Ingredients… 4 leeks, roots & dark green removed, sliced into thin half moons Enough clarified butter to cover the bottom of a sauté pan Sea salt 2 cloves of garlic, minced 4 ounces of goat cheese Splash of heavy cream… Continue reading Creamy Leeks & Slow Roasted Tomato Bruschetta »

Crème Fraiche is “in the making” all winter long here at Just Simply… Cuisine. We whip it with heavy cream to garnish our sweets and cook it into our savory gravies for soups and stews. Crème Fraiche won’t separate or… Continue reading Homemade Crème Fraiche  »

We showcase Wagshal’s February Market Specials in this Mardi Gras recipe!!! If you’re all prepped up… the sausage and shrimp will take just minutes to cook. About a half hour before serving… cook your Bob’s Red Mill grits and set… Continue reading Andouille Sausage, Shrimp, Tasso Ham & Grits  »

This one’s for you Tory!!! What you’ll need… Enough extra virgin olive oil to cover the bottom of a medium size heavy saucepan 1 medium yellow onion, peeled and chopped coarsely 3 medium garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced 1… Continue reading My Marinara… »

Date: January 22, 2012 Time: 10:14:20 am EST Place: Just Simply… Cuisine’s Teaching Kitchen Washington, DC USA Snapshot: One of Our Winter Favorites… Slow Roasted Grape Tomatoes Add slow-roasted grape tomatoes to your favorite sandwich, mix them into risottos,… Continue reading Snapshot… »

This one’s for you Haley!!! We purchased our lamb shanks from Wagshal’s Butcher in Spring Valley DC. The “shank” is the calf section of the leg… lots of tough muscle and fat intertwined with the most flavorful and tastiest of… Continue reading Braised Wagshal’s Lamb Shanks »

Use Up What’s in the Fridge Soup Heat a Lodge Cast Iron soup pot over medium high heat and coat the bottom with just enough olive oil to cover. Add… 1 medium onion, diced coarsely 1 large stalk of celery,… Continue reading New Year’s Day Lunch Leftovers… »

After Christmas and before New Year’s… when work and life are slow… is a good time to clean out our freezer full of chicken backs!!! You know… the ones we’ve been saving from all the “Butterflied Chickens” we’ve made in… Continue reading Stock’s Up!!!  »

Try our crumble topping for all your seasonal fruit pies, crisps, buckles and pandowdys. If you really love it… double the recipe for twice the taste!!! Here’s the recipe… 1 part Bob’s Red Mill unbleached white flour 1 part light… Continue reading It’s Crumble Time of Year… »

We have a double header today… one class down and one to go! Our menu… Eggplant Bruschetta with Proscuitto Slow Roasted Tomatoes Signature Goat Cheese Appetizer Homemade Tagiatelle with Toasted Bread Crumbs, Slow Roasted Tomatoes, Shaved Pancetta, Pecorino and an… Continue reading Rainy November Menu… »