I’ve been spending a lot of time lately experimenting with growing my own mushrooms. There’s something deeply satisfying about the “low and slow” biology of a Shiitake log, but when it’s time to harvest, the focus shifts immediately to the physics of the pan. I had a batch of fresh Shiitakes that were practically beggingContinue reading “The Mushroom Log Experiment and the Physics of Shiitake “Scaled” Skrei”
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Lipid-Poached Pollock with Wild Garlic and Potato Purée
Let’s be completely transparent from the outset: this is not my favorite way to prepare fish. However, I wanted to test a precise method to use rather “cheap” whitefish, which is notoriously prone to over-coagulation, without turning it into a dry, fibrous mass. While the fish itself was an experiment, the accompanying potato dish andContinue reading “Lipid-Poached Pollock with Wild Garlic and Potato Purée”