Posts by BenRias

For my jalepenos seedlings, I started with just an average envelope of seeds I bought a couple of years back (old seeds=first strike against me.)  I put them in the soil with no special preparation (strike two against me) and...

Hey there!  There are a bunch of different ways to make great fajitas at home.  Here are a couple of tips that will help you:   1)Most importantly to get the right taste, you need to use the proper cooking technique....

Another question for you that may be hard to answer: Do you have a single favorite cut of meat to cook with?  Maybe a better question would be do you have a favorite meat for each cooking method (e.g. smoking, grilling, bbq)?

Steven,    I am very excited to see you here on ChefTalk! I really fell for your foods through watching Primal Grill.  Best grilling/BBQ program on TV!  I have a few questions for you, but so others may...

Thanks for the responses!     The salsa was for a Cinco de Mayo fundraiser for a local scouting troop in Southern California.  It is a small troop, so I was really surprised by how many orders they took...

I just wanted to share this experience for those who have also gone through this before when dramatically increasing a recipe's yield.I just completed a job where I made appx 100 take-home servings of fresh salsa, each container holding...

Sorry for the delay in responding.  I haven't had computer access for a couple of days.  Before I wrote the last comment a few days ago, I searched all my travel books, but I could not remember the name.  Since nothing...

I know that this may be contradictory to your island vacation, but there is a very good French restaurant in Kona that was very good for a romantic night and/or just great food. Its called La Bourgogne.  As for breakfast, Aloha...

Wow! I am sorry I didn't see this sooner.  The larger Sonorencias tortillas, or sobaqueras (a bit larger), are a bit temperamental, but they are very doable for both home and restuarant use. It is hard to describe in words the...

Another thing to consider in your dicing problems is not only knife sharpness, but also blade thickness. I have a number of good quality knives that can dice onions smoothly. But when I use my sharpened Henckels chef knife (a...