The mildly spicy piment d'Espelette Mayonnaise is France's very own chili powder. It's available at specialty foods stores and from zingermans.com.
Black pepper potato chips (use kettle-cooked, which are sturdier) are a surprising and delicious base for this starter. OK, here's how you can make this work for an elegant cocktail party treat: First, use high quality chips. If you don't care to make your own (which isn't hard by the way), then use "kettle" style chips - either black pepper and sea salt, or rosemary work particularly well. Select only the best appearing chips from the bag to use for this recipe. Blend freshly grated lemon peel into the container of creme fraiche. Decorate with freshly snipped chives.
The Original: Any old canned tuna mixed with cream of something (chicken, celery, mushroom) soup. Our Version: Oil-packed albacore in a roux-thickened sauce flavored with leeks, dill, and Gruyère. Our one old-school concession? A crunchy, crushed-potato-chip topping.
Mixed-olive tapenade is available in the refrigerated deli section of many supermarkets. Use a version that is chopped, not smooth.
Most recipes for salmon create either a nicely browned exterior or a silky, moist interior. Why shouldn’t we have our salmon both ways?
The Problem
Roasting a salmon fillet can create a brown exterior, but often at the price of a dry, overcooked interior.
The Goal
The best roasted salmon should have moist, succulent flesh inside, with a contrasting crisp texture on the outside.
Chef Michael Leviton cooks this simple fish dish with his 7-year-old daughter, Isadora.
Make a luxurious version of this dish with boneless halibut. Frozen artichoke hearts are simple to use and become flavorful in this mix of roasted vegetables.
New Deal Fish Market, a family owned and operated business since 1928, is a retailer of fresh seafood and gourmet products. Located in Cambridge Massachusetts, New Deal serves the walk-in public with the finest fresh seafood and gourmet food items meant to be prepared at home.
Thinly shaving the asparagus gives the familiar vegetable a new look—and a delicate taste. Because the asparagus is shaved so thinly, there is no need to cook it.
Our classic shrimp scampi makes for a dinner that is simple yet satisfying, especially when paired with a basic rice pilaf and a Caesar salad. Be sure to enjoy a few, chewy brown sugar cookies for a sweet conclusion. Cayenne pepper replaces ground black pepper in this recipe, but use it sparingly, only to give the faintest hint of spiciness.