Prez Dinner

Dude! That IS a good idea!

I am not the biggest fan of Crock-Pot cooking.  It gives me the he-be-ge-bees thinking of all of that pale toned overcooked gunk most people make.  I am sorry if I am stepping on toes here but throwing a piece of meat in the crock covering it with vegetables and water and calling it stew in 12 hours is not food.  There are exceptions to the rule though, the folks at Americas Test Kitchen know how to get it done.  I can say that their slow cooker Beef Burgundy is exceptionally tasty.

Here is another great idea.  Now I am going to step on another toe and tell you that these are NOT baked potatoes.  These are STEAMED potatoes.  But it does count as a kick ass idea.  My hat is off to you Skiptomylou!

See original story here: Skiptomylou


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Enjoy!

Yes, Water for Chocolate

So I have taken some time off and have not posted in a while but here we go!  For Valentines Day I have this for you:  It seems that  another Rule that shall never be broken has yes, you guessed it...been broken.  We have always been told "DO NOT MIX WATER AND CHOCOLATE"!  Now leave it to some crazy French Chemist to do just that and would you believe it!  Something magical happened:

Here is the link to the whole article on Food52.

But here is the video:



Enjoy!

Presidents Dinner

Asparagus Bisque

Hazelnut crusted halibut with herbed burre blanc mashed potatoes with caramelized onions and green beans in brown butter.

By request, Dawn's incredible Hazelnut cheesecake.

Ruhlman's Bread App

I am a big fan of Michael Ruhlman so I had no problem forking over some cash for his bread app. Here is my first shot at making some sandwich bread, Ruhlman style.

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Make or Buy? Tomato Ketchup

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I have made my own ketchup. It's not hard and you might like the outcome. No, it wont be identical to your favorite bottle but that's the point!

COST BREAKDOWN

• Heinz Tomato Ketchup (40 oz bottle)
TOTAL: $2.50
PER SERVING (1 Tablespoon): $0.02

• Homemade Ketchup
1 28-oz. can tomato puree: $1.95
1 medium yellow onion: $1.30
1 clove garlic: $0.06
1⁄2 fresh jalapeño: $0.15
2 tbsp. dark brown sugar: $0.10
1⁄2 cup cider vinegar: $0.30
Pinch cayenne: $0.05
Pinch celery salt: $0.05
Pinch dry mustard: $0.05
Pinch ground allspice: $0.05
Pinch ground cloves: $0.05
Pinch ground ginger: $0.05
Pinch ground cinnamon: $0.05
Salt and freshly ground black pepper: $0.00
Spices are roughly calculated

TOTAL (3 cups): $4.21
PER SERVING (1 Tablespoon): $0.09