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The table is the heart of the dinner. Setting the table with Ella Murphy’s ceramic settings is heart warming. These Ceramic Treasures are from Days gone past. Today we collect pieces as we travel. The salt and pepper are from Sacramento, the genie tea pot […]
When Cooking Stock there is not enough time to make a soup nor sauce on the day we are initially cooking ‘Fond de Volaille’ … so the thought is to prepare a marinade and cook a glaze. Teriyaki Chicken Cooking with chicken thighs is not […]
The question is what do you do with the stock from Cooking with . We explore 2 answers. First – The application of thickening and binding agents. The second that we shall explore is soup. Specifically ‘ CPs Soup of the day on Tuesdays’ Canadian yellow split pea soup aka ‘love potion #9’.
Safety Concern: Hot items.
Safety – Use dry cotton kitchen towel to hold onto pot handles
Starch is used as a thickening and binding agent in a number of culinary products. Many items are thickened to various consistencies. Specific items that we shall look at are soups and sauces. When using fat as the medium to disperse starch for the thickeners – they are as follows:
mixture of melted fat and flour cooked to a varying degree.
What to watch? Chef with Jon Favreau. (if you have not already – make sure you look for an association to comic books. association == Kevin Bacon 7 degrees of separation)
What to read? Saucier’s Apprentice by Raymond Sokolv
Starting with Stocks Story: Chris said that he was getting into cooking when we visited at Matts wedding. This is the spark for Cooking with the Cousins. Cooking with family. Sharing kitchen safety (always first), what tools work, what is the science behind cooking, what […]
where to start…there was a barrage of sides this year as it appeared through a pandemic – everyone wanted to get together. the accompaniments to the main dish are looked forward to as tradition. Or so it was assumed.
November 24, 2021 Denverpost writes about 7 new Denver restaurants to check out this holiday season. A5 is the one named ‘to check out this holiday season’ that I visited. It is at 15th and Wazee.
Lodo steak house meets in the old supper club. The best seat and view in the house is at the bar. The start is the martini and old fashioned, perfectly prepared and paired with the raw bar on the half . Great recommendation.
Denver post Life & Culture June 30 2021 starts by move over beef and chicken, veggies are the stars of the summer.. the article writes about dry high heat and caramelized vegetable’s sugars. D&D host Guy speaks to ‘a bit of char”. I would like […]
20 sauces to add big flavor is written to spark that idea by Genevive Ko of the NY times. 2021-07-21 DenverPost. the article answers and could be fresh ideas from {#DDD} ‘flavortown’, a range from Green Sauce, Blueberry syrup to Buffalo sauce. What’s in my […]
Life & Culture July 21, 2021 speaks to Colorado Grown fruit. The supply chain is still strained (Covid Protocols hit even in the supply chain) and with the Glenwood Spring shut down of I-70, Supply for the interim is slowed to stop. The result is that the price for palisades peaches at the local purveyors is off-putting $$$.
So .. the food calendar has: Cherries from late June to July. Local Berries are coming .Strawberries starting in August, Raspberries in September. look for local Apples in October.
What a better week to capture a bit about hotdogs than All Star Week. Simple and Classic are often as good as it gets. favorites include Chicago Style (#at Billy’s Gourmet Hot Dog) to reindeer (#at Biker Jim’s gourmet) and the classic at Henry’s Hot […]