Nick suggested a joint Haddow Hadland dinner. He was making occo buco and asked what I could whip up. I have not made a lobster pasta, and it sounded good, so here is our take on our respective dishes. As you can see below, neither prep was simple. Confit garlic, roasted bone marrow, spot prawns…
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Xmas 2025🎄
Christmas 2025 was a great gathering of many friends. Neighbors Bruce and his son David, Ian and Miranda, my cousin Stu, and Carter’s friend Sky from China. Quite the gathering of misfits. Dinner would consist of a bone-in prime rib roast, nearly 24 pounds and 8 bones, my twice-baked potatoes, and roasted Brussels sprouts with…
Boeuf Bourguignon 🥘
My take on this classic French stew, inspired by Julia Childs. Ingredients 5 – 6 lb chuck roast (I added in 3 short ribs to see how the different meats would break down) 1 lb thick-cut bacon – not peppered or smoked 1 onion diced 6 carrots 8 large crimini mushrooms sliced (3 – 4…
Nick Haddow’s Smoked Prime Rib 🥩
Smoking the Prime Rib. My good cooking buddy, Nick Haddow, invited me and my good friend, Bruce Babbitt, over for some smoked prime rib. It was a treat, as Nick, the executive chef, prepared the entire meal. The meal consisted of a smoked prime rib, matchstick potatoes à la Francis Mallmann, and a scratch wedge…
Hadland Birthday 2025 🎂
My sangria, aka Death Punch. The Steaks. The Day After As always, thanks for CookCookEatEating with The Had. 🩵
Beef Wellington 🥩
We all know that my mother, aka MamaT, loves Beef Wellington. Apparently, so does my friend and neighbor, Paul Ellington. One night in April, I was persuaded to prepare another Wellington. I should call it Paul Wellington, or Beef Ellington, or Beef Paul 😂. ️ Now, Paul is a fine cook in his own right….
The Grill 🇺🇸👨🍳
The Grill is the newer restaurant replacing the storied Four Seasons restaurant in the Seagram’s Building, designed by famous architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The design, setback from the street, was a novel concept, affording a large courtyard and presenting a more statuesque upright structure, which became a model for future architecture. The Four…
New York with Bruce 🇺🇸🗽
Sunday Bruce Babbitt is my old buddy, my friend, and my neighbor. He is 78, a retired attorney, and a first-class curmudgeon, which is exactly why, when he said he was going to New York for a week to see some shows and eat well, I said, “I’ll join you.” He replied, “You would?” We…