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Salted Caramel

By Michael Ruhlman | Published: June 29, 2011

Salt on Caramel = Heaven/Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman

Been so busy recently have scarcely had time to post.  Just got back from taking James to camp :(  My chief videographer and dessert innovator. I was in Boston talking salt on Simply Ming.  I was in NYC working on confections with Bouchon Bakery head chef Sebastien Rouxel and putting together a pitch for a chef drama with some friends.  I came home to find a great new ice cream book from Ohio's own Jeni Britton Bauer!  Salt, sweets, ice cream, and an unused photo donna shot for the new book due out in fall: salted-caramel! Of course.  Caramel is one of those awesome no brainer dessert sauces that more people ought to do at home.  Takes 10 minutes tops, uses inexpensive ingredients, and ...

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How To Make the Best Burgers

By Michael Ruhlman | Published: June 24, 2011

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Grinding beef for hamburgers/Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman

I published this post almost two years ago, at the end of summer—but a chance email today thanking me for the technique dropped into my email box today and I thought let's put it up again at the start of grilling season. I'm not always real quick on the uptake, but I eventually get around to the right way, and the right way for perfect (and safe) burgers is to grind your own meat and make sure to include the right amount of fat (I don't believe that the cut is that critical). (For safe, raw ground beef, see this recent post on steak tartare.)       Yes, I still buy ground beef occasionally but when ...

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What makes a great cooking app?

By Michael Ruhlman | Published: May 26, 2011

We've just released the Bread Baking App for iPhone/Pod/Touch

In the headlong rush to turn everything into an app, we have created amazing apps (shazam is truly amazing) and ridiculous apps (won't name names). The publishers of cookbooks and chefs are among them.  Some publishers (S&S, my last publisher) are not entering the market; smaller more agile ones are (Chronicle, by chance publishing my next book). But what makes a valuable app? Since teaming up with Will Turnage, VP of technology and invention for the digital media firm R/GA, I’ve been creating apps for the iPad and smartphones and so have been thinking about how to proceed.  They take a lot of time and work and so far, return on investment is spotty (except in the games department). My goal is to create only ...

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Homemade Pasta

By Michael Ruhlman | Published: May 17, 2011

Mixing pasta dough/Photos by Donna Turner Ruhlman

How-to-make-pasta instructions almost always include putting flour on your counter or board, forming a well and cracking your eggs into the well.  I almost always wind up with egg white on my shoe when I do this.  It only dawned on me while working on the pasta dough ratio for Ratio that this well method was completely unnecessary and that I would never have to wipe egg white off my shoe again.  The dough is thoroughly mixed and kneaded till smooth so how you incorporate the eggs isn't critical. I imagine the original reason for the well method was that it saved on cleaning a bowl, but I would rather clean a bowl than my shoe and floor.  The well method ...

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Citrus

By Michael Ruhlman | Published: April 1, 2011

Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman Long enamored of black and white, my wife and collaborator has been working on a series of food shots featuring not food so much as the color of food. If you like her work, let her know, spread this link on facebook or twitter, or have a look at her gallery at ruhlmanphotography.com. This last one reflects where we've been. Florida at the height of citrus season.  Great weather for the first time in a decade, excellent lunch at Cafe Morada, jaw achingly chewy conch fritters at Alabama Jack's, an excellent meal at a new place on Palm Beach (my mom's a real estate agent at Sotheby's there) at Buccan, and delicious and genuine daiquiris at Nick and Johnny's watching Duke's final win (sigh). Back home and will resume posting Monday (thinking stock more ...

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Orange

By Michael Ruhlman | Published: March 30, 2011

Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman Long enamored of black and white, my wife and collaborator has been working on a series of food shots featuring not food so much as the color of food. If you like her work, let her know or have a look at her gallery at ruhlmanphotography.com. Update: In response to a comment below, Donna says she can make available reasonably priced 11x14 prints of this photo or any of her shots on her site. Email her there or send me an email via the above contact tab, and one of us will get back to you next week. I'm on vacation from now until Monday, April 4.  Until then, check back in here every other weekday for another of Donna's photos. As ever, I'm grateful to all who come to this site, especially those who ...

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Purple

By Michael Ruhlman | Published: March 28, 2011

Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman Long enamored of black and white, my wife and collaborator has been working on a series of food shots featuring not food so much as the color of food. If you like her work, let her know, spread this link on facebook or twitter, or have a look at her gallery at ruhlmanphotography.com. I'm on vacation from now until Monday, April 4, when I'll be back with a new post.  Until then, check back in here every other weekday for another of Donna's photos! As ever, I'm grateful to all who come to this site, especially those who comment and keep the conversation lively! Thank you! Want more food writing? Have a look at some of my books:
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Blue

By Michael Ruhlman | Published: March 25, 2011

Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman Long enamored of black and white, my wife and collaborator has been working on a series of food shots featuring not food so much as the color of food. If you like her work, let her know or have a look at her gallery at ruhlmanphotography.com. Update: In response to a comment below, Donna says she can make available reasonably priced 11x14 prints of this photo or any of her shots on her site. Email her there or send me an email via the above contact tab, and one of us will get back to you next week. I'm on vacation from now until Monday, April 4.  Until then, check back in here every other weekday for another of Donna's photos. As ever, I'm grateful to all who come to this site, especially those who ...

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Brown

By Michael Ruhlman | Published: March 23, 2011

Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman Long enamored of black and white, my wife and collaborator has been working on a series of food shots featuring not food so much as the color of food. If you like her work, let her know or have a look at her gallery at ruhlmanphotography.com. Update: In response to a comment below, Donna says she can make available reasonably priced 11x14 prints of this photo or any of her shots on her site. Email her there or send me an email via the above contact tab, and one of us will get back to you next week. I'm on vacation from now until Monday, April 4.  Until then, check back in here every other weekday for another of Donna's photos. As ever, I'm grateful to all who come to this site, especially those who comment ...

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Green

By Michael Ruhlman | Published: March 21, 2011

Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman Long enamored of black and white, my wife and collaborator has been working on a series of food shots featuring not food so much as the color of food. If you like her work, let her know or have a look at her gallery at ruhlmanphotography.com. I'm on vacation from now until Monday, April 4.  Until then, check back in here every other weekday for another of Donna's photos. As ever, I'm grateful to all who come to this site, especially those who comment and keep the conversation lively! Thank you! Want more food writing? Have a look at some of my books:
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