Food

Friday, August 8, 2008

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  • A Lesson in Knife Skills

    Project Recipe's Avatar By Project Recipe, 1 hour 40 minutes ago

    From my own experience, most knife injuries come from one of four sources. Either a) you're using the wrong size or kind of knife b) you're not holding it correctly c) you're distracted or d) the knife in question is duller than you were expecting.

    Take my own biggest knife injury, which took place in a restaurant kitchen in 1984 where I was working prep. For some reason my comfortable all-purpose 10" chef's knife wasn't available, and I was using this ridiculous F. Dick monster 14" chef's knife. I lost attention for a moment and misplaced my ring fingernail in a big pile of tomato concasee. Unfortunately, I think even the diners heard me yell. I have a voice that projects, you know?

    So let's talk through these problem sources.

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  • The (Cocktail) Recipe: The Green Lantern

    Gourmet Magazine's Avatar By Gourmet Magazine, 5 hours 20 minutes ago

    When I came up with the idea for a parsley-lime cooler, it was met with skepticism. One of my bosses asked how I planned on keeping it a nice bright green color. Another boss, while discussing her concerns with the drink, used the word “swampy” not once, but several times.

    I tried it anyway.



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  • 10 back-to-school lunches that kids will eat

    Epicurious.com's Avatar By Epicurious.com, 6 hours 22 minutes ago

    Any parent will agree that the world's toughest food critics are children. This "aptitude" for culinary criticism is particularly evident with school-day lunches. You want to give your mini gourmand a balanced meal, one filled with double-duty foods that provide energy and nutrition while keeping junior sated and satisfied. But getting your little loved one to actually eat a wholesome homemade lunch can be as difficult as getting him or her to log off and unplug.

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