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Of the many elements of cooking I have most enjoyed learning about balance. The underlying element of any perfect dish, balance is what occurs when flavors are paired and contrasted against one-another, when textures combine to make your tongue dance and your taste buds tingle. Balance is achieved when every type of taste is attended to, the sensory scale of …
I was home alone. With Z out of town for work, I had no one to impress for dinner but myself. However I was determined to sit down to a plate with a sense of beauty. I wanted to gaze upon something refined and elegant, for the food to act as both my dinner and my date. Of course, flavor …
This post almost makes me feel guilty. Almost. If it didn’t taste so wonderfully, impossibly good then it would feel like a cop-out. Far too easy to be worth-while for you all, my darling foodie-friends. However as hard as I try, I continue to fail – I cannot make this any more complex. Alas, it is what it is… simple …
I am still trying to define my ‘cooking style.’ Is it classic and French? No. Is it modern and experimental? I don’t think so… all I know is that I tend to gravitate toward balanced meals that give a sense of elegance and, hopefully, approachable sophistication. I was thinking about this as I constructed these ravioli. To me, ravioli aren’t …
We had chicken breasts in the fridge. And that was about it. Typically I would turn to my pantry, pull out some spices and make a rub for fajitas. But, without onions, bell peppers or tortillas on hand this wasn’t going to work. So my fridge and I had a nice long stare down. Me: I know – I …
