Playing With My Food ~
A journal about food, thought, travel, and life; by Chef & Raconteur Chaz French.

Loaf Style Brioche Bread

This recipe is adapted from The Mixer Bible which is a great 'go to' if you have a stand mixer, in fact, it's a must have. NOTE: This recipe includes 3 rises that total 7 hours, start this early in the day if you want it for … [Continue reading]

Public Shaming…

The above photo is the embarrassing stack of unread magazines that I need to go through. Months worth in fact. The purpose of this post is to publically shame myself into getting this done. I subscribe to these for inspiration, for new ideas and … [Continue reading]

Easy Weeknight Dinner

Okay this is dinner in under an hour BUT most of that time is passive. Roasted Butternut Squash & Panko Crusted Pork Chops. Ingredients: 1 package pre-peeled and cubed butternut squash 1 package thin cut boneless pork chops (under a lb total … [Continue reading]

Dessert – Easy Peasy.

Well, first off this is my first attempt at making a food video, it is thankfully, silent. I was inspired by a story about crepes over at NPR. Crepes are of course notoriously easy, and notoriously a pain in the ass. Sure simple enough in … [Continue reading]

Passion Fruit Frozen Custard

I first tasted passion fruit ice cream 3 years ago in Paris and just fell in love with it. A couple months after returning I got a craving for it and decided to track down a recipe, I found just the right one in Ultimate Ice Cream . Really great … [Continue reading]

Inspiration…

So, I've been talking with friends lately and trying to find inspiration for things to make and things to try with food while I have this unplanned downtime. As I mentioned in the Focaccia post I've been looking through my favorite cookbooks and … [Continue reading]

Focaccia with Caramelized Onions

As evidenced by yesterday's fictional post, I've got some time on my hands and what better way to spend that extra time than with some of my favorite cookbooks. The recipe I used comes from The Mixer Bible and is one of my favorite breads to make. … [Continue reading]

Lionel’s Imaginary Day…

So my buddy Lionel aka @LyleDAL has been staying on me to keep busy with my recent life changes and not be stuck at home, so each time I have to go into the city for an appointment or interview, I've been trying to find ways to keep myself there … [Continue reading]

Meatballs for Leigh’s Dad

So, my friend Leigh has a great relationship with her dad, and they have awesome Sunday dinners that Leigh is almost always the one cooking for and she has a challenge, her dad can't have gluten which rules out anything with wheat flour. Breadcrumbs … [Continue reading]

8 Random Things About Me

I’ve been tagged by Merlene to write a post with 8 random things about myself, so here we go. I’ve hung out with Bronski Beat (post Somerville) after a show at a Gay Pride festival. Went to see Berlin with a friend and ended up hanging out with … [Continue reading]