This ain’t rocket surgery, in fact, it’s one of easiest no brainer desserts you can pull off when you have a last minute family gathering you can’t get out of. That’s the beauty of this, it’s easy and delicious. Mise En Place Knife and board Large pot Wooden spoon Baking …
This is like rice only better. It’s also a bit harder to make but not impossible if you know what you’re doing before hand.
It’s fat and flour, cooked and used to thicken sauces, soups, gravies and things of that sort. Its one the most simple things you can make but it’s also one of the most important tools you can have. Depending on what you’ll be using it with, you mix equal parts …
Tis the season to cook the bird and I’m going to make things real simple for those of you who have never done this before. Those who have might learn a thing or two as well. First off, it’s a Turkey, it’s not a big deal if you plan ahead. …
This is another one of those basics that’s used in the Kitchen yet most people don’t really understand. It’s a simple mix of Onions, Carrots and Celery that’s the base to various stocks and sauces in Western cuisine. The part that most people get wrong is the ratio by weight. …
I’ve got a lot of history with these given that my first job was as a dishwasher, at a sports bar, in the early 90’s. I have quite literally cooked several tons of these as well as eaten a few hundred pounds myself. The thing is, at most places, when …
Most Chefs have moments of clarity while cooking where the whole world makes sense with one bite and I can still remember the very first time I ever tried Goat Cheese. It was one of those moments in life that was so random and out of the blue that it …
Tempura is a light crunchy Japanese batter that is both easy to make and highly versatile. It’s a bare-bones batter that doesn’t have a lot of flavor on its own yet enriches ordinary ingredients and takes them to a whole new level. In reality, it’s a very thin quick bread …
This is a typical Japanese dry seasoning that sounds like some weird sex thing but is instead used in the same way that we use Salt and Pepper. Honestly, I like this stuff better and while you can buy it in most Asian markets, it’s just as easy to make …
Grilling meat is as old as human history since, in fact, this very act if what first made us “Human” and separate from the animals. The ability to control fire and cook meat gave us a major advantage over other species and helped to put us at the top of …
