I’ve been playing around with the idea of posting short, random kitchen tips and techniques, and this “how to slice a ripe peach” is a little experiment along those lines. Inspired by a classic sushi cut, this two-part slice is great for precise cuts on soft juicy fruit. Just make sure your blade is sharp, and try not to shave off your fingertips. Enjoy!
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I rarely post videos from other online culinarians, but once in a while I see something so brilliant, so perfectly done, I feel I have to share it with the rest of you. This Valentines Day video is from “Cookin’ with Dave,” starring Dave, who according to his apron is the “World’s Greatest Chef.”
I highly recommend watching the entire 13 minute clip several times to make sure you didn’t miss anything, but in case you just can’t find the time, forward to about the 7 minute mark. That’s when his date arrives and the magic truly begins.
Dave not only shows you how to make a gourmet steak dinner for two, he also gives lots of great pointers on making your Valentine feel very special. This is a 13-minute Tour de Force that is sure to inspire. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: If this is your first visit to Food Wishes, please know that this is meant as satire, and we really aren’t a bunch of jerks. I’m sure Dave is a great guy – and many, many men will use this video to help close the deal.
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Whether you’re celebrating for religious reasons, or you’re just in it for the candy (the real miracle is how much they charge for a hollow chocolate rabbit these days!), I want to wish you all a happy Easter. Today it’s okay to keep all your eggs in one basket.
If you’re a regular reader, you probably know about my goal to keep this blog virtually religion and politics free, but that doesn’t mean I can’t remind you to take a moment to think about all the miracles that happen all around us on a daily basis.
The latest example is pictured here, my new niece Malia Grace Manfredi. Congratulations Kenny and Josette! Now that’s an Easter basket.
Enjoy the rest of your Sunday, and stay tuned for some great video recipes this week, including Rocket Beans, Maple-Brined Pork Roast, and Lamb Meatballs. Enjoy!
Photo (c) Flickr user tristanf
Mix together and leave in a warm spot (about 70-75 degrees F.) for 24 hours, or until thick. Refrigerate for 24 hours before using. Should last a week or two.
I knew it was only a matter a time before I’d set a video recipe to the Chicken Dance. This spring and summer, millions of inebriated people will be joyously flapping their elbows, and bobbing their heads, to this tune at weddings all over the county. I have no problem with them, they’re drunk, what do you expect? It’s the sober ones that go out there to “get their Mick Jagger on,” I wonder about. They really should know better! That’s right, I’m talking to you Tom and Katie (see photo below).
Anyway, this video is a recipe for the game hen (aka Spring Chicken) I posted a picture of a few weeks ago. It was so delicious and beautiful I promised to film it the next time I made it, and I did. The key ingredient here is the erotic, exotic blood orange. They’re Spanish in origin I believe, and add a wonderful sweet/tart flavor that’s just perfect with the spicy chili sauce and aromatic rosemary.
I know what you’re thinking, “this jerk just used another ingredient I can’t buy where I live!” “So much for that $1,000 donation I was just about to send him…now I’m sending it to Ralph Nader instead.” Hey, I don’t blame you. I’m sure it’s frustrating trying to find some of the stuff I use. Sometimes I even make up fake ingredients to mess with you. But, when it comes to the blood orange, there is a solution.
Some dude named Jeff, suggested in a comment on the Game Recognize Game Hen post, that blood orange juice could be simulated with regular orange and a splash of pomegranate juice. Brilliant! In fact, it may be even better. Give this a try, and enjoy!
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Ingredients:
2 game hens
2 tbsp olive oil
1 blood orange
1 tbsp Asian garlic chili sauce (hot)
1 tsp minced fresh rosemary
6 sprigs rosemary leaves
salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
I love the name of this recipe. Isn’t it great?
One large Sara Lee Pound Cake
One large cook and serve chocolate pudding
One large Cool Whip or whipped cream
Six Heath Candy Bars
Break the pound cake up into small pieces and place in the bottom of a lasagna size dish. Prepare chocolate pudding and pour all over the pound cake. Chill until set.
“Frost” with Cool Whip and cover the entire cake/pudding mixture. Pound the Heath bars until they are broken up into pieces….sprinkle over the Cool Whip. Refrigerate….and serve cold. Mmmmm
1 cup orange juice
1 cup Raspberry Yogurt (or you can substitute frozen Raspberries)
1 cup Vanilla Yogurt (or Custard Yogurt)
1 very ripe banana
Blend well in a blender
I’m making sourdough bread, and I thought that some of you would like to follow along in real time. So, I will be doing a multiple-day, multiple-post sourdough bread recipe. I’m in the process of filming a sourdough video recipe for About, which will be covered in one 3 minute clip, but for you food wishers (that’s what I call you behind your backs), I thought a clip-by-clip presentation would be more fun and informative.
Here is day one’s step; starting the “starter.” As you’ll see, it is very basic, and requires only bread flour and water. The magic of sourdough is this “starter,” with is basically a living, fermented batter that is made possible from the reaction between wild yeast in the air and Lactobacillus bacteria. These two live in symbiotic bliss and prevent any other microorganisms from growing in the starter. Good luck and stay tuned for the next video. Enjoy!
Tip: Use an unbleached bread flour for best results
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Some headlines just write themselves. So, there I was, wracking my brain trying to figure out the perfect gift for my Sushi-loving friend (you know… the one that’s always forgetting things in the oven), and then I saw it; a Sushi (Nigiri to be completely accurate) kitchen timer! How serendipitous!
Okay, I’m sure this sounds like a fish tale, and it is. Well, at least the part about looking for a gift for a Sushi-loving friend. I ran across this very ironic gadget (raw fish on a timer for cooking things?) in the same shop I found the Mario Batali toy, WinkSF. I figured I would post this is case you actually do have to find a gift for a Sushi-loving friend (you know…the one that’s always forgetting things in the oven).
