Playing With My Food ~ An online journal about food, thought, travel, and life, by chef & internet raconteur Chaz French.
I really have to apologize for going all 'Food Porn" on my Baked Sundays posts, but here we are with another experiment that is almost perfect, but I need to verify the recipe works one more time before sharing it. My goal today was simple, bake … [Continue reading]
Hola! So while I will be baking on Sunday, the site will be undergoing some background maintenance and I won't be able to post tomorrow's baking until Monday. And yes, I said a little early up top because, I have for you test 2 and 3 of the … [Continue reading]
No, I am not going "Gluten-Free" or "GF" it ain't happening. But I have friends with gluten issues from confirmed celiac, to people who just feeling better without gluten, so I've decided to see what's involved in faking gluten. So far what's … [Continue reading]
Welcome to Baked Sundays, wherein I bake and share on Sunday. The photos at least you get today, the recipe was a first draft, so while you'll get to see my chocolate/ginger/yogurt cake, and I get to eat it, you have to wait a bit to try it … [Continue reading]
So, my buddy Lionel is a dessert man but he prefers the use of chocolate to be limited; he feels it's overused in desserts, and he has a point. And it was a chocolate orange bread from Nigella Lawson, that got me thinking about an orange loaf, but I … [Continue reading]
Kotlet is a Persian dish made from ground meat, mashed potato, onion, herbs and spices. It's damn tasty, and dead easy to make. If you can make a meatball, you can make this, it's that easy. It's also an easy way to impress your friends with how … [Continue reading]
People often ask where I shop, when I lived in the NYC metro area my answer when it came to spices was Penzeys at Grand Central Market. Since moving to Berkeley I've had to get my Penzeys fix via their website. I got a shipment from them on Friday, … [Continue reading]
Hello there, as you might have noticed things around here are getting a little livelier, lemmetellya what happened. In the process of finding a new place to live, I also had to set up a place to stay as a backup for 11 days, (odd, yes, long story … [Continue reading]
Gets a makeover. I used the leftover beer braised oxtail, and salsa verde to make a twist on Heuvos Rancheros. Here I simmered the oxtail meat in the salsa verde served with two eggs over medium, refried beans, and corn tortillas, with a few … [Continue reading]
This is a fast easy recipe for a salsa verde that is bright and flavorful. Salsa Verde - Time 30 minutes, Yield aprrox 2 cups. Ingredients: 1 pound tomatillos 2 teaspooons olive oil 1/4 cup red onion, minced 2 cloves of garlic, minced 1/3 … [Continue reading]
