Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Top ten myths about bartenders...

I bartend and nothing I've read has had a truer ring than this article...

How to Make Sushi Part 1: Kapow! Extreme Sushi Explosion!

Part 1 of a guide to preparing your own sushi. It's easy, it's fun, it's not as scary as you've been made to believe. Make the darn sushi.

Casserole Recipes - Slow Food

If you are fashion-conscious culinary speaking, you forget all about red steaks and other expensive cuts - or save them for the BBQ season. Simmer food is hot - both among the chefs and at home. Classic simmer meals are quite commen in the winter time, we all like a winter warming casserol - don't we? .

Superbowl Drinks & Appetizers

These classic party dishes can make any super bowl party stress-free and fun. How about a cornmeal topped chili and a beer margarita to go with it... For snacks, refried beans is always a classic with good quality corn chips. And why not serve a feta dip with vegetables as well as avocado nibbles which makes a healthy and tasty addition.

Your Cup of Coffee

Coffee facts and benefits of drinking that perfect cup of coffee.

rainforestpower: Brazilian Acai Berry

The ancient superfruit from the Amazon Rainforest - Brazilian Acai Berry

Shannon's recipes

Some great recipes for your Superbowl party. Check out the appetizer section. This is great stuff.

Ice cream's secret ingredient? Antifreeze

A few sharp ice crystals ruin ice cream's silky texture, as all connoisseurs know. An edible, tasteless antifreeze may soon come to the rescue.

Buttery Banana Cake

Bake cake with a broken mixer!

At Last, a $20,000 Cup of Coffee

Together, two high-end coffee makers may signal the resurgence of brewing among the most obsessive coffee enthusiasts.

New branches of Shin-Sen-Gumi, Honda-Ya keep retro spirit

Thunderous rumblings reverberate from a taiko drum the size of a Honda Civic. The instrument, which sits near the exit of the new Shin-Sen-Gumi in Monterey Park, signals each customer's departure. "Dewa mata nochi hodo!" ("See you later!"), bellows a pack of black-clad employees in unison, bowing low as people leave.

Cannellini Crostini Recipe

# 1loafFrench baguettes, day old, thinly sliced #Crostini Mixture # 15ounces cookedcannellini beans, save some cooking liquid(or equivalent amount drained canned beans, liquid reserved) # 6roasted garlic cloves, minced

The Chef from Hell not Hell's Kitchen

got this recipe while watching Martha Stewart, I didn't write it down but it was simple and I think I have a good memory.