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What if we add chopped figs to duxelles?

butzy: well, for somebody that doesn't like offal, you did it pretty well.   Petals: magnificent.

Quote: Originally Posted by MaryB  Yup all blades are serrated, micro serrations are what actually do the cutting on a chefs knife for example. In a dull knife these get bent over.   BDL will kill you....

When we used to party for more than 20, we hired 2 persons. One expert for the grilling, (with a "damajuana" of red wine on a side, enough to get drunk a patrol) and a maid to serve. But that was wood grilling, which requires...

Interesting? It's getting humiliating! Marvelous foods.

Quote: Originally Posted by teamfat  Going off on another tangent with beef heart.  Stay tuned.   Now, cooking heart is a real challenge. Be brave! We trust you.

BTW: if somebody please can guide me on how to cut the grease of the kidney without destroying it, I will really thank you.

Nice recipes.    Hundreds of possibilities. Chutneys, desserts, fillings, appetizers. I made an ossobucco stew with butter sauté figs with anise seeds:     Also used figs to fill a rolled pork...

I got a nice beef kidney.     To get rid of the grease and connections was disastrous and only could get irregular pieces. Brined some minutes in water and vinegar with a touch of sugar. S&P, floured, butter...

The chat, the conversation, the human spirituality that my food brought to the fragile occasion of the moment and made it memorable.