RECIPE 15: Banoffee Pie

RECIPE 15: Banoffee Pie

                        -= Exported from BigOven =-                              Banoffee Pie This pie, an easy take on toffee with bananas (hence the name), made its debut at The Hungry Monk, a pub in England, in 1972. Toffee can be chilled up to 2 days (cover after…

Reading: Roasting in Hell's Kitchen

Reading: Roasting in Hell's Kitchen

I found ROASTING IN HELL’S KITCHEN: TEMPER TANTRUMS, F WORDS, AND THE PURSUIT OF PERFECTION while looking for HUMBLE PIE, also by Gordon Ramsay. I believe that the two books are very close if not identical, just named differently for different countries. Ramsay’s book seems like a…

HAPPY MOUTH — April 2007

HAPPY MOUTH — April 2007

This evening, the members of the Happy Mouth Supper Club met at Jay’s selection — the Brown Dog Cafe in Blue Ash (a suburb of Cincinnati). I’d previously worked at an event with Chef Shawn McCoy but had not had the chance to eat at the…

RECIPE 16: Asparagus and Mushroom Salad with Shaved Parmesan

RECIPE 16: Asparagus and Mushroom Salad with Shaved Parmesan

                      -= Exported from BigOven =-           Asparagus and Mushroom Salad with Shaved Parmesan Recipe By: From THE BEST OF GOURMET, 1996. Page 190. Serving Size: 8 Cuisine: Main Ingredient: Categories: Gourmet Magazine, Easy, Sauces, Salads -= Ingredients =- 1 pound Asparagus Medium To Thick…

RECIPE 17: Porcini Mushroom Tartlets

RECIPE 17: Porcini Mushroom Tartlets

                      -= Exported from BigOven =-                       Porcini Mushroom Tartlets Serve with frisee & herb salad. Recipe By: Serving Size: 4 Cuisine: Main Ingredient: Categories: Food & Wine Magazine, Appetizers -= Ingredients =- 1 cup Walnuts 10 ounces Puff Pastry Dough All-Butter ; Thawed &…

Reading: Letters to a Young Chef

Reading: Letters to a Young Chef

In Letters to a Young Chef, Daniel Boulud, cookbook author, chef, and owner of Daniel, Café Boulud, and DB Bistro Moderne in New York City, briefly covers what he believes are the most important building blocks to becoming a great chef. I bought this book…

RECIPE 18: Spaghetti Carbonara

RECIPE 18: Spaghetti Carbonara

                      -= Exported from BigOven =-                          Spaghetti Carbonara Recipe By: From “Garlic and Sapphires” by Ruth Reichel Serving Size: 3 Cuisine: Italian Main Ingredient: Pasta Categories: Easy, Pasta, Main Dish -= Ingredients =- 3/4 pound Spaghetti 1/4 to 1/2 pound Bacon ; Good Quality…