Restaurant Quality Sauces at Home
We’ve all been served great sauces in our favorite restaurants and would love to recreate them in our own kitchens but we are not sauciers. (French term for sauce chef) Professional chefs go to culinary school for years to learn the secrets of making classic French sauces and the more modern sauces derived from them. [...]
Roman Duck and Damson Sauce Recipe
This recipe is translated and adapted from Apicius’ book De Re Coquinaria (on cooking).Ingredients:1 large duckpinch of peppercorns1 tsp dried onionlarge pinch of lovage (or young celery leaves)pinch of cuminpinch of celery seeds70g stoned damsons (or prunes)50 ml Mulsum (honey wine, made by adding half a cup of honey to a bottle of dry white [...]
Chicken Fillet in Chimi Churi Sauce
Chimi churi sauce is an argentinian dressing primarily used for beef (asado) and lamb. Here I am adapting it for chicken (you can also use it to roast chicken, quail or duck if you like). I am not going to make the sauce separately but instead I will be making it up on top of [...]
Chicken Acapulco With Shrimp Sauce
Chicken Acapulco with Shrimp SauceYield: 4 servingsIngredients:4 large Poblano peppers1/4 cup chopped onion1/2 pound shrimp, lightly cooked, peeled and chopped1/4 cup cilantro, chopped1/4 pound Monterey Jack Cheese, shredded2 boneless chicken breasts, halved and pounded flat2 teaspoons white pepperSalt, to taste12 (6-inch) long stringsOil, for frying3 shallots, diced1 cup white wine1/2 cup chicken broth1 pound small [...]
Spice Up Labor Day with Dragon Breath Chicken Wings!
Dragon Breath Chicken Wings are a great way to get the Labor Day or Super Bowl party started (or ANY kind of party for that matter!) The nice thing about this chicken wings easy appetizer recipe, is that they are as delicious cold as they are straight from your grill.Those who love the spice will [...]
Baked Catfish Recipe – Tips For Baking Catfish
The most searched for catfish recipe on the internet is for baked catfish recipes. Obviously, this means it is the favorite of many catfish “connoisseurs”. While not my favorite, I will share with you my favorite version of the classic baked catfish recipe, which is baked catfish with mushroom wine sauce. Not only is this [...]
I Love Organic Wine – A Northern California Syrah
The Jeriko estate vineyard is in southern Mendocino County, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of San Franciso. This area near the Russian River is home to some great champagne-style wines. The producer plants 1210 vines per acre (about 3 vines per 10 square meters). This high-density spacing is meant to force the roots deeper [...]
Easy Chinese Food Recipes
Are you looking for that great flavour that you find in Chinese recipes, but simply do not know where to start? Or maybe you think it’s too hard or takes too much time. Well, you don’t have to be a professional cook to prepare some great, quick, and easy meals for the whole family. I’ll [...]
