The Greenest County Fair on Earth
Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Cooking ideas | 6 Comments »I'm happy to announce that I'll be partnering with the Marin Farmers Market -- to my mind the best green market in the Bay Area by a wide margin -- this coming week at the Marin County Fair, dubbed "the ...
The Kitchn, Part II
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 Posted in Cooking ideas | 1 Comment »Apartment Therapy's The Kitchn has another nice story on breakaway cooking, please check it out!
Spicy Tangy Yogurty Roast Chicken
Thursday, June 19th, 2008 Posted in Cooking ideas | 11 Comments »South Asians have long known about the magic that occurs when yogurt meets spices meets chicken. Classic chicken tandoori, though, contains no skin—it’s stripped off by the cook prior to marinating and roasting. But I LIKE skin. So I came ...
Potato Puffs With Plantains and Yogurt
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 Posted in Cooking ideas | 3 Comments »I put this post on the heels of the breakaway meatballs post because . . . it's really the same idea! My mystery box included a few pounds of Yukon Golds, and I thought it might be fun to simply ...
Breakaway Meatballs
Thursday, June 12th, 2008 Posted in Cooking ideas | 6 Comments »Well I have another 40 or so one-pound packages of what is surely some of the area's greatest ground beef, since the quarter-cow was delivered a few weeks ago, and am dreaming up crap to do with it. I haven't ...
Are You What You Cook?
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 Posted in Cooking ideas | No Comments »I'm honored to be a guest panelist in the upcoming Asian culinary forum, to be held on July 21 at the Ferry Plaza, where we'll be talking about global influences in Asian food, Asian influences in global food, and ...
Sushi Masters Tomorrow in Sacramento
Monday, June 9th, 2008 Posted in Cooking ideas | 4 Comments »Tomorrow evening I'll be emceeing the national sushi championships in Sacramento, an event known as "Sushi Masters." Several hundred maestros have already competed in various regional events, and now it's time to crown a winner among the six chefs ...
Squash and Collard Soup with Homemade Beef Stock
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 Posted in Admin, Cooking ideas, Interview, Media related | 4 Comments »The other day I roasted a huge batch of beef bones, since they came with my recent purchase of the amazing meat raised by Mike Gale at Chileno Valley ranch (four of us split an entire cow, yielding roughly 110 ...
Smoked Trout, Redux
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 Posted in Cooking ideas, Dishes | 6 Comments »I grew up eating trout for breakfast and for dinner, and love it pretty much unconditionally, no matter how it's prepared. Possible all-time favorite breakfast: trout (pan-fried in cast iron), poached eggs, good crusty bread, and plenty of coffee. The ...
