i had to give you the entire name of this little dish in the post title.  because i wanted to hit you with full impact…  because foie gras is a full impact kinda dish and well, god, i love this stuff… so.  much.  you see i had about 3 tablespoons of leftover miso maple sauce from [...]

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new years eve.  first course.  a lightly salted 1″ slice of hudson valley foie gras alongside a pear poached in vanilla infused cranberry cherry juice with a squeeze of lemon – then filled with a sauteed shitake blue cheese mixture.  a friend of mine had this winning combination while on holiday and decided to recreate it for [...]

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