Posted in First Date Recipe, Kitchen Tips on February 29th, 2008 No Comments »
Edible Martinis from the French Culinary Institute.
This video depicts what will soon be the future of edible drinks. Using the new vacuum sealers, chefs are able to flash pickle vegetables with their favorite liquor. Quite interesting. The only question that remains in my head is how may shots to one slice of pickle. I suppose [...]
Posted in Cooking with Children, Family Picnics, First Date Recipe on February 17th, 2008 No Comments »
As delicious as they sound. makes about 16 small Vietnamese herb meat balls.
1 pound ground chicken or turkey
3 tablespoons Asian fish sauce
3 small shallots, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
1teaspoon minced ginger root
1 stalk of fresh lemon grass, tender white inner bulb only, minced
3 heaping tablespoons chopped cilantro, plus 1/3 cup leaves for serving
1 tablespoon finely [...]
Posted in Cold Rainy Sundays, First Date Recipe on February 2nd, 2008 No Comments »
Oh, hell yeah! I have made this recipe about 4 times to perfect it. This recipe takes me away to another land. I don’t know which one, but one nonetheless.
Ok. So I rummage through the finest produce stands in San Francisco. I find the best looking beets at Bi-Rite. Great. I also walk the [...]