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How to cook the perfect bird – Calgary Herald

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

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How to cook the perfect bird
Calgary Herald
With a freshly sharpened chef knife, slice through the skin between the thigh and the breast on both sides. Grasp one thigh and bend it down and away from
Thomas Keller signs new cookbook at Books-A-Million in Colonial Brookwood VillageThe Birmingham News – al.com (blog)

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Your Italian Grandma: Baked cod fish fillets with flavored bread …

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

This is a variation on a dish I watched Lidia Bastianich make on her show,” Lidia’s Italy”. It was from Umbria which is in central Italy. Since that area is land locked, she used a fresh water fish. I used some cod fillets I bought frozen at … In a baking dish large enough to hold the fish, place 5 cloves of garlic smashed with the side of your chef’s knife, 4 tbs. of olive oil, 1/4 cup of white wine and the juice of one lemon. Mix the sauce with a fork and place the …

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Tricks of the Trade – Rethink your Workspace

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

And unless you really know how to sharpen it, get your chef’s knife sharpened professionally, regularly. (I’m terrible about this. I hate to give up my knives for the day or two it takes to get them done. I keep a little sharpener right …

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Vols-au-vent – Daring Baker's September Challenge « A Culinary …

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Mandatory parts of the challenge: You must make Michel Richard’s recipe for puff pastry (as seen below), and form at least part of it into vols-au-vent (instructions below). Optional parts of the challenge: You may make your … (This assumes you will be using round cutters, but if you do not have them, it is possible to cut square vols-au-vents using a sharp chef’s knife.) For smaller, hors d’oeuvre sized vols-au-vent, use a 1.5” round cutter to cut out 8-10 circles. …

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Knives KitChen: Ultimate Edge BS4 4-Piece Knife Sleeve Set

Friday, November 27th, 2009

By Lisa Anderson Nice assortment of sizes. I now have all the blades of my extra knives safely covered. Customer Buzz. “Great Product!” 2009-04-30. By Kristin Piscitelli (Detroit MI) I looked at serveral stores for a product like this, … They come in various sizes (bonus: this set contains a 10-inch model, which will actually fit my $300 10-inch chef’s knife. The blade saver only has an 8-inch or a 9-inch model, which is too short). Additionally, the LamsonSharp knife …

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Emerilware by Wusthof 6 Chefs Knife at CHEFS. $9.95

Monday, November 9th, 2009

After a long association with star TV Food Network Chef Emeril Lagasse, Wusthof presents the Emerilware 6-inch chef’s knife. No kitchen should be without this manual food processor. It is the most essential of all knives used in the …

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The Ultimate Edge BS4 4-Piece Knife Blade Saver Set sale on Home …

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

This set includes four covers of varying sizes that are designed to fit an 8-inch chef’s knife, an 8-inch slicing knife’s narrower blade, a 6-inch utility knife, and a 3- or 4-inch paring knife. The polystyrene construction is durable enough to hold up to razor-sharp knife … Perfect solution to all those extra knives in the drawer! Review Date: May 1, 2009. Reviewer: Lisa Anderson,. Nice assortment of sizes. I now have all the blades of my extra knives safely covered. …

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Top Chef Las Vegas Recap: Episode 10, Meat Natalie, Craft Steak …

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

So the sleepy and beaten down chefs skulk off to the quick fire where Padma introduces Paul Bartolotta, a famous Las Vegas Chef. The challenge involves making a gourmet interpretation of a tv dinner. Each chef draws a knife to see which …

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Kitchen Bouquet: Daring Baker's Challenge ~ Vols-au-Vents!

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

(This assumes you will be using round cutters, but if you do not have them, it is possible to cut square vols-au-vents using a sharp chef’s knife.) For smaller, hors d’oeuvre sized vols-au-vent, use a 1.5” round cutter to cut out 8-10 circles … In it, Michel Richard and Julia Child demonstrate making puff pastry dough (although they go on to use it in other applications). They do seem to give slightly different ingredient measurements verbally than the ones in the book … …

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Chahira's cuisine: Vol-au-vents, our daring bakers challenge for …

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Kitchens should be getting cooler in the northern hemisphere, and are hopefully still cool-ish in the sourthern hempisphere, so I’m hoping you will all join me in making homemade puff pastry from Michel Richard’s recipe, … (This assumes you will be using round cutters, but if you do not have them, it is possible to cut square vols-au-vents using a sharp chef’s knife.) For smaller, hors d’oeuvre sized vols-au-vent, use a 1.5” round cutter to cut out 8-10 circles. …

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