Word: butternuts
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...when all the tomatoes are gone from the big bowl on the kitchen counter, we will have the butternut squash - at least I think it is butternut squash growing on a 15 foot vine that spontaneously erupted from our compost heap. I remember tossing skins and seeds there last fall after baking a squash casserole on a cold, cold...
...intimate dinner with 18 complete strangers. "Hi, I'm Jeanne," says DiGangi, 42, as she slides into her seat at the 30-ft.-long table that is the centerpiece of the room. "Have you eaten here before? What's your favorite thing? You have to try the butternut-squash dumplings!" she says before taking a breath and introducing the rest of her party...
...This tastes as if it’s from one of the best restaurants in town. I’m desperately trying to finish,” Liu said to a chorus of cheers from the audience. Next up, the Italian team presented their elegantly arranged filet mignon on butternut squash risotto and three-onion tart with fontina, an Italian cheese. According to their head chef Alison E. Occhialini ’10, who has experience cooking since middle school, these dishes represent Italian comfort food. “We wanted to stray away from your usual pasta...
...crowd in attendance was utterly predictable. Out of the eight participants (not including FM photographer and ravenous meat-eater Andrew Brunner and me) five were vegetarians, and seven were women. Accordingly, a dish of butternut squash and potato gnocchi au gratin was served with the joking proviso, “Remember, this is not a dish for bikini weather.” The crowd tittered approvingly. Not that they had anything to fear—the portions served were so miniscule that I felt I was on a crash diet, not attending a course for which you had to stump...
...smoked lamb loin, the house specialty, wafts rosemary from the tender, pink servings. The rosemary releases into smokiness, which then leads to pure lamb, somehow more intense and purer after its opening of herbs. The butternut squash pudding and black barley are fairly boring on their own, but the subtle sweetness and nuttiness compliment the lamb. The meal is masterfully planned. It’s worth trusting the chef, and combining the parts all in one forkful...