Archive for the ‘Spices and Seasonings’ Category
Monday, June 22nd, 2009
If I haven't mentioned achar before in another post, I'll take this opportunity to proclaim Achar Pachranga from Pachranga Foods as one of the best spicy oil pickles on the market. I'm especially fond of the lotus root and Indian gooseberries in their signature blend. You can put the stuff ...
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
I'm sketching out a plate presentation that will include these as an element. They are Cremini mushrooms poached in espresso with cracked Malabar peppercorns. I can actually see these working nicely in a number of plating scenarios for which deep earth flavors are called. Let me tell you something: Mushroom, ...
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Friday, November 2nd, 2007
Coffee me, please. I'm probably more stimulated by the flavor, body and aroma of coffee than by the caffeine. It's a grounding beverage, a conduit of profound elemental energies. You can not have coffee without earth, fire, water or mountain air, after all. It is a drink of pondering, a ...
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Saturday, March 31st, 2007
Every year I get a pound of pistachios for Christmas from my grandmother. I'm not one of those people who has time to sit around shelling and eating nuts like a fat squirrel, so it usually takes me a while to go through them. Here it is, the end ...
Posted in Fish and Seafood, Nuts, Spices and Seasonings, Vegetables, Wine | 3 Comments »
Monday, September 18th, 2006
My Uncle Jim's preferred method of smoking ribs involves the application of a dry rub to the meat approximately 24 hours prior to cooking. Some of you know quite well what a rub is, and some of you do not. A rub is, quite simply, a dry or wet mixture ...
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