House of Prime Rib Night at home with the family 👪 #LA #primerib #popovers

Chicken and rice: chilies, peppers, tomato, onion, cilantro, lime, potatoes #supper #stew #cozy

I like my job #kitchit #chef #killingit 🔪🔪🔪

Baby kale/spinach/chard, green apple, golden raisins, hazelnut, white balsamic vinaigrette. Pepper jack on homemade sourdough #lightlunch #soupmama #sandwiches #salad

Nom nom. Nom nom. #spaghetti 🍝

Randomness in my fridge: celery root purée, Brussels sprouts, beet juice, bulgar, chickweed, baby kale, Tokyo turnip #foodporn #foodgasm #vegetables #seasonal #farmersmarket

Cabbage Velouté, Caraway Spätzle, Pickled Pear, Currants #soupmama #soup

And sometimes I make cioppino 🍤🎣🍅🐠🐟🐙 #soupmama

Pretty bread by Mel the Baker lol #sourdough #wildyeast #bread #soupmama #nailedit (at Soup Mama Mel’s Kitchen)

Do I HAVE to make a dessert? 😰 Vanilla panna cotta, pomegranate, citrus, honeycomb candy #dessert #notapastrychef #soupmama (at Soup Mama Mel’s Kitchen)

Bulgar wheat, roast beets, wild arugula, hazelnut, burrata, white balsamic vinaigrette #leftovers #staffmeal #beets #soupmama #foodporn #heathyeats

plum snapper, Japanese cod, wagyu w/torches uni, live scallop, freeze dried monk fish liver shavings! @puffalumpagus @thejessicasf @heathersfeatherss (at Akiko’s Restaurant & Sushi Bar)

1 fish. 2 fish. Red fish. Blue fish. Save your heads #fumet

🍯🐝Honeycomb candy: 3/4 C sugar + 2TBS honey + 2TBS water = melt to amber color. Remove heat, whisk 1.5 tsps baking soda. Pour on greased sheet tray to cool. CHOP. #honeycomb #recipe #dessert #soupmama

Red-wine braised beef shoulder, parmesan white polenta, gremolata #rustic #foodgasm #foodporn #slowcooker #soupmama #polenta #recipes #comfortfoods (at Soup Mama Mel’s Kitchen)

Cheesy Soft Polenta Recipe:

You first want to purchase high quality fine polenta meal, yellow or white.  Moretti and Anson Mills are a few familiar brand names.  Stone-ground cornmeal must be refrigerated as it has a shorter shelf-life. Degerminated cornmeal has a longer shelf life and can be stored at cool room temperature.

1:5 (polenta:water) is a standard soft polenta ratio.

I start with boiling water with a pinch of kosher salt.  While whisking the boiling water, I stream in the polenta meal and continue whisking until it reaches a boil again.  Once it is bubbling, I lower the heat to a very low simmer and continue whisking every 10 minutes or so to prevent sticking.  Cook until the polenta meal is soft (at least 1 hour).

Melt butter in a pan with a smashed clove of garlic.  Once brown bits begin to form and the butter browns (do not burn it to the point where it’s black), remove from heat and carefully add fresh whole sage.  It will pop so becareful!  Strain this sage brown butter into the polenta.  Stir the polenta carefully to incorporate the melted butter.  Add large handfuls of grated parmesan cheese (or whatever cheese you desire, cheddar is good too!).  Taste it and season with additional salt if necessary.  I like to add lemon oil to my polenta!

Serve under any braised dish, grilled shrimp, or even a poached egg with veggies!

Here is the link to my Red-Wine Braised Beef Shoulder Recipe: 

http://soupmamamel.tumblr.com/post/39612816718/red-wine-beef-stew-with-buttermilk-cornbread

Homemade bread is the best 😊🍞 #wildyeast #sourdough #bread #soupmama

If Mel can bake, so can you! Pear-Raspberry Crisp #amateurbaker

San marzano tomato soup, crack black pepper, evoo, portabello mushroom & pepperjack grilled cheese on whole wheat sourdough #soupmama #soup #winter #foodgasm #foodphotography #foodporn #instacuisine (at Soup Mama Mel’s Kitchen)

I make hot sauce 🔥🔥🔥#nofilter #hotsauce #soupmama (at Soup Mama Mel’s Kitchen)

Textures of Beet and Hazelnut, Burrata, Persimmon #winter #soupmama #foodgasm #foodporn #foodphotography #instacuisine #theartofplating #privatechef #seasonal