Eat in Albany

I put a layer of bacon down before putting the sprouts and potatoes on top. Put the chicken on top of that, which I trussed and removed the wishbone from. Put a few pats of good butter on top after rubbing it with olive oil and stuffing it with thyme and garlic.

Pork belly confit – brined for 12 hours then cooked in half duck fat and half lard for 7 hours at 200, finished with hawaiian salt. Brussel Sprouts roasted with olive oil and balsamic. Carrots and parsnips roasted and topped with parsley butter. Collard greens done with a little of the pork belly and some [...]

I made al pastor pork last night and decided to turn it into breakfast for this morning. I heated up some corn tortillas and parboiled some purple potatoes. I then fried an egg very slowly sunny side up and then added some cilantro and some lime. Also, the way I made it last night is [...]

Two butterflied roast chickens – salt and pepper and a tiny bit of lemon squeezed on once rested.

Coop romaine, homemade caesar dressing, bacon, extra anchovies.

4 big cuts of short rib were eventually turned into chili.

Apparently, gin is having a comeback. Of course, for some of us it never really went away. And after all, what goes better with a warm summer night than a gin and tonic? But to really give them a fair chance, we had to skip the tonic for the first go-round. We made the mistake [...]

It’s September 9th and it is 60º outside. The leaves have already started to turn and fall off the trees. I left work today and it made me really want to have a nice baguette and some fruits and nuts and cheese. I went to the Albany Co-op for everything below.

From the Troy Farmers Market I bring you one of the best parts of summer