Koefte Lamb and Goat Cheese Pizza with Caramelized Onions and Golden Raisins
This recipe uses ground colorado lamb, local goat cheese, caramelized onions and golden raisins. The secret ingredient is Koefte spice – a wonderful blend of spices from Turkey (which I scored during a trip late last year). I added the lamb mixture to fresh pizza dough from Denver’s own Sunflower Market, with which I’ve been [...]
Broiled scallops with Japanese Five Spice Mayo
The Back Story I first had this dish during a snow storm in a small Japanese restaurant in Burlington, Vermont. I’d been to the establishment before, but on this visit I discovered new ownership and a new philosophy. The Japanese man who’d bought the restaurant had vowed to move beyond sushi and Teriyaki and serve [...]
Arabic Food Week – Zaatar Manakish
Wow. It’s been a long time since I’ve added a post. Lot’s of excuses regarding travel and enormous projects, but, dear reader, trust that in my time off I’ve armed myself with a host of new influences, ingredients and recipes. As my first post back from the long break, I’d like to introduce one of [...]
The Grill is Back: Brined Chicken Thighs with Chimichurri
Grilling season is back. Despite the spring rain, and the near-constant threat of afternoon storms, the smell of smoke and the char of seasoned steel grates is just too strong to deny. I love to grill. So much that each season, when winter truly sets in, I go through a little of what I call [...]
Why Did I buy the “Ghost Pepper”?
I don’t really know, is the simple answer. I suppose I simply had to have it. And I suppose it makes me feel better, in that way that four deadbolts and a weapon might make someone feel better when living in a deadly neighborhood. This, you see, is no ordinary pepper. The Naga Jolokia or [...]
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