Cooking Posts - 2015

Still playing catch-up with old posts - here are all my misc. cooking photos (and a small handful of one-off dining shots) from 2015: 

Homemade Gnocchi

 Eggplant Parm

Turkey Chili

Japanese Whisky Tasting

This was a really fun Valentine's Day gift from Leah - a tasting of five Japanese Whiskys.

Pear Tart

Margarita Cupcakes

One of my better dessert creations, if I may say so. The cake was baked and brushed with Cointreau, filled with lime curd, and topped with tequila buttercream, lime zest, and sea salt.

Whole Deep-Fried Pig's Foot - at the Breslin

Homemade Beer

Mezcal w/ Crickets - at Mesa Coyoacan

Foie Gras Sliders

Apple Skillet Cake

Poached Eggs w/ Red Lentils

Tacos and Micheladas - at Empellón Al Pastor

Salmon Bowl

Salmon Tacos

Shrimp Fajitas

Italian Sandwiches

Fancy Hot Dogs

Beet Salad

Homemade Pasta

Vegetable Soup

Poached Chicken Salad

Butternut Squash Risotto

Cocktail w/ Pickled Cherry Garnish

Roast Chicken

Pasta w/ Chantarelles

Butternut Squash & Carrot Soup

Meatloaf

Fat Barcade - at Barcade

This sandwich deserves a special call out. Anyone who has spent time on the Rutgers campus in New Brunswick, NJ knows about the "grease trucks" and their legendary Fat Sandwiches. For those not in the know, they're essentially the ultimate drunk food - a hero roll topped with a wide variety of items you might find on a diner menu, i.e. chicken fingers, burger patties, mozzarella sticks, french fries, bacon, fried eggs, gyro sauce, etc. There are hundreds of combinations, each with their own fun name, i.e. the Fat Cat, Fat Darrell, Fat Bastard, Fat Bitch, etc. 

I was delighted to find the Fat Barcade on the menu at the midtown branch of Barcade. They've since changed the recipe, but at the time I believe it contained Polish sausage, a burger patty, lettuce & tomato, mozzarella sticks, and deep-fried nacho cheese. Awesome!

Calf's Liver - at Becco

Oysters

Leah's aunt and uncle, who we visit on alternating Thanksgivings, live out in Oyster Bay, Long Island. As a special treat we get to enjoy freshly harvested local oysters, which you can see are quite massive. 

Pasta w/ Butternut Squash

Pork Chops w/ Sauerkraut

Shepherd's Pie

Duck Confit w/ Pickled Cherry Sauce