He's on TV? That's my cousin. Wacky.
Sonoma chef guy? That's hilarious.
I'm a vision of hotliness, and how weird is that? Mystical comas. You know, if you can stand the horror of a higher power hijacking your mind and body so that it can give birth to itself, I really recommend 'em.
Cordelia ,'You're Welcome'
The Crying of Natter 49
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Jan 05, 2007 10:14:20 am PST #444 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Nora Deirdre - Jan 05, 2007 10:14:28 am PST #445 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
He's on TV? That's my cousin. Wacky.
Napa living dude? Yeah, he's on the Food Network and Fine Living channel... I guess he has trademarked "NapaStyle." Or some such thing.
shrift - Jan 05, 2007 10:14:33 am PST #446 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Note to self: if you ever host a dinner party, only do it for those friends who don't know how to cook.
DavidS - Jan 05, 2007 10:14:47 am PST #447 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Jess, I definitely use dried herbs but they aren't nearly as vivid as fresh ones, and that's the same way I feel about garlic vs. garlic powder. Even in stews, fresh garlic makes a big difference, particularly in the scent.
I'm a big proponent of learning how to use a real chef's knife properly. It kills me watching JZ cutting up garlic with a little paring knife. You need the lever action of a big knife. You can chop, you can slice, you can smash, you can scoop - all in one exciting knife.
beth b - Jan 05, 2007 10:16:11 am PST #448 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Does anyone else here watch Michael Chiarello
sometimes. he is a little "we will have this experience" for me. But I watch him, just not regularly. I don't think I've noticed the chopper.
he is on the food network -t.
bon bon - Jan 05, 2007 10:17:26 am PST #449 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
The trick is not to get the oil too hot. If you're searing something, put the garlic in the pan before you turn the heat on and keep it low for a while.
This is a good tip! I too have problems burning the garlic too.
If you are doing onions for your red sauce - sautee them and then add the garlic.
But this is what I do. If I'm making onions I just use the same food processor to chop the garlic.
Glad we're having the cooking discussion, b/c I need help! I bought a cast-iron pot to make bread lo those many weeks ago and after finishing the bread had no idea what to do with the pot. Aren't I supposed to season it or something instead of cleaning it?
-t - Jan 05, 2007 10:18:02 am PST #450 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Huh, I will have to keep an eye out for this NapaStyle thing.
Damn it, Grandma, why'd you have to go and feud with that branch of the family? I could be getting free meals or cookbooks or something.
I've tried the smashing garlic with a knife thing, and I just can't do it. Pretty much anything that involves using the flat of a blade is beyond me.
Dana - Jan 05, 2007 10:18:56 am PST #451 of 10001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Make sure it's a big enough blade. Then whack the shit out of it.
Sean K - Jan 05, 2007 10:19:51 am PST #452 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I'm a big fan of whacking garlic to peel it. Very therapeutic.
With nice new knives, I think I'm willing to be a little more lenient on this matter, though I'm more interested in Hec's final-mash technique.
Note to self: if you ever host a dinner party, only do it for those friends who don't know how to cook.
No no no, shrift. You bribe a friend who knows how to cook into helping you with the dinner party, then either remain nicely mum on the subject of who actually cooked, or deflect compliments to you by pointing out your enduring wisdom in choosing the right person to actually cook.
Nora Deirdre - Jan 05, 2007 10:21:29 am PST #453 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Pretty much anything that involves using the flat of a blade is beyond me.
1. Place clove on cutting board.
2. place knife above clove, resting on it, holding knife by handle with your regular cutting hand (with sharp end pointing away from you).
3. Make fist with other hand (or use the palm of your hand) and SMACK THAT BLADE.
Alternatively:
Find heavy pot. Smash garlic with pot. Smash, garlic, smash. Good garlic. Yum!