Posts by tylerm713

Quote: Originally Posted by RPMcMurphy    Have a Sazerac Cocktail at the Bar in the Roosevelt...just to say you've done it.   I enjoy sazerac, but I wouldn't recommend it unless you like your...

So what exactly is the difference between artificial vinegar and distilled vinegar? Or are they just two terms for the same thing? I'm still a little confused.

Wow, can't believe all the angst toward cilantro. It could be one of my favorite and most used herbs. Caribbean cuisine wouldn't be the same without it, and I can't imagine making fresh salsa and not adding a good handful of chopped...

Quote: Originally Posted by KYHeirloomer    Most of us cook with a dash of this and a soupcon of that. Basically, no different than what grandmaw wrote down. That's exactly how I cook, even when...

Pete, on that note, I have a lot of hand-written recipes from my great-grandmother that will say something like "cook until done" or "roast until it looks right". My great grandmother also had interesting measuring...

Geez, I've been listening to everything lately. CCR, Kid Cudi, Elton John, and Pete Fountain to name a few.

Quote: Originally Posted by KYHeirloomer  If we stretch a point, and include aromatics as herbs, as Tyler did with Louisiana cooking, then shallots would be, hands-down, France's most popular herb.   I...

This might be my favorite recipe that I've read in a long time. Very clever. 

Pretty interesting stuff. I'm always curious to see how common recipes change over time as our tastes change.

Brazil: lemongrass and cilantro are the two that come to mind   I hope you don't mind me breaking the rules a bit, but in Louisiana I would say it would be green onions and thyme.