So these days most of us have been exposed to the conventional vs. organic food diatribe. We all make choices which affect our health and our pockets. We write about it, talk about it and joke about it. After feeding our cat, Paquita, one day, I asked myself “why can’t Paquita choose the type of [...]
Cassoulet
So the readers have spoken and here is the first recipe challenge I’ve decided to tackle: cassoulet.
Making cassoulet is a long but uncomplicated process. I feel making cassoulet becomes complicated as there are many recipes out there that attempt to accommodate the different regional variations of this peasant style dish. In my attempt at this [...]
30 Gallons of Soup
As the weather grows colder, more and more people demand hearty, hot, stomach-filling soups. Here is the recipe for the most popular soup we make at work and a picture of what 30 gallons of the stuff looks like !
Chicken Tortilla Soup
- makes 30 eight to ten oz. servings –
4 ea dry pasilla peppers
6 [...]
On With The Challenge
So the readers have spoken and I’ve decided to tackle the following:
Chicken Ballotine
Cassoulet
Bouillabaisse
No offense to the James Beard Dinner suggestion…. We’ll do that next time you come over!
I will endeavor to use the most authentic recipes available along with multiple pictures and video of the project. I know it will be hard to bring to the [...]
What To Cook. You Tell Me!
This weekend my wife and I had the opportunity to have a meal at La Folie. Everything was fantastic! The waitstaff, the chairs, the wine, the valet having your car ready when you step out the door, and the heavenly tasting perfectly seasoned food. Hell they even have a vegetarian tasting menu. All throughout the meal all [...]
A Typical Lunch at Work
So what IS a typical work lunch?
For some a burger, others a deli sandwich or a soup and salad, perhaps ? Lucky me, I work in a kitchen and this is what I typically eat at work: Ahi Tuna Poke, Kalua Pork and a cup of Thai Vegetable Curry Soup. I know it sounds complex, [...]
Smokin’ Tri-Tip
Last Saturday, Christine and I had some friends over for dinner and as part of our dinner menu we served coffee & chili-rubbed pan seared tri-tip. Apart from tasting absolutely delicious I’d like to share with our readers some of the inherent shortcomings of cooking with hot pans, oil, butter and cold proteins at home [...]
First Dinner at Home
We just moved in to our new house and what do you know, Christine wants dinner. I suppose the pristine looking appliances will eventually have to get used AND cleaned but personally, I was hoping to delay that moment. It didn’t happen. So, let me tell you about the first dinner cooked at the new [...]
Seafood Paella Tip
Doesn’t everyone love paella?
Well, they should.
Today’s lunch menu featured a fantastically full-flavored, yet light-enough-for-lunch seafood paella.
Let me begin by saying that paella is a dish which is often overlooked by most cooks due to the perceived complexity and time involved in preparing it. Nonsense!
Shall I go through the paces? Maybe not on my first post, still getting [...]