Merry Christmas! Here is a quick post I wanted to share of the appetizer I enjoyed tonight. Recently I found several sous vide recipes for lobster and I just had to try one. After reading the great information from The Food Lab/Serious Eats, I opted to use the clean and simple distillation of that information from the Sous Vide Guy. It was perfect for creating a quick holiday appetizer and the lobster cooking method could easily be used for a main course. Give this appetizer a try – whether just to spoil yourself or to indulge guests at your New Year’s Eve dinner party. It is super simple to prepare and so elegant to enjoy. Save Print Sous Vide Lobster Cocktail Prep time: 15…
Last night I threw a clambake party for some friends – sort of an end of the summer bash with a feast of seafood. In all actuality, the guys were here to help me with a foil packet clambake recipe I was working on… I needed taste testers. The party was a success as my friends devoured the results with everyone completely satisfied with the mixture of clams, prawns, lobster, linguiça, corn, and potatoes slathered in seasoned butter, aromatics, and fresh herbs. Here are the pictures – compliments of one of the guests! A deconstructed Caprese Salad Clambake Close-up Dessert – compliments of one of the guests (and Metropolitan Market) Yalumba Antique Tawny and Brown Butter Pear Tart. I hope to post the recipe at…
Remember when I teased a few weeks back about experimenting with a macaroni and cheese recipe? Well, today I am going to share the results of the latest effort. I shared the results with a group of friends and it received overwhelming positive comments (i.e. everyone raved about it!). This recipe takes a little bit of effort, but then sometimes you have to make the effort to get the optimal results. I thinks this recipe could be augmented with additional lobster in larger chunks if desired where I opted for smaller pieces more likely to be in every bite. Either way you decide to make it, I suggest just making it! Let’s fire up a burner or two and get the oven hot, it’…