Archive for April, 2009

Grilled Eggplant Baba Ghanoush

Great, what am I going to do with an $8 bottle of leftover tahini I thought as i was cleaning the kitchen after making some hummus dip. Well, i finally got around to making some baba Ghanoush with it. I used Alton Brown’s recipe from the Good Eats television show. It turned out decent, but [...]

April 28, 2009   Posted in: Cooking Techniques  No Comments

Mango Salsa Recipe

Ingredients 1 mango, peeled and diced 1/2 cup peeled, diced cucumber 1/2 finely minced serrano pepper 1/3 cup diced red onion Juice of 1 lime 1/3 cup roughly chopped cilantro leaves Salt and pepper Directions The serrano pepper has a great bite to it, but it can get overwhelming. Remove the ribs and seeds to [...]

April 22, 2009   Posted in: Cooking Techniques  No Comments

Gorgonzola and Caramelized Onion Risotto Recipe

Ingredients 4 tablespoons olive oil 2 medium sweet onions, chopped 1.5 cup Arborio rice 6 oz white wine or dry vermouth 4 cups chicken or vegetable stock 4 tablespoons butter, divided in two parts 4 oz gorgonzola cheese crumbles Parmesan cheese flat leaf parsley or chives for garnish Directions Heat a large heavy bottom saute [...]

April 22, 2009   Posted in: Cooking Techniques  No Comments

Tips for Cooking in a Small Kitchen

How do you know you have discovered something that is fundamental to an activity such as cooking? I believe that fundamentals are those things you know you should do and when don’t do them you end up kicking yourself later because you knew better, and conversely you never regret doing them. Fundamentals are habits that [...]

April 19, 2009   Posted in: Cooking Techniques  No Comments

Perfect Summer Steak Sandwich Recipe

This steak sandwich is basically ripped off from Jamie Oliver’s Naked Chef. He didn’t have a recipe on the foodnetwork.com website so here is my version. This is a really tasty steak sandwich which is super easy, but has big returns on very little effort and money. If you cook it on the grill, there [...]

April 16, 2009   Posted in: Cooking Techniques  No Comments