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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Same Blog! New LOOK!
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Turkey Stock: Oven Method
Illustration by Pierre Lamielle
Happy Thanksgiving!
Grateful for good food and good cooks
I'll never forget the way the words rang in my head, what, four or five years ago, Judy Rodgers, chef of Zuni Cafe in SF: why is this the beginning of the eating season, she asked, why isn't this a holiday about cherishing our food, about saving it, about putting it up before winter so we don't starve, about sharing it? Thanksgiving should be about being with people we care about, about paying attention to what we have so that we don't waste it, so that we make more of it, so that everyone has it.
So as I spend a happy day in the kitchen, I'll be thinking about the time I live in, a time of unprecedented thoughtfulness about food and where our food comes from. It's a lucky time to be a chef, to be a cook, to be ...
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Thanksgiving Gravy:
Make Stock Today or Tomorrow
Photo by Donna
Brussels Sprouts
Photo by Donna
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Donna’s Calendar
(and an announcement)
I got really lucky when I fell in love with Donna in the wee hours of the new year 1988 Mary Frances's kitchen in Palm Beach. She'd been shooting that night, and would continue shooting, but little did she know that 21 years later, she'd be photographing food for me. Thanks to this blog and the people who read it, she now shoots food with alacrity, so I thank those who have encouraged her. You've helped me!
At the request of a few of her admirers she put together a calendar with some of her favorite images. If we'd had our acts together and done this early enough to print a thousand, we could probably have reduced the price, but as it is, she's printing them via Apple. For more info, see her blog.
Now, an announcement. Next week, I'm hoping next ...
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How To Make Pretzels
Pretzels
Photo by Donna
My obsession with pretzels began with olives and the lye, but I was only moved to actually figure pretzels out after a comically disastrous demo at the Fabulous Food Show on Saturday. (Before the demo, hanging out with Symon and Jonathan Sawyer, I mentioned my demo and said, "It's a no brainer, it's so simple nothing can go wrong." Symon clutched his bald head and shout, "DON'T SAY THAT!!!")
Half my demo was on baking and making a 5:3 bread dough into several products, and I also wanted to bake gougeres, cheese puffs, so I went early to make sure the ovens were cranked. I was assured by the very efficient woman running that stage that it was. Thirty seconds into the demo, I went to put a loaf that had risen into the ...
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2010 Food Photo Calendar Ready
Photo Post by Donna
The final 2010 photo calendar is complete and here are the 16 featured photos (there are 3 months with 2 photos and on the cover is the brown eggs in wooden bowl photo) and there are 12 thumbnail size photos as well. Didn't know it would be so hard to choose photos for the 12 months of 2010. I mean you can't have cherry pie photos for February—right?—they need to be in July. For those of you who would like one you can now go to Paypal, and send your payment to account: Michael@Ruhlman.com, and place your order. $45 shipped straight from Apple or $55 to come here to sign & ship to whomever you want. You can make requests in the comments box. Again—happy to do either and won't be ...
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