Comments on: Got a Great Breakaway Idea? Guest Posts Welcome!

By: abbess

abbess — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:31:01 +0000

congratulations!

By: Divina

Divina — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:58:43 +0000

I've been thinking about this guest posts idea of yours. You've covered a lot of breakaway ideas. There are a few things that you've done that I thought of before never did such as the flavored and umami salts. I'm supposed to do a post of other umami salts that uses dried fish, seaweeds and toasted seeds.

I have some turmeric today and I'm going to your fried turmeric chips. But there were be some extra turmeric so I'm planning to do some pickled turmeric, just like you did with the ginger slices.

It's probably one of those days that I couldn't think of a breakaway idea. But anyway, congratulations. I almost forgot that.

By: breakawaycook

breakawaycook — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:58:02 +0000

Thanks everyone. But Scott, the birth canal is a kind of chute! :^)
Anne, yes, the trick is indeed to avoid overpowering. It's good to have something relatively neutral-ish to return to between bites of intense things.

Rachelle, thanks! But we're not looking for recipes really; it's more about the thought process that goes into a dish, cooking without a map, and using global ingredients in easy, and sometimes surprising, ways, all the while keeping it as healthy and nutritious as possible. Maybe 200 to 400 words, or even more if you need it. The best way to get the feel for the space would be to read lots of entries — you'll notice that there are very few recipes. The exception is a dish that's too hard to imagine without more concrete guidelines…..

By: Rachelle

Rachelle — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:15:21 +0000

Chef! I am excited for you both. I have a few recipes that I reworked from Asian classics. Happy to submit, what are the parameters? Sure miss seeing you both. I would also like to feature menus from my favorite chef friends in Jan- March at my cooking classes at Standards of Excellence Appliances. May we discuss? Ok, really, I need to just set a date to see you both. When?

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:11:13 +0000

It's wonderful to hear that you're going to have an addition to the family, but that passive sentence and it's skydiving imagery – "the parachuting of our baby daughter into the world" – have got to go! Here's hoping it will be a safe birth and a healthy baby.

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:49:47 +0000

A new baby girl! How exciting! On the Breakaway side; my husband and I are planning a small dinner using your recipes, highlighting the umeboshi chicken dish which we love. Still trying to get the menu finalized hoping to combine things without one dish overpowering another. I may have some questions about recipe combinations before we actually sit down for dinner. Love your cookbooks!

By: Divina

Divina — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:49:27 +0000

and interesting.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:32:12 +0000

That sounds like fun.

…and congratulations!