GastroKitchen

Corn Beef.

Made corn beef from scratch. In the pursuit of the perfect Ruben so fare I have made my own sauerkraut which takes a month but is worth the time. The corn beef is fun to make and smells better than the fermenting cabbage. I have been looking as to how to do it. I corn beefed some tong before in the idea of I will use the hole animal thing it was good but this is the perfect Ruben we are talking about, Series Business. No tong for the perfect Ruben I used Brisket thinking the meat would be sweater. Got a Corn Beef Cure from sausagemaker.com Cure for 24hrs for every inch, The Brisket is three inches. Time to Smoke it. I use apple wood chips and hot smoke till 125F. I will trim off the fat slice thin. It is Good.

 

Veal breast Raviolli

Kail from the gardin.

Cippoliny onion.

Shaved parm.

Black Truffle.

Valentine’s Dinner 2010.

  Hawaiian Hamachi Carpaccio

yuzu-citrus arugula pesto, marinated heirloom beet salad

Truffled Local Goat Cheese Ravioli

hen of the wood mushrooms, butternut squash, crispy leeks

Wood Grilled Tenderloin Of Certified Angus Beef

lobster rockefeller & alaskan king crab thermidor, p75 steak sauce

Trio Of Ice Cream Sandwiches

raspberry, baileys &hazelnut
 
 

In The Spirit.

Jest got done writing the menu with Chef and I an finally in the spirit.  We will run this menu and also the full menu.

Maine Lobster Bisque

Lump Crab and Oyster Crackers

Or

Port Poached Pear

Local Greens, Crumbled Blue Cheese, Candied Red Onion Vinaigrette

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Skate Wing

Wood Grilled Mushrooms and Lemon Heb Gnocchi

Or

Seared Hudson Valley Foie Gras , Caramelized Quince

    Brioche  “French Toast”  

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Roasted Turducken, Sage Sourdough Stuffing , Roasted Winter Vegetables   

Mushroom sauce.

Cranberry Orange Relish, Buttered Mashed Potatoes, Green Bean Casserole, Candied Sweet Potatoes.

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Trio of Christmas Delights

Traditional Mini Yule Log , Apple  Pie,  Eggnog Spiced Crème Brulee

Limoncello

 

Making it is easy but takes time.

2 Btls. Vodka

30 Lemon Zest

2 C. Simple Syrup

Mix vodka and lemon zest, shake every week for two months add simple syrup strain and done.

Photo By. Jenny Quarles

Dinner.

Autumn Poached Pear Salad

tempura squash blossom

Louis Roederer, NV

Reims, France

Anteloupe Carpaccio

roasted beets, heirloom tomatoes

Vouvray, chenin blanc

Loire Valley, France, 2006

Maine Lobster

lemon-thyme gnocchi, shaved parmesan

Sanford, chardonnay

Santa Barbara County, 2006

New York State Duck

sweet potato puree, huckleberries, grilled asparagus

Chateau De La Chaize, gamay

Beaujolais, France, 2006

Niman Ranch Pork Chop

potato gratin, smoked peach bbq sauce

Chateau Saint Michelle, Canoe Ridge Estate, merlot

Columbia River, 2005

Wagyu Skirt Steak

hen of the woods mushrooms, park 75 steak sauce

337 Lodi, cabernet sauvignon

California, 2007

Cheeses

Due of dessert

Pacific Rim, vin de glacière, riesling

Living Loving Laughing.

Had a Chefs Table and she said she had a Blog.
It was a good night. Living Loving Laughing

Spice Shelf.

Inspiration By. Studiokitchen

Photo By. Jenny Quarles

Not the Band?

These are great fresh as can bee.

If you see some thing all the time and then see it in a different light, that is amazing.

A lot of eggs.

How many cindes of eggs are thear now?
This is how my dairy cooler looks right now. 

I didn't even try to get any thing in thats all the difrent eggs.
We have our Pastured Local brown eggs, The White eggs from the bad chicken farm, Pasturized egg yolks, Egg whites with Gwar Gum, Egg Beaters, Easy eggs witch is mixed eggs with citric asid.  Makes me think of how it was 100 years ago, this is jest not right.