The Foodist: Potatoes Lyonnaise
Not gonna lie, this is one of my all-time favorite Rick meals at Mezzacello, The Foodist: Lyonnaise Potatoes. It is similar to his fantastic potator galette, but hot, crispy, smooth and loaded with flavor. He cooks it in a cast iron pan to really get that crispy maillard reactionand then finishes it in the oven that I replaced after I destroyed his old oven.
This is equally good reheated, although it can get greasy. Serve it for a brunch with a poached duck egg or as an appetizer with fresh goat cheese and a toothpick. This will be a crowd pleaser, fresh herbs are best, but dried will work.
The Foodist: Homemade Rosemary Lasagna
I decided that I wanted to try to make a lasagna as much from scratch as was possible. I made the tomato sauce, ricotta, mozzarella, and cottage cheeses, and homemade lasagna noodles. The tomatoes and herbs came straight from the garden and the canning pantry. It was so good.
The Foodist: Sustainable Spare Fruits and Veggies Smoothy
This is a secondary recipe from Rick’s Sausage and Cheese Tortellini Soup. The beauty of this is that it uses just five ingredients, a strainer, a blender, some epsom salt, drywall dust, and niacin tablets and Voila! Freeze the leftover ground tailings mix in the salt, gypsum, and niacin and freeze them into cubes. Then you have rabbit treats for the Rabbits. ZERO Waste and a very healthy drink.
The Foodist: New Year’s Day Surprise Quiche
Happy New Year! Rick wanted to use the mustard, garlic and honey rubbed pork roast, cabbage with Boursin cheese, and this amazing Marmalade. You simply must try this recipe for the foodist: New Years Day Surprise Quiche!
The Foodist: An Urban Farm Breakfast
Yay! Eggs are back! Now that we have a semi-functioning kitchen again, Rick made me an Urban Farm Breakfast. It was very good and filling and 80% homemade from materials on the farm. This is The Foodist: An Urban Farm Breakfast.
The Foodist: Sausage, Thunder Jack Cheese, and Mango Scrambled Eggs
This is total comfort food! Rick threw together this experiment in flavors, textures, and ingredients, and boy is it a winner! Just the right amount of spice, sweetness and salty flavors. Try this The Foodist: Sausage, Thunder Jack Cheese, and Mango Scrambled Eggs!
The Foodist: Apple, Orange, Rosemary, and Peppercorn Turkey Brine
This brine is perfect for an Urban Farm and a fresh turkey! We were able to use peppercorns, garlic, bay leaves, and rosemary from the gardens and the fresh fruit was a nice addition. We swapped out apple cider for apple cider vinegar.
Boursin Chicken Roulette With Cabbage
This was a real surprise from Manon’s Little Kitchen! Boursin cheese, butter, salt and pepper on white cabbage. Delightful and wicked easy to make — and best of all — even better the next day! Rick included the entire dinner from Manon’s book.
The Foodist: The Ultimate Onion
A deluxe and delicious buttery roasted onion dish with Feta cheese, honey, and thyme. All over a bed of strained Kefir and walnuts!
The Foodist: Upside Down Shrimp Sesame Toast
Delightful buttered philo dough atop a puree of shrimp, parsley, walnuts, and butter. A reverse-engineered shrimp spring roll. And oh so good!
The Foodist: Exotic Quail Egg Salad
This salad is a surprising and savory delight and you can add bacon or a warm vinaigrette to warm it up!
The Foodist: Scotched Quail Eggs
Quail are the newest fowl species at Mezzacello. Here is a recipe for delightful Scotch quail eggs that Rick makes! We borrowed the recipe from a restaurant here in Columbus, OH. They are small and so yummy!
The Foodist: Cauliflower and Roquefort Soup
This is a modification of another The Foodist recipe. The cauliflower, roquefort and walnuts pair nicely. If you are not allergic to nuts, TRY THIS!
The Foodist: Stone Soup Vegetable Broth
Boiled bits of vegetables, cooked with spices until they boil, and then wrapped in a towel to finish cooking.
The Foodist: Cabbage and Roquefort Soup
Another exquisite soup from the book The Soups of France. This one has fresh veggies from the garden and that cheese!
The Foodist: Wilted Dead Nettle Balsamic
This was a delight! Purple Dead Nettle wilted with spinach and topped with balsamic vinegar and a poached duck egg!
The Foodist: Catalan Roasted Eggplant and Tomato Soup
This classic french soup is influenced by spicy Catalan and arabic flavors. A very rich and tangy soup!
The Foodist: Frog Legs in Watercress Cream
This is a deceptively simple and delicious cream soup. Everyone is put off by the frogs legs, but do try it!
The Foodist: Classic Roasted Chicken
This simple and delightfulrecipe is super simple and made with fresh winter root vegetables and juicy chicken.
The Foodist: Butter Is Better Fresh
This is a simple way to make fresh butter from heavy whipping cream or goat or cow milk that has NOT been pasteurized.