Jerome Marot
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That is a gas grill. Not as nice as charcoal and a pain to clean, but very convenient otherwise.
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I cooked today.
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Jerome Marot
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Asher Kelman
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nicolas claris
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Hmmm! Sur une baguette bien croustillante avec du gros sel…
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Very interesting! How often do folk in Europe eat marrow?
The custom might have been a key factor to human brain development!
Asher
Asher Kelman
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I just discovered in Wikipedia that bone marrow had been served to me but I never ate it as I never dreamt it was meant to be eaten, just the meat!
“Beef bone marrow is also a main ingredient in Italiandish ossobuco (braised veal shanks); the shanks are cross-cut and served bone-in, with the marrow still inside the bone.”
Well that’s a revelation!
Asher
“Beef bone marrow is also a main ingredient in Italiandish ossobuco (braised veal shanks); the shanks are cross-cut and served bone-in, with the marrow still inside the bone.”
Well that’s a revelation!
Asher
Jerome Marot
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Not only the marrow is meant to be eaten, but it gives taste to the broth.
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
That is so totally hilarious to me, Jérôme! It would never occur to me to eat marrow, LOL! It’s not like we’re destitute!
Those bones are given away for free by the butcher!
But I can see now these are very special valued dishes for connoisseurs of fine cooking, far beyond my simpler upbringing!
Asher
nicolas claris
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Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
It’s pretty. The slice of bone is very masculine and warrior-like!
First time I have seen such images of sliced bones outside of my extensive reading of the activities of early hominids: especially in Europe and Israel.
All the meat and bones seem to have been brought to centers for community processing with specialized flints and shaped round rock balls. Some sites were continuously used over hundreds or thousands of years of butchery and bone harvesting!
So you are continuing ancient traditions of maximal harvesting of the prizes of our hunting success!
Asher
First time I have seen such images of sliced bones outside of my extensive reading of the activities of early hominids: especially in Europe and Israel.
All the meat and bones seem to have been brought to centers for community processing with specialized flints and shaped round rock balls. Some sites were continuously used over hundreds or thousands of years of butchery and bone harvesting!
So you are continuing ancient traditions of maximal harvesting of the prizes of our hunting success!
Asher
Jerome Marot
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Your next challenge for 2021 will be to cook bone broth, Asher. If your butcher gives out the bones for free, why not use the offer? Add an onion, carrots, leak and some fatty meat for a pot-au feu. As spices, try a clove of garlic, some thyme, a bay leaf, a clove, black pepper and salt. Do not skip the salt. Cook for at least an hour, wrap up in a blanket or towel to keep the heat overnight. On the next day, leave outside or in the fridge so that the top layer of fat turns solid. Remove that. Reheat for an hour having added peeled potatoes. Serve without the onion and the green part of the leak.
Bone marrow has a distinctive taste that not everyone likes, though. It is slightly gelatinous and very fat. As Nicolas noted, sprinkling it with coarse salt is nice.
Bone marrow has a distinctive taste that not everyone likes, though. It is slightly gelatinous and very fat. As Nicolas noted, sprinkling it with coarse salt is nice.
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Asher Kelman
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Much appreciated, Jérôme. Will print the recipe for Wendy and hope for a great surprise!
I was going to pray and “cross my fingers” but thought about it as not Aristotelian, LOL!
I was going to pray and “cross my fingers” but thought about it as not Aristotelian, LOL!
Will Thompson
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Beef En Croute with Ricotta & Spinach Ravioli from today!
Jerome Marot
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Technically, I did not cook these and the main effort is to clean the little beasts anyway. But I thought I should share the picture with you:
Asher Kelman
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Looks deliciously French, Jérôme!
But is it that not you but someone else cooked them?
………or that you merely add a garnishing buttery sauce and eat them raw!
Asher
But is it that not you but someone else cooked them?
………or that you merely add a garnishing buttery sauce and eat them raw!
Asher
Jerome Marot
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They were collected, cleaned and prepared by a neighbor and I just had to put them in the oven.
These snails are traditional food in the part of France my family comes from and, today, are considered a delicacy. However, I suppose that a few generations ago they were one of the few animal protein diets that the common folks could afford. Raising pigs or poultry uses food also fit for humans (unless one has plenty of oak trees), game was reserved for nobility but snails were everywhere.
These snails are traditional food in the part of France my family comes from and, today, are considered a delicacy. However, I suppose that a few generations ago they were one of the few animal protein diets that the common folks could afford. Raising pigs or poultry uses food also fit for humans (unless one has plenty of oak trees), game was reserved for nobility but snails were everywhere.
Maggie Terlecki
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Looks like what we call escargots à l'ail. With Garlic, parsley, butter, So Yum!
Jerome Marot
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Indeed, this is just what it is, Maggie!
Maggie Terlecki
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Got to admit, I'm a little jealous. So good!
Maggie
Jerome Marot
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Duck breast:
Duck breast can be found at a very good price at this time of the year. Probably it has to do with foie gras.
Duck protect themselves with a layer of fat. That fat is, apparently, good for your health. What I did here was to heat the fat layer on low heat for about half an hour, removing the fat regularly in the process (I keep it in a separate jar, it will keep for a long time). When the fat layer has thinned out, increase the heat to roast the skin, then turn over and roast till pink. Add salt and herbs.
The fat will come out better if you make regular cuts in the skin.
Duck protect themselves with a layer of fat. That fat is, apparently, good for your health. What I did here was to heat the fat layer on low heat for about half an hour, removing the fat regularly in the process (I keep it in a separate jar, it will keep for a long time). When the fat layer has thinned out, increase the heat to roast the skin, then turn over and roast till pink. Add salt and herbs.
The fat will come out better if you make regular cuts in the skin.
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Looks so delicious!
I must study the health benefits of duck fat.
For sure, ducks are very different from beef!
I must study the health benefits of duck fat.
For sure, ducks are very different from beef!
Jerome Marot
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Yes. For a start, they fly a lot better.
Asher Kelman
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nicolas claris
OPF Co-founder/Administrator
Ah! You made me laugh
Jerome Marot
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Today a dish made famous by a Parisian rat: ratatouille.
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
A wonderful dish!
For how many!
But which recipe heritage did you chose. Not that rat for sure he has nothing to lose!
Asher
For how many!
But which recipe heritage did you chose. Not that rat for sure he has nothing to lose!
Asher
Jerome Marot
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The secret of a good ratatouille are the eggplants. You need to cut them and sprinkle them with salt so that they ooze a bitter liquid. Then rinse and wipe, fry them. Onions, garlic, courgettes, bell peppers a tin of tomatoes and spices (bay leaves, thyme, rosemary and/or similar herbs). Cook for 30-60 min.
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Thanks for this detail! I will give this to each member of my family for preparing.
Jerome Marot
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Bump, as it seems that people are starving since Dexember 2021.
Sautéed green asparagus with fried baby squid.
Sautéed green asparagus with fried baby squid.
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Yellow peppers?