Hank Shaw's Blog, page 56

That Which Does Not Kill Us…

Never have I gone so far, or endured so much, for so little. But do I regret my trip to the Canadian Rockies? Not in the slightest.

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Salmon with Avocado Salsa

Not everything on this site needs to be exotic. Sometimes you want a simple, easy dish you can make on a Tuesday night after work. This is one of those recipes. Salmon and avocado are naturals together, and this salsa is basically a deconstructed guacamole.

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Japanese Ginger Pork

A light, simple recipe for wild hog loin done as Japanese shogayaki, served with shiitake mushrooms.

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Spicy Italian Sausage

As a Jersey boy, hot Italian sausage has been a part of my life forever. Here's my recipe for this classic link.

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Halibut Poke

Like ceviche or sashimi, this is a clean, Asian-style raw fish salad, a Hawaiian specialty.

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A Grain of Wheat

I hand harvested a bit of wheat recently. The process made me realize how much we ignore the grains that sustain us.

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Candied Angelica

Angelica is a giant herb that grows wild all over the cooler areas of the Northern Hemisphere. Candying its hollow stems is a great way to enjoy angelica or lovage.

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Sardinian Gnocchi with Wild Boar

Little pasta-dough gnocchi from Sardinia, these are malloreddus. Fun to make and great with a pork ragu.

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Southern Tripletail and Grits

Several years ago, I saw a painting on the wall of the hunting lodge my friend Larry Robinson owns in Texas. The painting showed a gray fish leaping out of the water near a buoy. It looked like the prehistoric ancestor of a bluegill, only larger. I asked Larry what it was. “That’s a tripletail,”

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Salmon Dip

This is actually a salmon mousse, but that sounds a too frou-frou. Really it's an easy, smooth salmon dip that uses fresh and smoked salmon. Great on crackers for parties.

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