Live Qualitarian: Eat Well
Traditional French Ham & Cheese Grilled Sandwich A grilled cheese sandwich is satisfying — hot, melting and toasty. Add the umami taste of salty ham and the sandwich adds another layer of satisfaction. Then, make it in the French traditional ‘croque’ style with a Bechamel sauce as the interior condiment
Three kinds of Colorado grown, locally milled flour have tempted us to make a pure whole-wheat bread, something as beautiful as the bread on the cover of the book we’d just gifted ourselves – Tartine by Chad Robertson, a bread baker from San Francisco.We start an experiment: three levains –
Finger Food is Bread I’m buying the idea that this bread could be an hors d’oevres, like homemade potato chips we were offered as a passed around appetizer on the first trip we made to France as snow sculptors. I was a mere translator, not an artist, but all of
Make rice New method: weigh 250 g of water for 100 g of California white basmati rice. Bring to a boil. Medium heat for 10 minutes (use timer) then turn off and let sit without opening lid for at least 10 minutes. Curry Chop a green pepper and onion, lightly
Ingredients: 5 oz baking chocolate (Caillebaut) 1/2 cup mild olive oil 90 g fine organic sugar 2 eggs extra egg whites 5 oz baking chocolate (Caillebaut) 1/2 cup mild olive oil 150 g pastry flour (Sonora White) sifted 2 g. chopped chocolate or chips Melt chocolate in oil, slowly. Preheat
Menu for Fresh Ahi Tuna Tuna is breaded with a fine mixture of panko flakes, salt, pepper, wasabe powder, and fried quickly – 2 minutes a side – in a hot pan and a film of olive oil. But of course, this is the last step of this meal. Sear
Assemble the cooked chicken, beans and sausage meatballs into the casserole. Cover with bread crumbs and a decorative spray of duck fat. Cook in moderate oven until warm, then crank up the heat to brown the top Serve ensuring that everyone gets a share of the bone-in meat. When
Sausage Rolls for the New Year Sausage Rolls have been the go-to appetizer for Steuart’s family for New Years Eve Parties since he was a child, and that was a long time ago. Finger food, plenty of umami and not too heavy thanks to their petite size. The idea of