“Year of the Tiger” New Year’s Eve Menu
21 February 2010 – 11:00 pm | No Comment

Okay, so a week late, but at least the post is up. I blame the back twingie combined with a whack-load of (re)writing.
As I mentioned at the start of the Year of the Tiger, unlike last year, …

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Post #100: Ikura and peas
8 March 2010 – 12:01 am | No Comment
Post #100: Ikura and peas

Ah! I’ve made it to 100 posts and I’ve decided to put forward ikura and peas to commemorate the milestone. Besides,

Quinoa risotto
7 March 2010 – 3:46 am | No Comment
Quinoa risotto

Quinoa (pronounced /ˈkiːnoʊ.ə/ or kinwa) is a pseudocereal that’s been around for about 6000 years but is now of interest as a “supergrain” outside of Peru and the other Inca regions of South America. Why? it …

Quickie: fun with fish trimmings 3
26 February 2010 – 3:00 am | No Comment
Quickie: fun with fish trimmings 3

While continuing to experiment with arctic char (omble chevalier, Salvelinus alpinus) as part of that upcoming development project, my botched deba antics left me with a (not so) little pile of trimmings and some decided dissatisfaction.
The difficult portion …

Quickie: fun with fish trimmings 2
25 February 2010 – 3:00 am | No Comment
Quickie: fun with fish trimmings 2

I continue to play with arctic char (omble chevalier, Salvelinus alpinus) as part of that upcoming development project, and hurried use of a deba found me with a (not so) little pile of trimmings and …

Quickie: fun with fish trimmings 1
23 February 2010 – 3:00 am | No Comment
Quickie: fun with fish trimmings 1

I’m currently playing with fish. Not in a “toy” or BFF sense, but in the kitchen, and specifically with arctic char (omble chevalier, Salvelinus alpinus). It’s part of an ongoing development project, but what I …

Freshly-squeezed quail juice
8 February 2010 – 6:00 pm | No Comment
Freshly-squeezed quail juice

No, that’s not a Ziploc container of glomerular filtrate (you crazy wonk): it’s actually clarified quail broth, or what I like to refer to as “freshly-squeezed” quail juice.
Clarification of stock into consommé has been around since …