Is Iron Chef Morimoto a Shoe Chef Fan?

OK, I admit that I’m  not tired of watching Alton Brown and the Iron Chefs.  While scuffing around my pedestrian kitchen fixing a meal of havarti dill & pear grilled cheese for one,  I can elevate my imaginary chef status by predicting and “advising” the contestants.  Last week Alton Brown commented on the great tool Chef Morimoto was [...]

Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler Pie with Brown Sugar Ice Cream

Divine summer on a plate!  My whole body is smiling after baking and devouring this French-inspired American dessert.  Finding the recipe was one of those serendipitous travel moments when I was kicking around Brooklyn and passed Sweet Melissa Patisserie.  In the window were obligatory, lovely, although not particularly fresh-looking, cakes, tarts, cookies, and rolls, but [...]

Taste of NY-Brooklyn to Berkshires-Veal Loin

A busy week in NYC has inspired me to get back to sharing food adventures & recipes.  My best friend from high school is a Manhatten lawyer who escapes to 19 acres in the Berkshires on weekends with her husband, a retired lawyer, foodie-New York style–no microwave, no packaged or canned or prefrozen food in [...]

Fresh Rhubarb Chutney & Pork Loin

  May means the opening of our local farmer’s market and the beginning of fabulous meals planned the French way–built around whatever local ingredients look freshest and best.  Today’s inspiration came from juicy ripe rhubarb which makes me crave either a galette or a sweet/savory sauce with pork.  With several pounds of gorgeous rhubarb in my [...]

Happy Valentine/Presidents’ Day Cherry-Port Brownies

Mama Shoe Chef has no special Valentine, so that means a trip to the kitchen–in heels, of course.  Last month I saw  a recipe in an old magazine for brownies with port-soaked cherries  I made it for a meeting and threw the recipe away.  Later I was asked for the recipe, so today seemed a [...]

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