Salt/Season to Taste
Salt to taste. Nearly every recipe has these great words. I use them often, myself. If you’re wondering what it means, read on. Everyone’s concept of salty is different. Thank you for reading this very short article. I have other great tips, ideas, help & suggestions in this group of short articles. Just kidding. Salting something is by preference, unless it’s specific “1/4 … Continue reading Salt/Season to Taste
Pressure Cooker Pea Soup
Boy, it’s as thick as fog in here! Pea soup, I love pea soup. I like it rather simple too. This is about as complicated as pea soup should be, that is, using the onions outer skin & the skin peelings from the carrots. After trimming the ham off the bone, you have a great bone. Shanks have the best bones for cooking. Now, you … Continue reading Pressure Cooker Pea Soup
Hot Chips
Here is a neat little trick you can do that won’t max out all of your calories. I do this at the restaurant from time to time. I got the idea a long time ago, but actually tried it (more recently) when I was working in one of those over priced cheap animal park dives that don’t believe in a/c for the diners or crew. … Continue reading Hot Chips
Molding your food
You eat with your eyes. It’s a known fact. Look at all of those lovely commercials & those wonderful (fake) pictures in the ads. You may even come across a food blog or two, that has some great pictures, to entice you. Suffice to say, you don’t just want it plopped on a plate, well not all of the time. The same goes for the … Continue reading Molding your food
Stacked Breakfast Sandwich
Stacking your food isn’t new. Nor is stacking it on or in bread. This method can be handy, & quite helpful really. It’s pretty tasty as well. If you don’t mind your food touching. Like many recipes, you can make a bunch of these ahead of time, wrap them up & stick them in the freezer till you’re ready for them. Quite often, I’ll make … Continue reading Stacked Breakfast Sandwich
Pureed Chicken Wings
CM Wangs MR Chickens? In my continued challenge of making pureed foods for a dear friend who has Dysphagia (trouble swallowing whole foods). I am putting up some pureed wings. Well, actually the recipe, he already ate the “wings”. He was saying the other day that he misses chicken wings, something he & I had enjoyed numerous times. So, being the ultra cool, bad azz … Continue reading Pureed Chicken Wings
Let me clarify-your butter
Clarifying butter can be a challenge. It’s time consuming if nothing else. Clarified butter is melted butter that is clear, & void of any little particles, of anything. All of the curds & such that are in butter, to make it butter. It’s pretty much the French way of saying I can do something more cool than anyone else, & it is, it takes so … Continue reading Let me clarify-your butter
