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Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Las Vegas,' Ep. 12
Wow, that was hard to watch (at least until the right person got the boot). The next two weeks will be brutal.
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Farro Risotto with Butternut Squash, Ham, Sage, and Toasted Walnuts. It sounds like Autunm in one dish.
Reheating pasta for a work cooking contest
I'm always making too much pasta and reheating the leftovers at work in the microwave for lunch. Just al dente is a must for reheating. Make sure you store the cooked pasta fairly dry and add a little water to the sauce to refresh it. You will have to reseason it.
I'm not sure fresh pasta would work and I definitely would not make ravioli, unless you cooked it fresh with boiling water from the microwave in one of those pasta steamers you see on late night. Also bring fresh cheese--if using cheese. I also reheat homemade chili all time.
Since the contest is next week, why not make some practice runs to see what works?
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bacon/brussel sprouts
Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Las Vegas,' Ep. 12
Wow, that was hard to watch (at least until the right person got the boot). The next two weeks will be brutal.
Win a Free Organic D'Artagnan Turkey
Farro Risotto with Butternut Squash, Ham, Sage, and Toasted Walnuts. It sounds like Autunm in one dish.
Reheating pasta for a work cooking contest
I'm always making too much pasta and reheating the leftovers at work in the microwave for lunch. Just al dente is a must for reheating. Make sure you store the cooked pasta fairly dry and add a little water to the sauce to refresh it. You will have to reseason it.
I'm not sure fresh pasta would work and I definitely would not make ravioli, unless you cooked it fresh with boiling water from the microwave in one of those pasta steamers you see on late night. Also bring fresh cheese--if using cheese. I also reheat homemade chili all time.
Since the contest is next week, why not make some practice runs to see what works?
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Chile con carne with lots of chedder chees.
Cook the Book: The Southern Italian Table
Any soup or pasta I can make using leftover or foraged ingrediants.
Cook the Book: 'Zingerman's Guide to Better Bacon'
Because I reminds me of summer vacation mornings when I was a kid at my grandfather's lodge in Vermont. With pancakes and real vermont maple syurp.
Mario Batali's Jarred Pasta Sauces
Mario's basic tomato sauce only takes 5 mins to prep and 20 mins to cook. I make a big batch every few weeks, freeze most of it in serving portions and take some out whenever I need marinara sauce. Maybe buying it from a jar will inspire people to make their own.
Cook the Book: '100 Best Vegetarian Recipes'
Potato curry with tomatos
Why I Hate 'Hell's Kitchen'
I like it. I watch it. It's not a cooking show. Recipes... anyone!!! Without making it more than it is, it's a show about what ordinary people think passes as character on TV. We see the proud, fall, the humble, survive, the talented, excell, etc, etc.
Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Masters' Ep. 7: Let the Competition Begin
'Ubear without a doubt.
Cook the Book: '660 Curries' by Raghavan Iyer
I only barely remember it. Friends took me to an indian restaraunt on the upper west side during a break in college. Then I started to cook it for myself.
Dinner Tonight: Pasta with Corn, Tomato, and Asparagus
I like a similar dish: Scott Conant's Pasta with Spicy Corn and Asparagus.
Let's talk knives
MAC knives. Best value. I have a 8.5" hollow professional chefs knife, 8.5" hollow santoku, and 3.5" paring knife. I've had a "yan can cook" dexter russell chinese cleaver for over 20 years. Recently I've add a Forschner 6" boning knife, a Sanelli 8.75" fillet and the mother of all knives, a Sanelli 113628 Premana Professional 11 Inch Half Heavy Knife--otherwise known as the "X-17" (that's what Alton Brown called it) knife Mario Batali uses on Iron Chef --for serious bone hacking.
Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'
Spagetti with pesto trapanese
Cook the Book: 'The Barcelona Cookbook'
Hands down. The 20 or so I had a Jose Andres Bazaar in LA.
Cook the Book: 'Bobby Flay's Burgers, Fries & Shakes'
My first introduction to serious burgerage was in college. I don't remember the name of the diner in my quaint small New England collegetown. But I do the remember the name of the burger "Bacon Cheese Truck Burger." It had bacon, cheese and a fried egg on top. It was very juicy and "cured" hangovers.
Cook the Book: 'L.A.'s Original Farmers Market Cookbook'
I go to Wednesday Farmer's Market in Santa Monica. The shellfish vendor is good. I always buy baby artichokes and zucchini flowers from the artichoke vendor. The mushroom guys are almost alway out when I get there, but I do like their oregon tuffles and dried morels. And the fresh fig stand and the stand with 7 or 8 types of hot pepers
Cook the Book: 'Bottega Favorita' by Frank Stitt
Bigoli with onions, green peas and chicken livers
Cook the Book: 'The Asian Grill'
Opening the lid on the grill to a fire ball, twice in 5 minutes.
Cook the Book: 'Urban Italian'
Orecchiette With Broccoli Rabe and Sausage with some tomato paste and mushrooms.
What time do you eat dinner?
Not a morning person. Get to office job between 10-11. Home around 7:00. Three-quarters drink a bottle of wine. Watch food shows. Cook dinner between 10 and 12. Finish bottle of wine or two. In bed around 1. I'd be happier in Europe.
Cook the Book: 'On the Line'
Dusted with flour and spices and pan fried in butter and lemon
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Congrats to our winner vercingetorix, and thanks to everyone who entered! The winner has been notified and the Contest Winners page has been updated.
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Still a fan of sautéed brussels sprouts with bacon.
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pumpkin cheesecake
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cranberry sauceee
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pumpkin cheesecake!!
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caramel ceam pie
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I can't wait until Thanksgiving to try out Provencal Turkey Roast with Riesling! I am sure the recipe will delight.
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Planned out my Thanksgiving menu today and Perfect Mashed Potatoes are goin' on it.
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chocolate passion fruit bread pudding!
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brussels sprouts with bacon
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Sweet Potato Tarte Tatin
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So many of them sound great, but I'd most like to try the Pumpkin Pie Brulee.
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Lidia Bastianich's Apple Strudel!!
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Perfect mashed potatoes!
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I thought this was done with, but I haven't tried the Cranberry Sauce with Champagne and Currants yet.
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champagno-cranberro-curranto sauce. yum.
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pumpkin cheesecake
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Cornbread, sausage, and apple stuffing.
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Pumpkin Brioche Bread Pudding- yummmmmm
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feeling a little naughty today so i'm gonna switch it up..pumpkin pie brulee
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Have to be the perfect mashed potatoes. Olive oil and garlic? Is there a better combination?
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butternut apple cranberry bake
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CHIPOTLE MEATBALLS
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Potato Leek Au Gratin
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brussel sprouts & bacon
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