Where my fellow cooks at???

[canaan]

Tonight - Seared scallops with corn velouté and roasted red pepper coulis, served with a salad of Granny Smith apples, Pt. Reyes bleu cheese, Marcona almonds and an apple cider vinaigrette....

I need to find a way to make the velouté lighter in color to create a bigger contrast on the plate.

puree some peas in that ish

[canaan]

Celeb Chef Lidia Bastianich Accused Of Enslaving An Italian Chef:
http://gothamist.com/2011/08/19/celebri ... ch_acc.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

semi-related: joe bastianich is an a-hole

[tifosi77]

Celeb Chef Lidia Bastianich Accused Of Enslaving An Italian Chef:
http://gothamist.com/2011/08/19/celebri ... ch_acc.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I have an extremely difficult time believing anything asserted in that suit is accurate.....

[columbia]

I got some Thai green curry paste in the mail today, so tonight's dinner is going to be spicy.

[tifosi77]

Cut it with a little coconut milk and lime juice and soak some chicken in it for a couple hours.

[columbia]

I had a tofu craving, so it's soaking in the the curry/coconut milk mixture right now.

[ExPatriatePen]

Celeb Chef Lidia Bastianich Accused Of Enslaving An Italian Chef:
http://gothamist.com/2011/08/19/celebri ... ch_acc.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I have an extremely difficult time believing anything asserted in that suit is accurate.....

And yet, some attorney took the case

[columbia]

[ExPatriatePen]

That doesn't look so scary... How hot could it be?

[columbia]

Straight from Thailand (via Queens).
I still have connections there.

I was warned that it is "Thai hot" and I'm already sweating from just mixing it up.

[tifosi77]

We have a local Thai place we get delivery from a couple times a month that offers four levels of heat 1-4, with 4 being the hottest. First time we ordered the 4 wasn't that hot at all. Next time, I pointed this out and the woman on the phone (who also turned out to be the chef) laughed and said "Okay, I make it like I eat it".

I couldn't feel my face for 2 hours...........

[columbia]

I had a similar experience at an Indian restaurant in Cambridge, MA.
Being used to "PGH hot" for Indian food, I ordered a 10/10 on the heat scale.

That was not the smartest move, I can assure you.

[ExPatriatePen]

Going to a poker game tonight and I volunteered to make Guacamole.

Headed off to the store to see if I can find some ripe avocado's.

Anyone have any good recipes?

Mines basically Mashed Avocado, Cilantro, Red onion, Garlic, salt, and a sprinkle of lime juice. (Maybe a touch of Cayenne Pepper for a slight kick)

T.i.A.

[columbia]

That sounds about right to me.

In a pinch, you can ripen them in the microwave:
http://www.ehow.com/how_5041118_ripen-a ... owave.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Not ideal, but it works.

[ExPatriatePen]

That sounds about right to me.

In a pinch, you can ripen them in the microwave:
http://www.ehow.com/how_5041118_ripen-a ... owave.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Not ideal, but it works.

That would have saved my bacon last week... I must have hit up 20 stores/bodegas trying to find them at just the right stage.

Thanks.

[tifosi77]

I like to add roasted corn to my guac, and use Cholula hot sauce to give it some background action.

[ExPatriatePen]

I like to add roasted corn to my guac, and use Cholula hot sauce to give it some background action.

So how do you do that? Just buy some corn on the cobb and throw it on the grill without husks to roast it? Then strip the kernals off?

Do you use the Cholula AND cayenne... or just one or the other?

I forgot that I throw fresh dice tomato's (plum) straight out of the garden in it too.

Seems it should be corn or tomatos and not both though right?

Anyone else have any ideas?

[columbia]

If you are going to roast some corn, doing some jalapenos at the same time seems to make sense.

[ExPatriatePen]

If you are going to roast some corn, doing some jalapenos at the same time seems to make sense.

Got 'em fresh in the garden too

[columbia]

[Kraftster]

Yeah, I was going to say, I always put fresh jalepeno in my guac.

[Fire0nice228]

Im going to cook a couple chicken breasts in the crock pot tonight and use them to make chic alfredo.

I'm a terrible cook

[columbia]

I used two cans of coconut milk to dilute it, yet...yowza.
It wasn't an immediate burn, but I finished eating about 20 minutes ago and I'm still sweating.

The tofu took on an amazing, deep flavor that I can't really describe.
I'll have to take try some chicken the next time.

[ILikeTurtles]

If you are going to roast some corn, doing some jalapenos at the same time seems to make sense.

Got 'em fresh in the garden too

FWIW i made a ton of gauc at the CCF; cilantro, salt, pepper, onion, serano, and lime juice place into a mixing bowl and smash so all the ingredients are well smashed and flavors are mixed, then add the avo's, a bit more cilantro some salt and pepper and a little more lime juice, stir together then add in tomato.

[ExPatriatePen]

The Gauc was the first dish to be destroyed tonight, and I made a ton of it.