admin | February 28, 2007
I use flax seed meal and water, whisked together, almost exclusively as an egg substitute. It is the ideal substitute in most baked goods. Now these are normal baked goods, such as muffins, cookies, and cakes. No egg substitute will work successfully in dishes that are egg-dependent, such as quiche or meringue.
The process is very […]
admin | February 24, 2007
A while back I hired a contractor who hailed from Israel to do a remodel on my house. In our months (and sadly YEARS) of remodeling he took me to just about every Israeli Shawarma in the 818 area code, as we darted from supplier to supplier buying things as diverse as a front door […]
admin | February 22, 2007
[Fresh posts until further notice. No more email series excerpts for now…]
I probably won’t post anything again until after the new year… too busy. However, here are a couple recipes you might like to try for the Holidays.
Whole Smoked Turkey
The absolute first step in doing a turkey on a smoker is to pick out a […]
admin | February 17, 2007
Classic Risotto- how to cook
Deliciously rich and perfectly versatile,
risotto is easier to prepare than you might think.
TIP - If you’re making this dish for
company, cook it until about 75% complete, using all but ¼ of the broth.
Before serving, […]
admin | February 14, 2007
Kitchen Guy’s Phyllo Fruit Flowers Recipe
Ingredients
4 phyllo dough sheets
¼ cup sugar (granulated or raw)
8 ounces vanilla yogurt at room temperature
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 ½ cups mixed berries
1 Tbsp. Grand Marnier or Kahlua (optional)
4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
Method
Preheat oven to 400. Place one sheet of phyllo on a flat surface and […]
admin | February 10, 2007
Have you ever had a ‘voglio’? A voglio is the way Italians express a strong desire for something- someone that you love, a food, a dish, an experience. One way to say I love you is ‘te voglio bene’- which literally translated means I desire you very much. Or as the students text […]
admin | February 7, 2007
You mat not be familiar with Quinoa but it has been enjoyed by the peoples of South America for thousands of years. Recently countries outside South America have also started selling quinoa to an ever growing market. It seems to be widely available over the counter in most food shops now. If not you can […]
admin | February 3, 2007
Bay Area restaurants targeted in a slew of robberies. Crazies trying to amputate their own limbs with a butter knife in a Modesto Denny’s.
Apparently California is confident these restaurant-related problems are under wraps, and so it’s moved on to what really matters: mandatory calorie labeling, reports the LA Times:
Some 17,000 chain restaurants around California would […]