Posts by siduri

I recommend a couple of cookbooks, that will give you new ideas about vegetarian cooking - try not to make meat substitutes, which are usually weird and never really satisfy but to find new sources of complete...

Here's my recipe for Chicken Guts Risotto   You can make this with any of the things they call the "regagli"  of the chicken: liver, gizzard, esophagus, heart  (is this what we call giblets? then those).  These...

Quote: Originally Posted by MichaelGA  When forging iron a black-slag forms on the surface of the metal (mostly impurities).   They tap the hammer on the anvil to shake off these flakes of slag so as...

Two thoughts one.  what if you DON'T do a barbecue (just thinking outside the box).  Barbecuing is time-intensive, and has to be done fresh, except perhaps grilled vegetables (you can grill eggplants and peppers, belgian...

Quote: Originally Posted by Meezenplaz  Actually....I do that. Difference being I have no idea why. And I drive myself crazy when I do. I dunno...a nervous tapping maybe? Or did I just pick it up from another chef...

Thanks both bdl and kokopuffs.  as soon as i can find a way to make a living otherwise Bdl, i will gladly turn my baking into my number one priority.  Or any other manual job, for that matter.  I'm sick of...

French Fries, I developed a recipe for tiramisu that is very light and creamy at the same time, and very simple, based on the essential flavors of the dish, mascarpone, coffee and chocolate.  I don;t have the proportions...

Thanks BDL.  That's useful.  While I'm not looking for "light and airy" but rather "chewy and holey",  i imagine this is equally applicable.  I want to get the feel of bread as it used to be sold here, and is no...

This would be the first rise, in the bowl you mix it in.  You mix it in the bowl, just so all the flour has gotten wet, then let it sit (i stick the whole bowl in a plastic bag) and after 18-24 hours i form it (usually what i do...

Quote: Originally Posted by petalsandcoco  Minimizing Damage It isn't simply the presence of ethylene gas that causes rust on lettuce; it is damage to the lettuce itself. This may occur during harvest, handling and...