Posts by monpetitchoux

Thanks, Cape Chef, for your reply. But I'm looking for a sweet filling for Chinese pastries that's based on Wintermelon. All applications I know and practice for wintermelon is savory (like your soup recipe). The sweet wintermelon...

Anyone out there can teach me how to make Chinese winter melon filling (Dong gwa yung) or tell me where I can learn? It's the stuff inside of a Low poh beng. I haven't had very good ones since I moved to the Bay Area. The stuff I ate...

I always knew that Wyoming must be a beautiful place. But it is even more beautiful when I see it from a friend's perspective. By the way, why do they call it Crazy Woman Canyon? Sites with intriguing names always pique my interest. ...

Well, the subject hasn't really changed. It started off being a vent about arrogant newbies coming into the kitchen believing that they know everything there is to know when they really don't know anything. When we started talking...

Tell it like it is, Anneke! My last pair of work shoes were absolutely disgusting because I never could find the time to clean them. And the only time they got washed was when I accidentally spilled on them the hot water from a...

Doesn't it depend on what you are making? One of the things I remember most about cooking school was the chocolate tasting (11 dark chocolates). We had to assess each for sweetness, fruitiness, etc. Some chocolates taste more fruity,...

There are a few very good books on the use of tea in food and cooking. They seem to be easier to find in bookstores that feature books on Asian and Asian American literature. Coffee, I am not so sure about as I am more of a tea drinker...

13) Tell the FOH manager to announce to all that the restaurant has just reached it's RDA allotment of hollandaise and for the protection of our loyal patrons' the restaurant is now serving the eggs benedict dressed in it's own poaching...

Good news. I read in last Wednesday's paper that more manufacturers are going after the Kosher approval for their products. I don't see how it is difficult to find vegan chocolate as long as it is dark chocolate (not milk). But if...

I never could understand what the appeal of candied and caramel apples are. Well, maybe caramel apples aren't so mystifying because I could simply eat the caramel. But candied apples look yucky to me and don't taste any better. ...