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Friday Cocktail Hour: The Meyer Lemon Fig
This is a boldly flavored cocktail created by my chef, Michael Pardus, who teaches the cuisines of Asia at the Culinary Institute of America. Flavors galore—Meyer lemon, vanilla, ginger, American whiskey.
I especially admire the clever use of ginger from a chef who uses it all day long in class (he taught me to peel ginger with a spoon—works great; he sometimes adds fine julienne to the glass to chew on as he sips). All the elements swirl beautifully together (regular lemon juice will work too if you can't find Meyers). For a light summer cocktail, he tops it off with a couple ounces of seltzer (and maybe an extra splash of whiskey if you're Chef Pardus). The ...
Posted in chefs, Cocktails, Recipes Tagged bourbon, Chef Pardus, cocktail, Epicurious, meyer lemon, Meyer Lemon Fig, recipe, vanilla 10 Comments
America Has a Serious Eating Disorder
No, wrong. America has a serious THINKING disorder.
See that white stuff raining down from my fingers? It’s salt. And it’s the way you should salt the food you cook on your stove top or the chicken that’s going into your oven. But if you listen to the ABC Nightly News reporting about The Dangers of Salt, aka ABC News acid reflux, and then read today’s NYTimes page one story saying that salt is not bad for you, you must be wondering who to listen to. Well if you are, just stop listening and think for your fucking self.
I have a dear friend who prevents his kids from drinking any milk other than nonfat milk but thinks nothing of serving ...
Posted in Article, Books, Food Politics, Food Safety, food science, Food Writing, health, Rant, Seasonings and Spices Tagged ABC News, awareness, health, intake, misunderstood, NYT, rant, salt 81 Comments
Hot à la Minute Granola
Just last week handed in the revised manuscript of the new book, considerably fatter than expected, still have manuscript afterbirth to contend with, and thus have lazily failed to whip up my typical monster batch of granola, which starts the morning off rightly, oats and nuts and dried fruit, plus some yogurt to enliven the gut bacteria. But wanting it nonetheless, I've now gotten into the habit of toasting some nuts in a small pan, adding a little butter, then some oats, stirring to toast the oats further, than adding milk to cover, bring to a simmer, serve with honey and yogurt, and it's all so satisfying and quick I'm disinclined to make cold granola again. It was 39˚F this morning, though, so maybe when ...
Posted in Breakfast, grains, Recipes Tagged Breakfast, dried fruit, Epicurious, granola, nuts, oats, recipe 8 Comments
Friday Cocktail Hour: Key Sunrise
So my oldest and dearest pal, Lester, feeling a bit fidgety several Fridays ago, texted to coax me off work early. I had cooking to do so I said, "Come over. I'll make us some Clover Clubs while I finish prep." After imbibing, I recalled the savvy note from Danny Guess of Fly Bar & Restaurant and video "host" of the iBook 25 Classic Cocktails, that if you add applejack brandy, you have a cocktail called a Pink Lady (all of which were covered in this post). Having finished our drinks and with more egg white on hand, I made us a second, this time a Pink Lady.
Killer cocktail, but such an unfortunate name! This is something ...
Posted in Cocktails, Recipes Tagged apple brandy, cocktail, Epicurious, friday, Gin, key lime juice, Key Sunrise, recipe 12 Comments
Twenty/Wood Spoon Giveaway
(with butcher’s string attached: need your help!)
Short version: I ask you, cherished reader, what book would you like me to write next? Update, 5/9, 8 p.m.: A winner has been chosen using randomizer: Aaron Weiss, a journalist and TV news director in Sioux City, Iowa. Thanks for commenting, Aaron, and for cooking with your family! Thank you everyone. Frankly, I was astonished by all the ideas and fascinated by the patterns. Still making my way through the nearly 500 comments. My favorite suggestion, got filtered out due to a spam issue, from regular reader and commenter, Bob Tenaglio: I’d call the book “Time; The Secret Ingredient You’ll Never See On Iron Chef,” and it ...
Posted in Books, Giveaway, Kitchen Tools, ruhlman products Tagged cookbook, giveaway, paddles, twenty 473 Comments




















