Off Topic: Risotto

Off Topic: Risotto

Earlier this year (May, 2010) Cook’s Illustrated featured a recipe for “Almost Hands-Free Risotto.”  Got my attention.  I’d been tinkering with risotto and had some success but hadn’t yet found the perfect recipe.  The game-changer in...
Off Topic: Crispy Pan-Fried Pork Chops

Off Topic: Crispy Pan-Fried Pork Chops

Tonight I made a dish from the November/December 2010 issue of Cook’s Illustrated. As per usual, the fine people at Cook’s have solved one of our nation’s most urgent and intractable problems: poor coating adhesion on our pork chops. Turns out using...