Posts by Fledgling

I love cooking with tea. I like bowtie pasta cooked in chamomile tea, then tossed with butter, salt, and pepper. It's easy to cook rice and pasta with tea; just add some tea to your water (and only use as much as you want)! I only use...

The reason why fruits and veggies turn brown is due to oxidation. You can submerge your apples in water while you are dicing; they will not brown. As long as you keep them from being exposed to air, they will not brown; acid also...

I've created a signature dish, "Beer Bourgnogne!" It's better than Beef Bourgnogne and it's something I would serve in my future food establishment.

You can't have fried chicken without cream gravy!

I made some ganache yesterday for eclairs and meringues and such, and i had many pastries left over so I refrigerated them. I did not cover it, because I don't believe i had moisture in my refrigerator anyway (at least not so much my...

You know, I've heard so much about that, and they even did a special on FN over Antarctic chefs, with much emphasis on her, but I have never read it and haven't found it in the gazillion used book stores in my neighborhood. Why? I don't...

I take beverages *very* seriously. What drives me INSANE is when 1. Bartenders dry the glasses with a towel, and/or I am served with a wet glass. Absolutely not! and 2. When there are the lines of bubbles in my beer that scream,...

I remember one of the worst dining disaster was when a server walks up to our table and says, " Hi, I'm ******, and if I'm acting weird it's because my mom has just been diagnosed with cancer. They won't even let me take off of...

Putting away the inventory in our walk-in freezer which is about 15 times the size of my apartment. Wearing nothing but a short-sleeved kitchen shirt and chef pants and my non-slip shoes that slip easy on ice. Usually takes about...

Yes, I didn't mean to suggest I would make over 100g's, but that's my *goal* to work there long enough, which is incredibly possible due to= Paid vacation Pure profit Outstanding and amazing benefits Working 13 month tours Also, let me...