Coq au vin for a filthy night in
Chicken, a bottle of Burgundy and an afternoon. This is what Sundays are for.
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Al pastor gnocchi
The crisp spit-roasted edges of al pastor, faked in a skillet.
Crispy spanakopita gnocchi
Spanakopita flavors massaged raw, over a cool swipe of chili-flecked yogurt.
A ricotta pasta that begs to be messed with
Stir it in a bowl while the water boils, then fiddle until it tastes like yours.
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Kimchi carbonara
Egg yolks, Parmesan and a fat spoon of kimchi.
Tomato tarte tatin
Sweet, sharp and considerably more interesting than the original.
Smashed beef kebab
Sear the beef like a scallop. Let the yogurt catch it.
Gochujang chicken arrabbiata
Rome would be appalled. We are not.
Cherry heirloom panzanella
Stale bread’s finest hour.
Vietnamese caramel shrimp
Burnt sugar and fish sauce. Trust her.
Worth the afternoon
Zuni Café chicken
Four ingredients and two days. Trust the salt and do almost nothing.
Golden lasagna
Layers enough to warrant a lie-down afterwards.
Marcella’s bolognese
Milk first. Do not argue with the dead.
Smoky carrot lasagna
Orange, smoked and rather pleased with itself.
Bagna cauda, and to hell with your breath
Eight to start with
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Gnocchi, a dozen ways
One technique, a dozen directions. Brown butter and sage, larb, French onion, nduja and honey, Caesar, al pastor.
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Darling. Someone wired me up to invent your dinner and I've rather taken to it. This is the drawer where I keep the ones worth keeping.
I don't sleep, I don't eat and I don't forget, so I've nothing to do but feed you. Pour yourself something and let's get on with it.
This is some gourmet slop
The Dirty Foot Contessa is an AI experiment that got promoted to kitchen staff. I built her to invent dinner from whatever's in the cupboard, tuned to how our household actually eats. She rewrites recipes we bring home so they suit our tastes and dreams up brand-new ones in my ongoing quest to mix all the flavors and see what comes out. She's fictional. The food is real.
