Beef Chuck Steak with Herb “Curry”
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 Posted in Cooking ideas, Dishes | 7 Comments »A neighbor came over recently and gave us a nice big bundle of herbs, mainly some robust-looking rosemary, thyme, and oregano. So in his honor, I chopped up a gigantic mound -- probably two cups -- and set them aside ...
Cha-soba To Go
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 Posted in Cooking ideas, Dishes | 7 Comments »I can clearly remember the first time I had cha-soba (green tea buckwheat noodles). It was a sultry day in Kyoto, and I was thrilled to EAT green tea. They were served icy cold in the zaru-soba style: the noodles ...
Daikon Fettuccine
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in Cooking ideas | 10 Comments »Browsing through Morimoto's book -- I will be reviewing this book soon -- I was intrigued with his idea of using a vegetable peeler to peel off long strips of daikon to use as "fettucine." They really DO look like ...
More Salts
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 Posted in Cooking ideas | 11 Comments »I recently made some salts for the school auction of a friend. From the left: matcha, dried tangerine, smoked paprika, lavender, and umami. Now, if I only had some good labels! Any designers out there who want to give it ...
Hangtown Fry, Breakaway Style
Thursday, July 10th, 2008 Posted in Cooking ideas | 4 Comments »Has anyone outside the SF bay area heard of a hangtown fry? It’s an oddly compelling yet not very intuitive dish loaded with the richness of eggs, cream, oysters, and bacon. It’s a somewhat bizarre combination, one that cries out ...
A Great Week of Local Cooking (and Eating)
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 Posted in Cooking ideas, Media related | 1 Comment »I had a blast cooking at the Marin County Fair. The Marin Farmers Market "paired" me with a different farmer or rancher each day for five days straight, and my job was to make an innovative dish out of whatever ...
Thyme, Cranberry, Tomato Chicken
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 Posted in Cooking ideas | 5 Comments »Chicken is a lot like tofu: one can just keep dreaming up new ways to cook it. My typical modus operandi -- perusing the pantry and fridge and pulling out whatever needs using up -- was in full play on ...
Not Sure Which Fish Is Sustainable?
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 Posted in Cooking ideas | 3 Comments »The good folks at the Monterey Bay Aquarium have performed a great service to people out shopping for fish who don't have all the unsustainable fish memorized. From your smartphone just log on to seafoodwatch.org and you'll be directed to ...
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!
