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Heidi by Johana Spyri 1880 The Kettle soon began to bold, and meanwhile the old man held a large peice of cheese on a long iron fork over the fire, turning it round and round till it was toasted a nice golden yellow color on […]
On the road by Jack Kerouac I really like the book Fictitious dishes. it is really a clever thought is to document memorable meals in literature. On the Road states “But i had to get going and stop moaning, so I picked up my bag […]
A simple rule of thumb is drop a book, and gravity pulls it down. Well, what if it doesn’t fall? If this is the case, find your nearest astrophysicist and declare a cosmic emergency. Something interesting to think about and test. Test and question all rules. This is for cooking and physics alike. 🙂
Kroger’s free Friday sample today is “Kind” protein bars. Peanut butter and dark chocolate says 8g of protein in a 40g bar. It has 52% nuts, and it’s gluten free and dairy free. The piece that I like best is “No Genetically Engineered Ingredients, No […]
Alot can be told about what we have in our kitchen. I have read magazine articles about the “well equipped kitchen” and all the utensils that are needed to be well equipped. WELL!. In my kitchen my Mum has a cutlery box housing her best […]
Plantains
This Caribbean vegetarian dish is inspired from Provisions: the roots of Caribbean cooking by Michelle and Susanne Rousseau. Plantain are not readily found in Colorado – so when found it was a small celebration…perhaps i just did not know where to look. However – – next to the plantains were mangoes – so the inspiration to have mango chutney and African pepper compote was ignited.
The plantains are roasted on the outside grill and served with grilled tofu, Mango Chutney and African pepper compote . It is a mixture of flavors that will bring us to try other versions of “7 ways the world eats Plantains.”
Hello world ~ In Texas barbecue is King – and there are two barbecue personalities who may be responsible for the current fervor for Texas -style smoke meats. Wow.. just saying that is a tall order. The most famous Texas bbq king pin according ~ […]
Saveur CookBook shares Stacey Adimando’s Piatti. Enticed from the cover of PIATTI – i had to have artichokes. Par boiled after trimmed up and then onto the grill for a bit of char. When the artichokes are cup side up a little herb butter into […]
Provisions is a cook book that is a departure from coursed meals ie: appetizers, entrees. Provisions reads as a culinary historical novel with intertwined thread being local Caribbean ingredients. The gift in these pages are the author’s grandmother recipes.
Island greens with avocado, mint and Mango is cool summer salad that will remain a staple as the salad was successfully tested and assembled.
FYI ~ A culinary short cut (or hack ) was to use the blender for the mango vinaigrette. the vinaigrette was a bit sharp, so a little local honey added balance.
Maggianos is my go to for chicken piccata. good consistency and well flavored lemon caper butter sauce. Chicken is perfect golden brown. Service is a bitrushed – however hospitality is not forgotten. The back ground is Sanatra. Finish the evening with tiramisu, lemon cookies and […]