A lot of people ask me how I ended up as a cook. This is a fair question! My parents don’t own a restaurant, my grandparents didn’t own a restaurant, and I didn’t get into cooking until a little bit … Continue reading
I’m in the mood for some chiles. I found a couple of recipes on Epicurious that sound pretty easy and tempting. Here are a couple of ideas that might work: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Beef-Tenderloin-Steaks-with-Chili-Sauce-102999 http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Monster-Shrimp-with-Orange-Chili-Glaze-235199 http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Corn-and-Green-Chili-Chowder-4349 http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Bucatini-in-Fiery-Chili-Garlic-Paste-107544 (Bucatini … Continue reading
Why do onions make you cry? http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryfaqs/f/onionscry.htm How to chop an onion http://culinaryarts.about.com/od/knifeskills/ss/onionchop.htm How to power an ipod with an onion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfPJeDssBOM http://science.howstuffworks.com/onion-power-ipod.htm
Honestly. If you put a fried egg on anything, I’ll call it gourmet. I recently had a BLT with Heirloom tomatoes, fresh butter lettuce, great quality bacon from the local farmer’s market, and a fried egg on super easy No … Continue reading