Archive for November, 2009

Holiday Cookie Recipe: Black Forest Chocolate Cookies

You know it must be the Holiday Season when I publish a recipe. Hell hasn’t frozen over, it’s Christmas!! I spent the better part of Saturday making the cookie care package that I send out to loved ones across the country. Some of the recipes were old favorites

Holiday Cookie Recipe: Black Forest Chocolate Cookies

You know it must be the Holiday Season when I publish a recipe. Hell hasn’t frozen over, it’s Christmas!! I spent the better part of Saturday making the cookie care package that I send out to loved ones across the country. Some of the recipes were old favorites.

Beer Reviews: Duvel

I realize now that most of my reviews are essentially pleas to those of you mired in the swamps of the MillerCoors and InBev/Anheuser-Busch to TRY SOMETHING ELSE.

3 easy appetizers

Short on time? Here are some quick nibbles to serve guests this holiday season You want to invite friends in this season for sips and nibbles but can’t shoehorn cooking into your schedule.

3 easy appetizers

Short on time? Here are some quick nibbles to serve guests this holiday season You want to invite friends in this season for sips and nibbles but can’t shoehorn cooking into your schedule.

Dim Sum: Yeung Qi Dze (Shrimp Stuffed Eggplant)

Jade Dragon – Seattle, WA – 11/21/2009 Name : Yeung Qi Dze Primary Ingredient(s) : Shrimp Paste (or Fish Paste), Eggplant Type of Dish : Stuffed Vegetable Method of Preparation : Pan Fried Being a novice to dim sum allows me a certain latitude in understanding the hows and whys of certain dishes.

Finding a recipe for guerrilla cookies

Cult status sums up the sentiment over this homely meal-in-a-cookie, called the “guerrilla cookie,” requested by reader Nancy Pinchar of Evanston.

What is it about Lambics?

You there…you. The one who doesn’t like beer

Turkey tricks: What the pros know can help you

Simple ways to make your holiday saner and more memorable Holidays can be a hassle for everyone, even the pros. The difference is the pros all have worked out little tricks — what the French call trucs — to make feasts like Thanksgiving a little saner

Dim Sum: Char Siu Bau (BBQ Pork Bun)

Purple Dot Cafe – Seattle, WA – 11/14/2009 Name: Char Siu Bau Primary Ingredient(s): BBQ Pork Type of Dish: Bun Method of Preparation: Baked or Steamed In the world of Dim Sum, it is the Pork Bun that is the “ol’ standby” for me. This is the solid ground which allows me to “advance to” and “retreat from” the more exotic fare. There is a reason for this, which I will get to in a moment