Posts for Category ‘Food Specialties

Chef Marc Vogel’s Shocking Cooking Advice

Posted by Mark Leonard / Chief Cook and Bottle Washer | Posted in Food Specialties

Chef Marc Vogel spoke with WhereFoodiesGo last night, and revealed some very surprising information and cooking techniques.  First, he disclosed that the big poultry factories had worked out a deal with governmental agencies regarding “fresh” vs “frozen” turkeys. Here’s the scoop: ALL turkeys from those big names come out of processing at -13 degrees F. [...]

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Bitter Melon: Ugly but (sorta) Good

Posted by Mark Leonard / Chief Cook and Bottle Washer | Posted in Food Specialties

It looks like a cucumber with warts, and has a name to match, but since I’m being somewhat experimental in my farmers market purchases, I decided to give it a try.  The farmer told me that a common way to eat it is in stir-fry, so that’s where it ended up.  I cut it in [...]

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Chili-Orange Braised Buffalo Short Ribs

Posted by Mark Leonard / Chief Cook and Bottle Washer | Posted in Food Specialties, Recipes

OK, I am embarrassed to admit this, but up until a couple of months ago, I didn’t really know what braising was. But with the economy in the dump, braising is being touted as a way to cook cheaper cuts of meat, so I decided to jump in.  And because I’m always trying new things [...]

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Farmers Market Diversity

Posted by Mark Leonard / Chief Cook and Bottle Washer | Posted in Food Specialties

One of the things I enjoy about the farmers market is learning about different varieties of food that in the past 50 years or so have been lost to the homogenization that has taken place in our food supply. Today, one of the stands had 17 varieties of potatoes! I love it. [...]

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Knife Skills Workshop

Posted by Mark Leonard / Chief Cook and Bottle Washer | Posted in Food Specialties

Williams Sonoma held a free “Knife Skills” workshop at a local store recently, and it was free, informative and well-attended.  There was a lot of discussion about the types of knives to get, and comparing knives to some of the other cutting devices, such as a mandoline. The instructor covered a wide range of [...]

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Beautiful Heirloom Tomatoes

Posted by Mark Leonard / Chief Cook and Bottle Washer | Posted in Food Specialties

I was at the Farmers Market the other day and picked up these gorgeous heirloom tomatoes.  They were so beautiful I decided to spare them and keep them as souvenirs. That sentiment lasted until that evening when I decided to make salsa.

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Notes from a Texas Chili Cook-off

Posted by Mark Leonard / Chief Cook and Bottle Washer | Posted in Food Specialties

I won a Chili Cook-off at the Corinthian Yacht Club this year using a Texas-style recipe, so my mom, who lives in Texas, just sent me these notes from a Texas Chili Cook-off. It’s very funny with a little bit of bad language. Supposedly, this is an actual account as relayed to paramedics at [...]

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Making Peperonata

Posted by Mark Leonard / Chief Cook and Bottle Washer | Posted in Food Specialties

Sarah Henkin inspired me to make peperonata.  After listening to the replay of our interview with Sarah, market chef for the Farmers Market at the Ferry Building in SF, I went out and bought a wide variety of peppers, chopped them up, cooked them in olive oil with garlic and onion, and added diced tomatoes [...]

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