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Think of a drizzle as a liquid garnish. Something distinct added at the last minute to the top of a dish to impart a contrasting taste of richness, sweetness or depth. Here we have the usual liquors, maple syrup and ice cream syrups and less usual–high quality extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) and aged balsamic …
The menu:2 10-12 pound turkeysChicken stock (for gravy, stuffings and carrots) Day ahead gravy (your recipe, my stock)Cranberries with roasted jalapenosTwo stuffingsMashed potatoes (your recipe)Glazed CarrotsBrussels sprouts with bacon lardons or Spicy sproutsPies and Gelatos CHICKEN STOCK If you worked for French or Italian chefs in high-end kitchens, they had you made stocks a couple …
Farmed salmon is good and inexpensive. Here, seasoned with Cajun Seasoning from The Spice House and stir fry veggies from Trader Joe’s–all done in the wok with EVOO. Thaw the veggies and season the salmon fillet, then toss and stir fry the veggies at high heat in the wok until done-about five minutes. Remove the …
Soy sauce has been around for 2500 years. A combination of soy paste, wheat and fermentation enzymes, brewing and aging, it originally served as a salt extender–as salt was then rare and expensive. I have mixed culinary emotions about soy sauce. It takes over any dish if too much is used–even the good stuff. Store …
I stock shrimp–buy the 11-15/lb size from Costco, bring ’em home, vacuum seal them in bags of 4 to 6–then freeze them for posterity. They’re easy to prepare with the only caution not to over cook them. Here’s how: thaw the shrimp, set a timer for two minutes, bring a small pot of beer or …
Consomme is chicken soup made from chicken stock, clarified with eggs and raw meat and strained and strained again. When done right, it is so clear you can read the date on a quarter coin dropped to the bottom of the soup pot. Years back it was the soup of choice to snatch life back …
I’ve got more frozen shrimp in stock than Forest Gump. Never tried it before, but why not have some for lunch? The cocktail sauce in the above photo is a seafood remonlade by Braswell and below, the preferred classic of 3 parts ketchup, 1 part horseradish, some fresh lemon juice, pinch of cayenne and 3-4 …
A kitchen blow torch is hardly a must have, but it’s a quick way to brown and make brittle sugar atop of custards and tarts–creme brulee, of course. This torch is made by the same people that make the butane burner I use for Shabu Shabu (see recipes and tools). It uses the same butane …
This a classic Dutch oven pot roast done in the Vermicular Musui-Kamado multi cooker. Here’s how:Heavily season the roast with salt, pepper and herbes de Provence. Turn on the Vermicular to MED and wait for the ‘grill’ light to come on. (Temperature of the dry pot at ‘grill’ is about 550F!) Add some EVOO. Brown …
Back in the 90s, my late wife and I almost bought a Sony Aibo but settled for a German shepherd instead. Sony sold over 100,000 of these dog-like robots before discontinuing the model in 2006. Last year, Aibo had a new liter–dubbed the Aibo ERS-1000. Designed to be a personal companion (Aibo is the Japanese …
