PRIME RIB DEMYSTIFIED
Few dishes intimidate the home cook like Prime Rib. Don’t trust me, trust the science– You can do this! And better than restaurants do.
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DannyM
- Oct 17, 2022
- 3 min
NANTUCKET CHOWDER
Cutesy names, whether for boats (i.e., “Pier Pressure”) or recipes (“The Big Chili”), are often annoying. And yet sometimes they’re dead-on.
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DannyM
- Oct 10, 2022
- 2 min
BUTTERNUT SQUASH & APPLE SOUP
Few things this side of Pumpkin Spice Shampoo betoken autumn like Butternut Squash & Apple Soup. But please don’t call it “Autumn Bisque.”
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DannyM
- Sep 26, 2022
- 15 min
CHEF ASTOR'S AUTUMN MENU, PART THREE
The twist-rich third and final installment of DannyM.’s tale about Chef Astor and his 1971 Autumn Dinner Menu at the Cayuga Lounge.
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DannyM
- Sep 14, 2022
- 12 min
CHEF ASTOR’S AUTUMN MENU- Part Two
In early September of 1971, Chef Astor continued working on his new Autumn Menu… adding new dishes and removing or updating old ones.
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DannyM
- Aug 24, 2022
- 9 min
CHEF ASTOR’S AUTUMN MENU, Part One
In August of 1971, Chef Astor worked diligently on his new Autumn Menu– the culmination of all his experience, his Culinary Magnum Opus.
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DannyM
- Jul 25, 2022
- 4 min
TROUT WITH ALMONDS
Whatever we call it, boneless rainbow trout filets and almonds make a really great combination.
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DannyM
- Jul 13, 2022
- 3 min
COQUILLES ST. JACQUES
Hardly a summer dish, but a delicious preparation of scallops borrowed from the classical French repertoire by way of the CAYUGA LOUNGE.
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DannyM
- Jul 11, 2022
- 3 min
GAZPACHO!
When the early summer weather turns hot and muggy and your appetite evaporates with the heat, Gazpacho makes a perfect meal in itself.
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DannyM
- Jun 22, 2022
- 2 min
VONGOLE CASSINI (The Recipe)
This dish was born in VONGOLE CASSINI (The Story), a tale about an unforgettable female sous chef-in-residence at the CAYUGA LOUNGE.
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DannyM
- Jun 22, 2022
- 7 min
VONGOLE CASSINI (THE STORY)
A factor that made the CAYUGA LOUNGE great was its capacity to absorb influences from all over the globe– French, Italian, German, whatever.
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DannyM
- Jun 21, 2022
- 2 min
“BOUILLABAISSE SAUCE”
When is a “sauce” not a sauce? When it is a “sauce after the fact.” Whatever the case, Bouillabaisse Sauce is fabulous with seafood.
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DannyM
- Jun 21, 2022
- 3 min
CHICKEN ALFREDO
“Leaving well enough alone” is a often good policy; but sometimes “more is more” and yields a delightful result.
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DannyM
- Jun 21, 2022
- 1 min
ONION JAM
A long and labor-intensive simmer rids the lowly bulb of its tear gas and celebrates a soul-melting trio of sweetness, tang, and umami.
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DannyM
- Jun 21, 2022
- 1 min
FRENCH ONION SOUP
French Onion Soup, an ancient Parisian stable that fortified workingmen and soothed hangovers, enjoyed newfound popularity after WWII.
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