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Roasted Soft-Shell Crabs with Potato and Corn Hash

Sep 16, 2020

This recipe is from our seafood expert, John Livera, who again shows us that wood fired cooking is about so much more than just pizza! For example, a delicacy that cooks up beautifully in a cast iron pan is soft-shell crab. It’s sweet, succulent flavor with a slightly crispy texture is a delight to seafood lovers everywhere. Soft-shell crabs are blue crabs that have been harvested immediately after they shed... Read More

Roasted Leeks in Mustard Vinaigrette

Mar 05, 2012

Leeks 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, 2012

Winter 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

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