March 2008
9 posts
Brown Butter: .25-.5c butter in pieces, heat med-hi in ss pan, stir constantly. Remove from heat when light brown and nutty aroma.
Brown Butter Tilapia: Brown 2T butter in pan. Salt/pepper 2-3 tilapia filet pan-fry med-hi 3m each side srv w rice and vegetable.
Chefs Who Blog →
Michael Ruhlman has a good post on chefs who blog. Ideas in Food is pretty intriguing if you like to experiment.
Banana Bread: mix 1.5c Flour/.5t salt/1.5t bkgpwdr, beat 6T butter w 2/3c sugar+2egg btn+1.25c mashed banana, add Flour mix Bake 350F 1h
Sweet Italian Sausage: Mix 2lb gnd chicken/.5c parm cheese/2t fennel seed/2t blk pepper/6 cloves garlic minced/1.5t salt/6T parsley chopped
Sweet Italian Sausage (cont.): form patties and fry 3-4m per side in 2T evoo in pan on med-hi or use crumbled in pasta sauce.
Speaking of Cookbooks →
Mark Bittman comments on James Beard. My mother loved James Beard’s cookbooks.
Elements of Cooking: Brown Butter →
I love cooking with brown butter. Another nice installment on the Elements of Cooking from Michael Ruhlman.
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My Forbidden Fruits (and Vegetables) →
The New York Times has an interesting Op-ed on the impact of subsidies on farmers who grow fruits and vegetables. The FDA puts out guidelines that tell us to eat more fresh fruit and vegetables, but the Dept. of Agriculture actively aims to limit the amount of fruit and vegetables grown across the country. As a person who buys a lot of fresh fruit and vegetables I find this outrageous. Given that...