Posts by boar_d_laze

food, Not condemning you understand... I think I lived on a commune in the late sixties, too. But I can't be entirely sure. Anyway, it's not a good idea to leave unpasteurized milk on the counter without, at minimum, planting a...

Based on your description and the difficulty your Mexican friend had in deconstructing, it seems as though you've run into what I call "Armenexican Garlic Balm." I can't say about "Crisp and Juicy," but if their...

Trance, This is my basic (hah!) recipe. It's very similar to the Cheesecake Factory's in texture and crust. It's basic in the sense that I use it as a starting point for a variety of riffs. Hope you like...

I started eating at Walkers in the seventies when I was in school at Cal, playing H20Polo, and working as a bouncer at Mandrake's -- and later at the Anchor and Jerry's Stop Sign. Willie loved it when the athletes, bouncers and cops...

Chef, Let me give you a link for Hiromoto, Misono, Glestain and Ryusen Blazen: Products Japanese Knife,Japanese Kitchen Knife,Japanese Chef's Knives.Com Full disclosure: I use antique and vintage carbon Sabatier. Skoal, BDL

If you don't want crust, the middle is best. If you want a little crust, try the middle but spritz the walls, ceiling and floor. If you want a little more crust, similar to an Armenian or Russian rye, bake at 425 - 450, and do the...

Shel, I bought half a case of generic "Private Selection" Dijon -- packed by someone for Kroeger. Cheap as chips and pretty good. Who knows? [Gallic shrug smilie]. Maille, Grey Poupon, you name it. They're all good on a...

You're either thinking of pilpul or sleaux phude. FWIW, pilpul is Hebrew and means "trenchant analysis" or near enough. It's the dialectic of Talmud study. BDL

The drier the better says I. But the drier the colder, too. Well, raisin - currant - same diff. "Blackberry," you're right. Oh jeeze! You want to bring up different varietals? We barely touched on the three he raised...

There is a limit on how often you can reuse cooking oil. Like most things in this racket, what that is "all depends." It depends mostly on the type of oil, how high it was heated, and for how long. The purpose of filtering...