Sing to the tune of Grease I solve my problems and I see the light I got a lovin’ thing, I gotta can it right There ain’t no danger I can’t go too far I start believing now and get ready the Bell Jar Peach is the word I think their ripening is just …
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Tzatziki Sauce: A Consonant Friend
One of my favorite things to do with friends is catch up over lunch or coffee. Our conversations usually cover the usually topics of hubbys, kids (theirs) and food (mine). The other day during one of these wonderful catch up sessions, we started talking about things to put on a burger. (Yep, we are that …
Im”pasta”er Pesto
I decided today that there would be no conditions to this blogpost. I’m going to make it an open field and just let the truth come out. (I learned on television this week that you can really start a buzz about something if you say those sentences first.) My original intent today was to get …
One to Watch: Red Butter
Passionate. Indulgence. When you hear those words what comes to your mind? Family? Work? Food? Well apparently those two words mean a lot to Chef Monica Sharma of Red Butter in Chicago. I first heard of Red Butter this past spring when I went to Baconfest. Their dish, bacon-Thai chile gulab jamun with bacon pistachio …
Ginger Apricot Catch-Up
I am one of those people who really like Facebook. It has been a fun outlet for me to keep up with family and friends. (Without leaving the comfort of my Lazy-Boy.) One of the best parts of FB has been catching up with people from the block I grew up on in Park Forest, …
Hollandaise: Mother Sauces Part 5 of 6
Hollandaise. Celebrate. If we took some hollandaise, took some time to celebrate. Just one day out of life, it would be so nice. Sorry, Madonna circa 1983 just temporarily possessed me. When I make hollandaise sauce, I have a tendency to put on too much jewelry and sing my rendition of her Holiday song. Hollandaise …
Tomato Sauce: Mother Sauces Part 4 of 6
Of all the Mother Sauces, Tomato sauce is the one people are most familiar with eating or cooking. I could even dare to say it is the mother of all Mother Sauces. I have never met a person who doesn’t like tomato sauce. The tomato sauce is probably the only mother sauce that can be …
Emulsified Sauces: Mother Sauces Part 3 of 6
To continue my discussion about sauces, I thought that I should talk about emulsified sauces. There is debate if mayonnaise is an official mother sauce or is it a Sister Sauce. A Sister Sauce you ask? Yep, it is like a Mother Sauce but cuter and wittier. (I just made that up to annoy my …
Espagnole: Mother Sauces Part I
In classic French cooking there are five “building block” sauces or the Mother Sauces. I will make an attempt to talk about all of them over the next few weeks but today I want to concentrate on one, Espagnole Sauce. Sounds like it should be something with Spanish flavors, right? WRONG! I thought that too …