Posts by BenRias

Whoa...sorry for the long delay even stephen. My family, way back is from Sonora and Chiuaua. But really we are chicano...about three generations of Californians. But the food growing up was amazing and to me the tortialls were the...

Does grapefruit count in this discussion? Plain cold pink grapefruit is always nice. Or, for adventure while out camping, hollow out a grapefruit skin and bake some biscuit dough in it by the fire. The range of bitterness will be from...

I must admit that as a mexican I have not heard of wheat tortillas but if by wheat you mean flour tortillas instead of corn, then "Even Steven" hit it on the head--less fat, more water. I tend to make my dough/masa a little...

GREAT Thread! I have a few things I would love to learn. but my top picks are 1) learn how to break down a cow from being alive to being various steaks; 2) learn how to properly age beef; 3) how to make sausage/brats/etc.; 4) how to run...

I consider myself to be very fortunate to have grown up in a home where my mother's tortillas were made almost daily. from the time she was a child of 8 or 9, she made tortillas for the migrant workers who worked in the produce fields...

What do you mean Emeril is everywhere? I mean, c'mon. He only has two shows on FTV that are constantly repeated throughout the day about every-other hour or so....not to mention any holiday shows that he may be a part of....not to...

Wow...thanks everyone for the input. Here are the exact names of the wines. 1) Chalone Vineyard 2004 Pinot Noir; 2) Bogle Cabernet 2002; 3) Gundlach Brundchu 2003 Cabernet.

Thanks for the responses. I am at work so I don't have all the details on the wines with me. But what I do remember is that one of the cabs was a Bogle 2001 or 2002. The other I can't remember for the life of me right now. I let them...

Can someone explain to me what caused this? I am still pretty new to wines. I know I like reds (syrahs probably the most so far) and gerwurtztraminers. So for thanksgiving, I decided to try hold my own wine tasting so I can actually...

With all this talk of brining, I have decided to try it myself. Our Turkey is about 18 lbs. and although some of the websites and recipes state that stock pots are fine for brining, I just want to verify with you all that my large...