Festive Chicken Fried Rice
Filed Under meat, poultry, rice, entrées | Posted on October 30, 2006
What do you do when your pantry is nearing critical shortages and you only have a little bit of chicken in the fridge? Cook up a quick, filling, and EXTREMELY tasty fried rice! The mushrooms, chicken, and rice can all be prepared the night before or in advance to speed things along. It goes together […]
Oil Down
Filed Under sides, thoughts | Posted on October 24, 2006
Oil Down, is a colloquial Caribbean name for any dish of vegetables cooked in coconut milk until all the milk is absorbed and the ingredients have turned into a creamy mush (or have ‘oiled down’). The two most popular oil downs are breadfruit oil down and cassava oil down. Oil down is really something to […]
A Taste of Culture: Japanese Culinary Arts Programs
Filed Under reviews | Posted on October 24, 2006
Hungry to learn more about Japan?
A TASTE OF CULTURE culinary arts program combines spicy tidbits of food lore with practical tips and skill-building lessons on how to prepare Japanese food. Programs offer a unique opportunity for foreign residents and visitors from overseas to explore and enjoy Japan’s culture through its food.
Instruction is in English.
Tasting sessions, […]
The Bon Appetit Cookbook: More than 1,200 of the Magazine’s All-time, Best-loved Recipes
Filed Under articles, reviews, cookbooks | Posted on October 22, 2006
The Bon Appetit Cookbook: More than 1,200 of the Magazine’s All-time, Best-loved Recipes
The Boston Globe says:
“There’s a new addition to the category of doorstop cookbooks — which includes the venerable “Joy of Cooking and the timeless The Gourmet Cookbook. Bon Appetit bills itself as “America’s favorite food and entertaining magazine ” and is celebrating […]
No Veal on hand? Use Chicken!
Filed Under meat, poultry, techniques, articles | Posted on October 21, 2006
Chicken is a meat that can be substituted easily for veal in dishes calling for this “baby” meat.
You will be surprised how you won’t really tell the difference in your recipes and the substitute will also save on you pocketbook.
Source: Chicken replaces veal in piccata dish, The Valley Independent







