tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-81036 2011-10-28T20:42:26-07:00 An exploration of world food, wine and spirits TypePad This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83420dbd553ef0162fbfe1e0f970d 2011-10-28T20:42:26-07:00 2011-10-28T20:42:26-07:00

Perfect for a chilly autumn evening, this stew from "American Game Cooking" calls for wild boar but you could easily substitute stew meat from buffalo, venison, elk, etc. There are too many ingredients to list, but the beets, fennel seed,...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the_silk_road_of_wine/~4/Hx3soDTuRwk" height="1" width="1"/>

Joel Toledano http://quattrowine.typepad.com/the_silk_road_of_wine/2011/10/whats-for-dinner-wild-boar-borscht.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83420dbd553ef0162fbd8e13b970d 2011-10-22T19:53:28-07:00 2011-10-22T19:53:28-07:00

Beet greens are tasty and nutritious but quite fragile, so you should try to cook them within a day or two of purchasing your bunched beets. This recipe is a rustic one from "Molto Italiano" by Mario Batali. Warning -...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the_silk_road_of_wine/~4/Hf79CxG790U" height="1" width="1"/>

Joel Toledano http://quattrowine.typepad.com/the_silk_road_of_wine/2011/10/whats-for-dinner-beet-green-soup.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83420dbd553ef015435c46ac5970c 2011-09-28T20:59:55-07:00 2011-09-28T20:59:55-07:00

Looking for something quick and tasty, I based this on a recipe for lamb chops, Marches style, from Marcella Hazan's seminal cookbook "Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking". Brown a very thinly-sliced onion with pancetta and olive oil (or bacon grease,...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the_silk_road_of_wine/~4/2qevJh7u_IY" height="1" width="1"/>

Joel Toledano http://quattrowine.typepad.com/the_silk_road_of_wine/2011/09/whats-for-dinner-goat-loin-chops-pan-roasted-in-white-wine.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83420dbd553ef015391c7ffb7970b 2011-09-21T16:35:01-07:00 2011-09-21T16:35:01-07:00

Derren Brown, a British illusionist famous for his mind-reading act, set out to prove just how susceptible we are to the many thousands of signals we're exposed to each day. He approached two creatives from the advertising agency Saatchi &amp;...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the_silk_road_of_wine/~4/De5ceVzN7DU" height="1" width="1"/>

Joel Toledano http://quattrowine.typepad.com/the_silk_road_of_wine/2011/09/how-whole-foods-primes-you-to-shop-fast-company.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83420dbd553ef0153916259a3970b 2011-09-06T20:23:24-07:00 2011-09-06T20:23:24-07:00

Here's a dinner that is on the table in 15 minutes when you come home famished from the gym. Heat up a skillet, dice a couple sweet red peppers and one yellow onion, and brown them together with a bit...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the_silk_road_of_wine/~4/i9O4_hedUCc" height="1" width="1"/>

Joel Toledano http://quattrowine.typepad.com/the_silk_road_of_wine/2011/09/whats-for-dinner-saucisse-de-sanglier-wild-boar-sausage-and-peppers.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83420dbd553ef0154352ca5b8970c 2011-09-05T19:26:26-07:00 2011-09-05T19:26:26-07:00

A simple yet very tasty recipe from "Good Meat" by Deborah Krasner. Though she calls for stew beef, I had a big grassfed chuck roast on hand so I cut it up into cubes for this dish. Brown a chopped...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the_silk_road_of_wine/~4/RLE0FBX_IjU" height="1" width="1"/>

Joel Toledano http://quattrowine.typepad.com/the_silk_road_of_wine/2011/09/whats-for-dinner-madras-coconut-cream-beef-curry.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83420dbd553ef0153907d4a5d970b 2011-08-06T19:57:06-07:00 2011-08-06T20:03:52-07:00

You'd think we were living the high life with this meal. Using the awesomeness that is Gilt Taste, we feasted on Flannery Beef wagyu custom blend burgers - equal parts chuck, cross rib, flatiron and shortloin tail - with all...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the_silk_road_of_wine/~4/hhIytHyeK78" height="1" width="1"/>

Joel Toledano http://quattrowine.typepad.com/the_silk_road_of_wine/2011/08/whats-for-dinner-wagyu-burgers-and-chateau-latour.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83420dbd553ef0153902c98c9970b 2011-07-25T20:44:30-07:00 2011-07-25T20:44:30-07:00

Easiest. Recipe. Ever. Chop a whole head of garlic, mash it in a mortar and pestle with a lot of kosher salt to form a thick paste and then rub it all over a tri-tip roast (beef or buffalo). Wrap...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the_silk_road_of_wine/~4/ibDh3w_KV7E" height="1" width="1"/>

Joel Toledano http://quattrowine.typepad.com/the_silk_road_of_wine/2011/07/whats-for-dinner-garlic-rubbed-buffalo-tri-tip.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83420dbd553ef014e89f912ca970d 2011-07-19T14:42:31-07:00 2011-07-19T14:42:31-07:00

This recipe comes straight from the excellent Mark's Daily Apple site (written by Mark Sisson of Primal Blueprint fame). It is easy and delicious - before you go to work in the morning, marinate cubed lamb for 8 hours in...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the_silk_road_of_wine/~4/3jles98pvFY" height="1" width="1"/>

Joel Toledano http://quattrowine.typepad.com/the_silk_road_of_wine/2011/07/whats-for-dinner-grilled-lamb-skewers-with-yogurt-mint-dipping-sauce.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83420dbd553ef01538ff8bcd0970b 2011-07-17T20:11:07-07:00 2011-07-17T20:11:07-07:00

Another batch of game meat from D'Artagnan, and a recipe from the excellent cookbook and educational tome, "Good Meat" by Deborah Krasner. She sums up the homey nature of this dish in her description: "An example of Italian home cooking...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/the_silk_road_of_wine/~4/WQtXczV9xDU" height="1" width="1"/>

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