. sous vide . fermentation . dry curing .
Arepas are extremely popular in Venezuela, they tend to replace bread at the table, like say what mexican tortillas would be, eaten any time of the day, stuffed with pretty much anything you can think of, as main a dish or side. Different countries call it different names. More commonly know in the US by […]
I’m still out on vacation but today is my day off… from exploring my surroundings that is, I don’t want to get in the car again today, yesterday I spent most of the day driving (12 hours) and as beautiful as it was and as great as my rental car is, I need one day […]
Ok, it’s been probably 2 weeks without posting a thing… actually what I’m posting tonight I made a few days ago but never had the chance to document it, luckily it got better spending some fridge time which tends to happen with rich complex flavors. Work has been taking up all of my time and […]
I don’t know much about making desserts, I really gotta work on that, the thing is, I’m not crazy about sugar either, not a huge fan of chocolate unless it is nicely sweetened, I do love ice creams, sorbets, sherbets, and custards, and most definitely flan which is basically a custard. Making it is pretty […]
Duck fat… I had this plan all worked out when I woke up today, I was going to make duck breasts, paired with some sort of wine reduction… by the time I was finished with groceries I had picked up all kinds of things, but no duck, I couldn’t find any, I did find great […]
I haven’t returned to my blog all week, actually, haven’t cooked anything this past week, having been stuck at work finishing a project, some long hours including weekends for a while. This particular week has been incredibly exhausting, stressful and full of anxiety, but there is a tiny little light at the end of the […]
As cool as making beef jerky in the microwave might sound…. it really wasn’t for me. It would be great to have a way to eliminate moisture inside of it when drying things in it (here’s an idea, wouldn’t it be great to have a microwave that could remove that evaporated water?)… anyways, The constant opening […]
I’m definitely not a salad person, eating them at restaurants has exposed me to 3 things which don’t help my aversion, you can get them smothered in cheese (usually parmesan, gorgonzola or feta), smothered in weird and bland or extremely rich dressings, or perhaps get neither, the most boring pile of green anyone has seen. […]
Ok, I’m throwing away all the techie stuff (tonight…), just a pot, a knife and a cutting board. I love making Ragù, and I’ve been wanting to post about it for a while. So get the best ingredients you can, and remember that the most important thing to keep in mind is flavor development! but […]
Extremely straight forward wet cured pork recipe. I used a beautiful pork loin I found at the market, and I had frozen marjoram that’s been patiently waiting in my freezer to find a friend. So here is a quick guide for curing 1 pound of pork loin. Or check out a much more in detail […]