Boeuf Bourguignon à la Julia Child
I finally tackled a long put-off project, the famous boeuf bourguignon (beef stew in red wine with bacon, onions, and mushrooms) from Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking. This is a recipe you’ll need to study and understand…
Birthday Dinner à la Poulet en Crote
Saturday night Poulet en Crote, a long-time friend of Crouton’s Kitchen and the deMenthes, threw a birthday party for me and our mutual friends Osso Bucco and Pomme Frites. I can’t resist posting a photo of the dinner she prepared…
Best Smoked Brisket Yet
Twice now, I’ve smoked beef briskets, describing the process here and here. Each time I used a slightly different approach: first with a dry-rubbed brisket, second with a combination of dry rub and mop. On the Friday after Thanksgiving at…
Names & Such
Occasionally readers ask me about the names on this blog. Crouton. Ditalini. Escargot. A bit of explanation is in order. When I started this blog I decided to use a nom de plume. My wife, who contributes many of the…
Crouton’s Garlic Fries
Crouton’s Grilled Salmon w/Potatoes & Green Beans
This is easy, and always good. It’s a dinner a husband can cook and a wife will love.
Escargot’s Gordon Bleeping Ramsey Chicken
Every now and then, from the other end of the house, I hear my daughter watching something on TV that sounds like this: “Murmur murmur bleep murmur bleep bleep murmur.” I thought maybe it was Spongebob Squarepants with a bad…
Crouton’s Quick Fettuccini Alfredo w/Shrimp
Ditalini’s Chicken & Dumplings
What made this dish special was Ditalini’s home-made chicken stock, so I’ll include both recipes here.
Ditalini’s Potato & Cheese Casserole
Ditalini made this casserole for our neighborhood 4th of July brunch last year, and everyone loved it. She made it again this year, but it was not the only potato & cheese casserole at the brunch: several neighbors prepared variations of…