Doux des Landes
Confit of Peppers
Every year I make a batch of pepper confit (confit means to cook very slowly usually in oil or fat) with Doux des Landes (capsicum annum) grown in the fields…
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Confit of Peppers
Curly peppers at t he Kadinlar Pazari , the women's market
Konya, Turkey – Rumi’s Delicious City
I arrived in Konya well after midnight, to participate in the Atesbaz-in Culture Cuisine Cultural Days (Atesbaz-in means "the person who plays with fire" ie. the cook) a conference devoted to the…
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Konya, Turkey – Rumi’s Delicious City
Confit of Peppers
Every year in early September I do the exact same thing, either because I'm crazy, or because I love the taste of pepper confit. I’m sure it’s a bit…
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Confit of Peppers
Right on the flame
Grilling Peppers
I wind up grilling a lot of red bell peppers. I love having them on hand to slip into a sandwich, garnish a steamed fillet of fish, serve with crisp…
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Grilling Peppers
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Chicken Wings
A miracle occurred today, right next door in the butcher shop. There, Stéphane Coutard spends his days finding out exactly what his customers want, trimming it to perfection, then dispensing…
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Chicken Wings