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X-acto knife, trial, error and patience. Chicken Galantine: Special “I miss my sister; Venn diagrams channeled through Robert Delaunay’s “Joie de Vivre” edition”. Chicken opus stuffed with fig, pistachio, fatback and foie & truffle mousse. Coated in chaud-froid, covered with peppers and shellacked with clear aspic. Golden booties. Garnish of fluted mushrooms, whittled turnips and glazed radishes. Bird-day afternoon The Dr. Pepper is in. Inside edition

Pâté en croûte, special anniversary edition. Extended family (cured shoulder, pistachios, fat back, currants, tongue). Rehearsal. Cutting the cake.

Donated to a DC At-Large Campaign. Was not there to see what the inside looked like, but there was an inlay of pork tenderloin. Sort of looks like Stewie after cooking. Pork Barrel Degustation. The Flavoring Candidates Stately Pastry Red #40 alive

May not be what the OP had in mind, but just posted this under the pork crown roast thread. Crown rack of lamb “Mazarine” Nestled among artichokes stuffed with spring flavors, fragrant brown rice and a few handsomely fluted mushrooms

Crown rack of lamb “Mazarine” Surrounded by artichokes stuffed with spring flavors, fragrant brown rice and a few handsomely fluted mushrooms.

Pâté en croûte pendaison de crémaillère, Édition spéciale imposte. Housewarming pâté en croûte, special transom edition. Pistachio, pig's tongue, dried figs, pork shoulder, fatback, pig's heart. New address. Inside.

Hopelessly dated cookbooks, dinner party showmanship and classical sensibilities. Cold water shortcrust.

Pâté en Croûte. Pork, pork tongue, fat back, pistachio and currant.

I choose not to take pics during the course of dinner (poor lighting, less food savvy-guests may roll their eyes, congested table...) but was able to snap one of the tableware from my view during the 1st courses which sought to channel something from Babette's Feast. Early 1970's Danish service plates bought in Denmark; cusp of early 20th century hand blown French bistro wine, absinthe and cordial glasses; Finnish flatware; antique milk bottle carafe, artisinal ceramic bowls; smoked Danish sea salt.

Nordic Opus. Heritage Bird Pickled radishes, pickled herring, aquavit, liver & anchovy pâté, 1 and 2 day salt cured sockeye salmon Higher latitude study of getting pickled: Purple cauliflower, cheddar broccoli, romanesco, Krogstad Aquavit (Portland, Oregon) in ice with clippings of neighbor’s shrubbery. Turkey leg frikadeller with golden beets and cranberries. B-sprouts to follow. Roasted breast with prunes and apples Æbleskiver (to be dipped in chestnut honey and/or quince jelly)

Will make the frikadeller with the legs from a heritage turkey (don’t care much for the tendons. Made kofte for Turkish themed TG08). Some pork, 5% bread panade, juniper, orange zest, rosemary and such. Meatballs will be roasted in a 450F degree oven and simmered in fortified turkey stock until tender. Stock will be reduced to a thick glaze and supplemented with ¼’ed Brussels sprouts, golden beet wedges and a few dried cranberries here and there. The liver (depending on the size/quality) will either be incorporated into the frikadeller or cooked into the sauce in the “saupiquet” manner to thicken it. Stuffing is more conceptual than traditional. Handsomely whittled root vegetables (rutabaga, turnip, parsnip, carrot), pearl onions, butter, pearl barley cooked in water/stock, a fine dice of dried rye bread soaked in milk and wintry herbs. Jansson’s Temptation drifts slightly from the regional authentic prescribed by the Swedish matriarch; thinly sliced potatoes soaked in milk/cream and assembled like a gratin Dauphinois with a middle layer of caramelized onions, anchovy (couldn’t find the tin of sprats) and capers deglazed with red wine vinegar rather than the standard potato batons of Southwester Sweden.. Full documentation will follow. Last year’s Old World meets New World wasn’t too shabby.

Nordic theme. Glögg with Nedrod's pear wine Salt cured salmon Herring pickled in my red wine vinegar Danish liver and anchovy pâté Pickles (romanesco, cheddar broccoli, purple cauliflower) Nordic rye bread Akvavit Cod's head soup Jansson's temptation Turkey leg frikadeller with Brussels sprouts, cranberries and golden beets Roast turkey breast with apples and prunes Barley stuffing Cheese Æbleskiver Rice pudding

Cornish hen timbale with summer's end ragout of sweet corn and plum tomatoes. Had to use a jar since a metal timbale could not be found.

Gosling's Rumpkin. Rum-cider dispensed through the tap. Gourd Marnier. GM-cider in there. Heraldry

½ a cow is indeed a lot of meat. Unless you are ready to braise/simmer/cure the less tender cuts (almost half of the creature), it will be a lot of frozen ground beef, which is a shame and cheapens the value of an animal, particularly one that has led a pretty good life as far as cattle go. Dry aging increases flavor but reduces yield. All the primal cuts require agile butchering to remove sinew and such while keeping a high yield but will eventually oxidize and smell like a wet dog. A whole sirloin for 2 is quite an eating endeavor. Freezing will compromise the quality and flavor. Better off splitting it between a few other families and enjoying it as it is best rather than freezing. The primal and sub-primal cuts from the front quarter: Flatiron (have to split it to remove the sinew). Roast/grill, stew or cure whole and poach like corned beef. Teres major (next to the flatiron). Roast/grill. similar to tenderloin. Brisket. Cure and poach for corned beef. Short ribs. Braise, on or off the bone. Flank & skirt. Cut thin and cook quickly over high heat. Chuck. Roast/grill, grind or stew. Shank. Cure off the bone and cook like corned beef or simmer/braise. Collar. Braise/stew. Ribeye/chops. Dry age, roast/grill, on or off bone. Deckle/caillotte. Roast/grill Tongue. Cure and simmer Cheek(s). simmer, braise Trimmings. Grind. Hind quarter: Top sirloin & tri-tip. Dry age, roast. Tail. Braise/simmer. Shank. Cure off the bone and cook like corned beef or simmer/braise. Sirloin/NY strip/porterhouse (with tenderloin). Dry age, roast/grill, on or off bone Tenderloin. Roast/grill. Top round. Roast beef, served cold or cooked slow and moist (can be very dry) Silverside. Roast/grill. Eye of round. Roast/grill. Bottom round. Roast/grill. Hanger steak (if you get it). Roast/grill. Trimmings. Grind.

Fig pâte de fruit en croûte. The lid broke up a bit and the pectin didn't set properly, but it was a worthwhile prototype. How I roll Sweet Sarcophagus Port holes A wedding dinner’s caboose

Soupe de pistou à la mode de Sète Late summer squash, squid and ink crozets. Pistou

Hure de Cabillaud Cod’s head soup (beta version). A resourceful stew of cod collar, cheeks & tongues with handsomely turned potatoes, turnips, leeks and shallots. Tongues & cheeks Cod’s head soup (2.0, special lobster edition) With some smoked guanciale, lobster roe and claw scraps here and there. More potatoes, pickled carmen peppers and fennel pollen.

Having read said book and attended a lecture by Mr. Greenberg at the Pew Charitable trusts, it would appear that Mr. Moonen also read the book (or at least heard of it) and then decided to add another fish to formulate his ambiguous theory; the brief interview in no way isolates specific fish species which Mr. Greenberg's does. Mr. Greenberg is a dedicated, prolific writer/angler and deserves credit for the # fish theory. Mr. Moonen's theory is consistent with his spastic Top Chef performance.

Peach and rosemary-frangipane tarts. With candied marcona almonds. (would have benefited from a peach glaze on the fruit)

Poultry pâté pantin, special District of Columbia heraldry edition. Cornish hen, pork, liver, foie gras, pistachio and dried apricot.

Hure de cochonnet á la Parisienne Stuffed shoat's head.

Feijoada de Monte Agradável (Mount Pleasant Feijoada) Caipirinhia with sugar cane sticks cebiche and plantain chips Feijoada. Black beans cooked with smoked ham hocks; my linguiça, cured pork belly and rum marinated pork shoulder (salted beef could not be readily found). Farofa. Manioc toasted in bacon fat, with bacon, marcona almonds, raisins and orange zest. Couve mineita. Collard greens and my red wine vinegar. Paõ de batata doce. Sweet potato and sweet, potato breads Ice-cold, cheap Central American beer. Mangoes

Soffritto: slivered garlic browned in rendered lardo slices with olive oil, dried chili and lemon zest with which the asparagus, mushroom and cipollini are heated up. The brine simply has fresh ginger in it.

Confucius style, ginger brined and roasted. With noble wheat berries, manicured asparagus, some cipollini onions, a few fluted mushrooms and soffritto made from my lardo.