So I’ve been sidelined with the flu the past two days, hence my quiet over the past few days. Thinking about food is torture right now, though I can now throw together an entire cocktail party based on the BRAT diet. I’ll try to catch up later this week.
I finished watching tonight’s episode of the Food Network’s The Next Iron Chef and I have to say that I find myself a little underwhelmed. Frankly, there is a lot to like about this show and only a little I find compelling. Sadly, the part that I find compelling is just compelling enough to keep me watching….
So I’m having one of those nights where I’m sitting in front of my computer trying to figure out what recipe to share and all that came to me was “Recipe: Chocolate Chips.” 1) Drive to the store 2) Buy cookie dough 3) Drive home 4) Read instructions. And I think maybe my subconcious is telling…
Well now I’ve stepped in it. I’ve decided to tackle the topic of how to simmer food. This is one of those topics that illicits great debate on exactly what the proper way to simmer is, what temperature to use, and how best to deliver heat to the simmering liquid. Before we get into the…
In a episode of Dinner: Impossible, Chef Robert Irvine was tasked with preparing a cocktail party for a fashion designer in New York. During this challenge, he put together an amazing spread of finger foods including some awesome looking chorizo taquitos (he also did a salmon mousse which inspired the one I blogged on earlier.) A…
This is another recipe I created in my quest for chicken for the next issue of BIAO Magazine. I really liked how it turned out with several different flavors going on at once: the citrus tang of orange with the spiciness of ginger and a little soy and garlic to bring it all home. 4 boneless,…
Hi everyone, I have added an “Editorial Calendar” to the site which shows what you can expect each day from the site. If there is anything that you do not see or if you have any feedback, please email me. I am also announcing Theme Weeks. Every other week, I will be presenting four different recipes…
I was inspired to write this post while standing at the cheese counter trying to find a good soft goat cheese and wearing a facial expression nestled comfortably between bewildered and desperation. I was trying to find cheese for one of my wife’s favorite dishes, queso al horno (whose recipe you can find on Bay…
Over the weekend, I picked up a copy of Robert Irvine’s Mission Cook, a biography/recipe book from the hard nosed, no-nonsense, skilled beyond measure chef from Dinner: Impossible. If you have not seen this show, it is amazing. Supposedly, Robert is given no foreknowledge of his task for the show, things like catering a governor’s inaugral…
In a recent article for BIAO Magazine, I was asked to put together a healthy cocktail party spread. I decided to make the centerpiece of the spread a chicken dish that would focus on that elusive combination of light and tasty. I tried several different recipes before finding the one that worked best with party concept. You…