Braised Chicken With Bacon, Fingerling Potatoes and Dried Fruit
Apr 22, 2013This dish was inspired by a random flip through one of the many cookbooks that line a high shelf just outside the kitchen at the restaurant where I work. The (old) book was a survey of regional French cooking, and one of the recipes I stumbled upon was for a dish that combined potatoes, bacon and dried fruit into a kind of gratin or casserole. I decided to adapt those... Read More
Braised Beef “au Chasseur”
Jan 09, 2013Don’t let the fancy name fool you – what we’re talking about here is pot roast. I took my inspiration for the flavors in this dish from the classic French sauce chasseur, or hunter sauce, so I thought I’d give credit where it’s due. Sauce chasseur is a hearty amalgam of tomatoes, mushrooms and wine, so I have all those flavors working here, plus a couple more just because. This... Read More
Ricotta Gnudi With Roasted Cabbage and Marconi Peppers
Nov 05, 2012This recipe requires some patience and planning, because the gnudi take three days to make. Before you run for the hills, I should clarify: The gnudi take about 10 minutes to make – they’re really easy – but three days before they’re ready to use. So plan ahead, and your foresightedness will be rewarded. In case you’re asking yourself what in the world a gnudi is, a quick explanation... Read More
Zucchini and Roasted Red Pepper Pizza With White Wine Cream Sauce
Jul 31, 2012First off, I need to give credit where it’s due: The idea for this pizza is lifted from Pizza Orgasmica in San Francisco. When my wife and I lived in the Bay Area, the Ecstasy, as it’s called on their menu, was our favorite pie of theirs, and it led me to mess around with creating a white wine cream sauce recipe so I could mimic it at home. I... Read More
Potato, Roasted Radicchio and Thyme Pizza With White Wine Cream Sauce
Jul 23, 2012Here is the second installment in what I have taken to calling My Own Personal Pizza Month here at the Forno Bravo online cookbook. For brevity’s sake, I’m only going to talk pizza construction in this article. Read More
Roasted Leeks in Mustard Vinaigrette
Mar 05, 2012Leeks in vinaigrette is a classic French dish that I’ve updated here to utilize our favorite cooking device, the wood-fired oven. Usually the leeks are slowly stewed directly in the vinaigrette, but here I first roast the leeks in the oven, in order to incorporate both sweet caramelized onion and smoky wood fire flavors into the finished dish. Read More
Roasted Sweet Dumpling Squash with Blood Orange Vinaigrette
Feb 02, 2012Winter is the time when all kinds of delicious citrus come into season that you may not be able to find at other times of the year. citrus can be like a bright and shiny beacon of summer in the grey doldrums of winter here in the midwest, so i like to take advantage while i can. sweet dumpling squash is one of my favorite varieties; your produce purveyor might... Read More
Brick Oven Beef Rib Roast
Dec 28, 2011Thanks to Jim in CT. Here’s one for a delicious rib roast… Read More
Brick Oven Sea Bass with Mushrooms
Jun 07, 2011This dish works best in a terra cotta pan that will hold all the fish in a single layer. Read More