I have another outlet for cooking, photos, and writing about cooking and photos at Country Roads Magazine. For over two years now, I’ve operated a Test Kitchen there, cooking everything from crawfish and tasso chowder and pinot jam to homemade paprika and chanterelles plucked from the woods … it’s a pretty plate.
Here’s where you can find me: http://www.countryroadsmagazine.com/tag/testkitchen
Oh, Louisiana summers … in the face of such adversity, we learn to cool off in style.
No complaints about this workday, in which I photographed cocktails and other beverages for Country Roads magazine’s “Summer Sippin'” spread. Link (with recipes and more pictures) through the jump.
We’ve had almost-daily rains here in South Louisiana, weaving with the usual summer burn into a humidity that’s hard to bear. I went for a run this weekend and felt like I was slogging across the ocean floor. On the other hand, summer means tomatoes. I can get behind some tomatoes. Continue reading
Salty and sharp, this bright, gritty pesto is the best blanket I could give my little potatoes before the spuds and I surrendered, weeping, to my appetite. (Reader, I ate them.)
Simple, but enriched by the season.
Strawberries thick with flavor, sliding over crisp spring greens that drip with balsamic vinaigrette. A sprinkle of pecans in a spiced coat, fresh out of the oven. Continue reading
I am, as my fiancé puts it, an Ottolengh-uist. When Chef Yotam Ottolenghi says mince, I say “How fine?” I’m trying not to gush too cloyingly, but the man knows how to combine flavors.
And when I see “tricolore” in a recipe name, my food photographer heart sings. Continue reading
Mr. Sun paid a visit this weekend, and we damn near threw ourselves at him. Hiking, grilling, and springtime cocktails … shameless groveling, all of it.
Even here in Louisiana, we’re trudging through a little longer until spring. That doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the hell out of this spruced-up G&T, crafted by my lovely fiancé. Continue reading
Christened my new All-Clad Dutch Oven tonight. Hoo boy, am I pleased with this purchase. First off—when all was said and done, I just barely swiped the surface with soap and water. And it glistened. You have no idea how happy that makes me, especially as someone who cautiously, sweat-breakingly follows all the rules of pan care.
And then there was the chicken, crackling with the inheritance of olive oil, bacon, onion, shallot, and garlic on the pan’s surface.
Cherry tomatoes slow-roasted to their utmost sweetness, smoky zucchini and crisp asparagus, and a full-bodied honey goat cheese enveloping the vegetables in its dulcet tones.
Finished off with a fresh garlic basil paste, and we were happy campers. Now I’m guessing you want the recipe… Continue reading
Recipes, Photos, & Words crafted by Lucie 