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Posted in Cooking on Nov 28th, 2011
I was at work on Saturday when I hear a voice from across the room “Hey Paul, do you want some ducks ?”. A rather strange question to hear at work, but of course I immediately said yes. Turns out the guy had gone out for a quick hunt before work. I headed on out [...]
Posted in Cooking on Nov 21st, 2011
Twice in the last week I have seen reference to Mushroom Ragu over Polenta. It sounded like a pretty good meat free option… Something which living in Austin, surrounded by smelly hippies is a handy thing to have in your back pocket. It’s also a remarkably simple recipe. The Ragu itself is just a few [...]
Posted in Cooking on Nov 20th, 2011
Read any Chef’s recipe for risotto and it involves standing over a hot pot ladling hot stock and stirring for what seems like an eternity. I’ve seen various recipes for no-stir risotto floating around the interwebs and always dismissed them. Who does some dude on the internet think he his trying to tell us that [...]
Moussaka is a greek dish that has many facsimiles throughout the Mediterranean region. At heart its very similar to a lasagne using Eggplant instead of pasta to separate the layers of sauce. Its a good hearty rustic dish filled with strong greek flavours that is fantastic on a gloomy day. It’s also really easy to [...]
Posted in Cooking on Aug 21st, 2011
I have been pondering the idea of making a chocolate bread for a while now. A bit of googling told me that it has in fact been done before. Reading through David’s recipe I could see it was at heart a faily simple sweet dough / brioche type deal. Knowing my way around a brioche [...]
Posted in Cooking on Aug 15th, 2011
Congee is a fantastic way to use up chicken bones from a Barbecued or Roasted chicken ( hell even a supermarket rotisserie chicken ). In essence its a savory rice porridge from Asia. This is a very simple to make one pot dish that makes for a great hearty meal with little more than scraps [...]
Posted in Cooking on Aug 14th, 2011
With friends coming over for dinner and a moderate weather forecast for today it was an obvious choice to do some barbecue. Due to the extreme summer ( 60 days of 100f/38c or higher ) its hard to get motivated to go stand out in the sun. Usually I spend a lot of time thinking [...]
Posted in Cooking on Aug 8th, 2011
This week marked the start of Hatch Green Chile season here in Austin. Hatch chiles are not actually a specific variety of chilli but a source of origin ( Hatch, New Mexico ), that being said the most common hatch chilli that makes its way to Austin is is a green chile that looks a [...]
Posted in Cooking on Jun 14th, 2011
Just a few short weeks ago my attention was drawn to a sandwich known as the Shooter’s Sandwich. It’s a very old British recipe from the Edwardian era designed to be carried by the gentleman hunter to have a good wholesome portable meal while hunting. In fact it’s almost a portable Beef Wellington. The sandwich [...]
Posted in Cooking on Jun 12th, 2011
Chicken Stock is incredibly easy to make and is a necessity in almost all kitchens. Once you start making your own chicken stock, you quickly discover the inadequacies of store bought stocks, especially the ones that come in cube form. Store bought stock is almost always too salty, insipid and lacking body. Home made chicken [...]
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