Monthly Archives: April 2010

Fettuccine Alfredo Recipe

By Michael Ruhlman | Published: April 16, 2010

Fettuccine Alfredo, photo by Donna

As I mentioned today over in Huffington Post's new food pages, I once used to purchase the Knorr powdered mix for Alfredo sauce.  This is almost like buying dehydrated water.  Fettuccine Alfredo is the world's easiest cream sauce, and it's also one of the best. In my opinion, the quality of the dish is dependent on the cheese, good Parmigiano-Reggiano.  If you don't have that, make something else.  The traditional Italian Alfredo doesn't use cream but I think the cream is essential for distributing the cheese.  I also feel that dried pasta is too heavy for this—this dish calls for fresh pasta.  Best to make it yourself, but good fresh pasta is available at most grocery stores now.  This dish comes together fast—the hardest part about it waiting ...

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My Essential Kitchen Tools

By Michael Ruhlman | Published: April 12, 2010

My Wusthof Knives, virtually the only ones I use, all photos by Donna

I get asked a lot about cooking tools and while I could do anything I really needed with just five tools—my truly minimalist kitchen would have a chef’s knife, cutting board, large sauté pan, flat-edged wood spoon and a large Pyrex bowl—I’ve got lots of tools I like and a box of tools I never use down in the basement.  In a world where all kinds of companies pitch all kinds of products, I’d like to talk about the actual tools I use and love. First things first: Knives.  You don’t need a big block of knives.  You need a big knife and a little knife.  Invest in good quality knives.  I use Wusthof, have been for 20 ...

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Demo On the Beach!
Chimichurri Shrimp in Naples

By Michael Ruhlman | Published: April 8, 2010

Post demo, serving citrus cured salmon on the beach in Naples, FL, photos by Donna

Yes, it was a vacation, but I'd offered to help out at benefits for University Hospitals (where I was born!) in Naples and Palm Beach by doing a short demo and getting on my soapbox about cooking for yourself in your house (or, in the case of Palm Beach, hiring somebody to do so; seriously, I honestly don't care WHO is cooking, only that someone is cooking in the house). I normally hate doing demos.  It takes real skill, it's a different form of cooking. But Derin Moore, a bonafide certified master chef (see Soul of a Chef!), executive chef at the Ritz Carlton hooked me up big time, had ...

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Ohio’s Snowville Creamery

By Michael Ruhlman | Published: April 8, 2010

Featured in the Washington Post. Look for their milk at Whole Foods and indy grocery stores.

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Server Issues Resolved

By Michael Ruhlman | Published: April 7, 2010

Due to the recent OpenSky press (NYTimes bits blog, techcrunch.com, USAToday), this site got a surge of traffic that forced my inhospitable host to shut it down last night. Can't tell you how frustrating that is.  We've gone ahead and moved it to a dedicated server so this should never be an issue again (permalink issues remain but will eventually work themselves out I trust).  Sorry for the inconvenience. And yes, these really are the two most important tools in my kitchen (thanks for the shot, Donna!).  A Kitchen Essentials post was in the works but this damned shut-down threw off my whole schedule. At any rate, hope you're cooking and eating well tonight!

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