Jimmy on June 29th, 2011

I made this porchetta a week or so ago, one of the easiest, most excellent, and least expensive things I’ve cooked lately. The most difficult part is waiting for it to cook while the pork and herbs permeate the air of the whole house. I cooked it for almost an hour longer than the recipe [...]

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Jimmy on January 8th, 2011

The last six months I’ve begun to dabble in simple cured meats like the pancetta pictured above. The local blog Cured Meats (thanks Jason) has been my main resource for all the how-to, but really these are stupid easy once you understand the basics. Below is the pork belly going in the cure. Salt, pepper, [...]

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Jimmy on December 12th, 2010

I made Timpano for the first time last night, a dish I first read about on The Food in My Beard. It’s like an Italian pie, filled with all the cheesy, savory Italian dishes you love. The great part about this dish is you can riff on it any way you want. I still follow [...]

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