Mediterranean supper

ajo blanco with cashews [ cashew nuts, garlic, bread, iced water, sherry vinegar, grapes ]

grilled artichokes - simmered, marinated [oil, balsamic, garlic, herbs 3-4 hours ]
grilled and served with charred lemon aioli

[ green beans ] [ roasted tomatoes, garlic, cinnamon ] [ fenugreek seeds ]
the fenugreek seeds need to boiled in several changes of water to soften them and remove bitterness

fennel and orange [ blanched then grilled fennel, orange juice, olive oil, mint ]

[ mushrooms, pomegranate molasses, olive oil, garlic, salt ]

pork marinaded and grilled [ garlic, onion, salt, turmeric, cumin, coriander, lemon juice ]

caramel panna cotta, berries, citrus, caramel sauce

Red Green Yellow

[ potato, smoked paprika ]

[ guacamole ]

[ roasted corn, tomatoes, green onions, cilantro, sherry vinegar ]

Salty!

Beautiful and salty gift from Berlin via Brooklyn. Sea salt with flavourings.
Hibiscus, Sichuan pepper, pepper and vanilla, Wild mushroom, Tomato and herbs, Lemon.

Trout + Garbanzo

[ chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, garlic+salt, cilantro ]

[ trout, chorizo, almonds, breadcrumbs, rosemary, parsley, lemon ]

Kefta

[ red cabbage. cashews, mint, cilantro, vietnamese dressing ]



[ japanese rice cakes, seaweed, sugar, shiso , soy ]



kefta [ ground meat, grated onion, ras el hanout, cumin, mint, fresh zaatar or marjoram, parsley, cilantro ] with home made harissa aioli from Kristi next door.

Tubular

[ endive grilled with a sweet German mustard glaze ] [ sausages ]


[ eggplant in a miso, mirin, hoi sin glaze ]


[ banana, cinnamon sugar, heat ]

Moroccan salads. Fish Tagine.

[ fennel, blood orange, mint, thyme, feta ]

This is a Moroccan 'green salad', or so it is named by Paula Wolfort in her classic Moroccan cookbook Couscous. It's basically a couple of pounds of greens, chopped, steamed, and sauteed in a herb and chili paste. I used arugula, dandelion greens, watercress, spinach, beet greens, chopped them small and steamed them for about 30 minutes. Let them cool, and squeeze out the extra liquid.

Then in a food processor mix up a dried chili, about a bulb of garlic, salt, a head of parsley and a head of cilantro. In a pan over low head cook up about tsp of paprika, tsp of ground cumin in olive oil. To this then add the herb mix and the juice of two lemons. Add the greens and cook with the lid on, stirring often for about another 20 minutes. Good and done.


Ms. Selassie's lentil salad.

The current favourite salad, - raw beets sliced wafer thin and tossed with a pistachio pesto of sorts [ chopped pistachio nuts, mint, parlsey, lemon juice, olive oil, pinch of sugar ]

This fish tagine recipe is from my current top shelf cookbook Moro East. It's a really good start for all kinds of tagine varieties. Onions cooked slowly til soft gold and sweet [20 mins]. Then golden raisins added with garlic [5 mins], then saffron, turmeric, cinnamon (about 2 tsp each) and ground ginger [1 min] and water to make a good amount of sauce.
The spuds are chopped small and baked in the oven in the sauce (covered) til almost cooked [20 mins]. The fish is put on top of the spuds, lid/foil goes back on, and then cook til the fish is done.

Bangers & Mash

[ chicken truffle sausage, yuca mash, onion mushroom gravy ]

Weekend activites

[ turkey and pork kefta ] [ turkey, pork, cilantro, shallot, garlic, pear, cumin, coriander, ras el hanout, smoked paprika ]

[ sauteed gai laan ]

1. Jalapeño poppers [ cheese, chilis, bacon ]
2. the popper grill is in the shape of the state of New Mexico


[ mashed yuca / carrots with black olives ]

roast chicken [ oregano, lemon zest, cumin, lemon juice, garlic ]

Monkfish and vegetable

[ grilled monkfish ] [ caramelised garlic, sherry vinegar, salt, black pepper ]

[ monkfish grilled with lemons and butter ]

[bok choi ] [ pomegranate molasses, garlic+salt, olive oil, lemon juice, black pepper ]

[ cucumber, garlic+salt, mint, greek yogurt ]

[ flatbread ]

[ fresh trout, chorizo, almonds, lemon zest, breadcrumbs, almonds ]

[ tortilla de patatas ]

[ apricot glazed flourless chocolate cake ]

Primary grilling

First grilling of the season.

setas a la plancha. [ oyster mushrooms, garlic, olive oil, sherry vinegar, oregano, parsley ]

[ pork marinated in turmeric, cumin, coriander seeds, lemon juice ]

[ mushrooms in pomegranate dressing ][ oil, garlic, pomegranate molasses, sugar, water ]

vietnamese caramel pork ribs [simmered for 3 hours in sugar, fish sauce, water, shallots, black pepper, then finished on the grill ]