There was a foot and a half of snow in the city, but up here on the mountain the storm went right around us, and people kept showing up all day. I just kept cooking. I began by putting a ham in the oven, letting it cook very slowly while I made applesauce from the last of the Knobbed Russets - they do make the most wonderful sauce. A luxuriously cheesy Gratin Dauphinoise was as much cream as potatoes; the secret is to slice the potatoes, cook them in cream on top of the stove, and then dump them into a casserole and bake it the oven. It's the most forgiving dish I know. I pureed watercress, and took the leaves off Brussels Sprouts and quickly sauteed them in butter, adding a few toasted pinenuts at the end.
Emergency Crostata
Emergency Crostata
Emergency Crostata
There was a foot and a half of snow in the city, but up here on the mountain the storm went right around us, and people kept showing up all day. I just kept cooking. I began by putting a ham in the oven, letting it cook very slowly while I made applesauce from the last of the Knobbed Russets - they do make the most wonderful sauce. A luxuriously cheesy Gratin Dauphinoise was as much cream as potatoes; the secret is to slice the potatoes, cook them in cream on top of the stove, and then dump them into a casserole and bake it the oven. It's the most forgiving dish I know. I pureed watercress, and took the leaves off Brussels Sprouts and quickly sauteed them in butter, adding a few toasted pinenuts at the end.