the ricotta gelato in her absence that I was planning on testing and potentially having ready upon her arrival, and so I had to occupy myself with alternative food [...]

Five Basics

Abe says
Beyond the necessities in my kitchen I try to keep a few things on hand that make certain (sometimes occasional) food production immensely easier and more satisfying. It’s the gratification of having prepared far in advance, a vague approximation of a sous chef, or better, my superpower of choice. For heroic men and women [...]