Cream of Anything Soup
Cream of Anything Soup is a mother dish. To master a mother dish means that you can take what you know and use it to make a huge variety of dishes. This is the only creamy soup recipe you will ever need! Whatever season of the year, you can find fresh ingredients at the farmers’ market which will work wonderfully in this soup.
Gumbo Mother Dish Technique
The flavors of my gumbo start with smoked andouille sausage and aromatics and ends up wrapped with a rich roux and stock. This provides a wonderful vehicle to carry any number of seasonal options from your garden or the local farmers’ market.
Pizza Mother Dish Technique
On more than one occasion, sharing a pizza with particularly good crust, someone at the table will remark “It’s all about the crust!” Hearty agreement follows. But sometimes, when the sauce is really good the remark will change to “It’s all about the sauce!” Same with the cheese. Same with the toppings. The fact is pizza is about all four.
Paella Mother Dish Technique
My underlying paella recipe starts with Spanish chorizo, saffron and smoked paprika. This flavor profile provides a foundation to make any number of ingredients sing. Here is a template that you can use to highlight whatever is coming from the garden or the farmers’ market.
Ramen – Mother Dish Technique
Ramen is a very versatile dish which can be used with seasonal ingredients any time of the year. Here is a template that you can use to highlight whatever is coming from the garden or the farmers’ market.
Risotto Mother Dish Technique
Risotto is a mother dish. To master a mother dish means that you can take what you know and use it to make a huge variety of dishes. I make risotto a couple times a month, always leveraging ingredients that are in season, regardless of the season. This is the only risotto recipe you will ever need!