This is a basic pie dough recipe that can be used for tarts, crostadas, and pies. It is a simple recipe that is balanced for both savory and sweet applications. Because this recipe is basic, it can easily be expanded through experimentation. Basic Pie Dough Yield: 1 9 inch Tart 1 ½ Cups Flour […]
Month: April 2009
The American Restaurant (or The Best Lamb I Ever Had)
Fine dining is very much alive in Kansas City, MO at The American Restaurant. Located right next to Crown Center, The American is making a name for Kansas City upscale/fine dining cuisine and serves wonderful contemporary American food. The American and Chef Debbie Gold Returning to helm the kitchen at The American is Chef Debbie […]
Meet the Superfriends of SolFüD!
My friend Heidi sent me this: Smoothie Soireé on Sunday Only at the Uptown Theater 3700 Broadway St., KCMO, 64111 Broadway Room 5-7PM $10 All you can drink Organic SuperFüD Smoothies and Introduction Party! Meet the Superfriends of SolFüD! Special Guests: Daniel Greenamyre * Nicolas Garcia * Chris Perrin * Heidi […]
Where Life and Lunch Meet: The Phad Thai Theory
Welcome to my first ever Where Life and Lunch Meet. This is a new thing inspired heavily by reading Jeffrey Steingarten and Tony Bourdain (specifically his book Nasty Bits.) I have found these two men’s tales about their (often obsessive) explorations of food to be educational, insightful, sometimes humorous, and generally, a fine thing to read. […]
Sunchokes and The American Restaurant
Tonight I interviewed Chef Debbie Gold from The American restuarant in Kansas City, MO. I had a fabulous meal include a lamb dish that unseated Fogo de Chao’s lamb as the best lamb dish I had ever had. But that’s another blog post. Today, we’re talking about Sunchokes While talking Chef Gold and touring her […]
Gazpacho
Gazpacho is tomato soup, served cold that hails from the Andalusia region of Spain. The thought of eating ice cold tomato soup at first may appear strange, especially for those from the United States that grew up with grilled cheese sandwiches and hot tomato soup as the cure for the winter chills. However, this dish […]
Beef Mole
Don’t look now, but this post is coming at you from Big Acres Gourmet Products! I first learned of Big Acres Gourment when I overheard a conversation on Twitter (is that overtweard?) @melanieyunk talking about her amazing mole sauce that she demoed on the radio. I. Love. Mole. So of course I asked for a […]
Play Date and Portuguese Pork
Tonight I had a great time cooling with @ShellyKramer in her fantastic kitchen (currently being remodeled.) It was fun to chat about recipes and try a new pork recipe. The pork was not a 100% success. It was a bit tough, but all in all good times were achieved. I also made some rice on […]
New Meat Replacer
I got the scoop on a brand new faux meat product. University Science and Food, a company loosely affiliated with several research universities, is set to release Mahn, a 100% certified non-GMO soy-based product. University scientists, especially those who work with cannibal tribes in the primeval South American jungles, are excited by the release of […]