Baking
To make this really simple, baking is a method of cooking where you surround the food with hot dry air.
Crisis
If I had to point my finger at the biggest problem that I see with modern society right now, I would first tell you that my perspective is extremely skewed and that I’m the last person to be judging anyone…….. But if pressed for an answer, which happened recently, I …
Measurements, Scales and the 6th sense
If there is one thing that I do that pisses people off in the Kitchen other than my attitude it’s my near refusal to use measurements when I cook and I have fought this for years. You’re lucky you’re cooking at home since once you get the hang of an …
Tools of the trade
Truth is that I don’t have that much at home myself and it doesn’t take much if you’re not feeding a ton of people. It’s better to only have a few pieces of good equipment then a cabinet full of junk. Trust me; you can cook a lot in one …
Substance, Structure and Transmutation.
Lets look at food and cooking from a slightly different perspective for a minute. Step back and out and broaden our point of view on what’s really going on….. Every recipe you work with comes down to the basic understanding of this. You’re taking various substances (acids, proteins, starches, sugars, …
Kitchen Safety
Food safety is not a joke. Anyone who has ever had food poisoning, the type where you’re laid out for two days on the bathroom floor unable to hold down anything more than a few sips of water at a time knows what I mean. Getting sick sucks and it’s …
Chocolate
The food of the Gods…… We’ve been playing with this stuff for nearly 3,000 years and it’s only continued to increase in popularity. What you know as chocolate is actually the seed of the Theobroma Cacao tree that have been fermented, then roasted and ground into a paste before being …
Cannaburr Blanc
This is a modern twist on a simple French Classic that simply means “White Butter sauce” only in this variation, we are going to be using some Cannabis butter which not only adds a nice kick but a subtle flavor as well. While you would normally use White wine for …
The Mighty Garlic
When you cook garlic it loses some of the punch and develops a richer, almost sweeter flavor. When you roast the Garlic in oil, the oil will pick up the flavor. You then have both roasted garlic that can be used in everything from Red sauce to spread on baguettes …
Couscous
A very simple side dish to make that’s a bit more classy than let’s say, mashed potatoes . The basic history is rather simple, they are super mini semolina dumplings that were traditionally made by hand. The dumplings are coated in more flour and run through a sieve until they …