Anyone who has seen the movie Julie and Julia knows where I am coming from. So I wanted to practice my knife skills. “Hungry” Hubby concurred and got me 10 lbs. of onions from Costco which amounted to about 12 medium to large bulbs. Chopping them all in one shot can be daunting if your [...]
Entries Tagged as 'More Kitchen Musings'
What 10 lbs. of chopped onion looks like
August 27th, 2009 · 15 Comments · More Kitchen Musings
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Crossroads…
August 17th, 2009 · 26 Comments · More Kitchen Musings, Pies and Tarts
The food of Manila
August 5th, 2009 · 17 Comments · Local Food Musings, More Kitchen Musings
The city that grew the foodie in me. Chubby Hubby has a delectable account of this most underestimated food destination in Asia. Although I must say the food scene has developed into a level that I have not seen before. Pork belly and foie gras cassoulet? Never seen that dish on any of the menus when I [...]
Feeling whole again…
July 11th, 2009 · 14 Comments · More Kitchen Musings, Pies and Tarts
I knew when I decided to move to wordpress from typepad that it would be painful to leave 3 years of work behind me as there was no direct conversion between these two blogging platforms. I thought of moving some of my essential posts manually like the macaron chronicles, duck confit , culinary boot camps [...]
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A Proper Welcome
July 6th, 2009 · 15 Comments · More Kitchen Musings
I’d like to welcome readers new and old to my new Kitchen Musings blog. I’m still learning my way around WordPress and my cooking last weekend had been shot because "Hungry" Hubby and I decided it was a good idea to watch the entire season of "24" in a day and half instead. So my [...]
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Kitchen Musings Renewed
March 29th, 2009 · 19 Comments · More Kitchen Musings
Same old, same old. Every now and then you'd want to step out of your comfort zone and try something new. It helps to discover other markets besides your local grocery.
Meat Glue
July 6th, 2008 · 18 Comments · More Kitchen Musings
Uh…I swear I have not lost my mind. There exist such a thing. An enzyme called transglutaminase acts as a bonding agent for different types of proteins. It is not a new discovery. It’s mostly used in industrial applications like…
I am so not gelling…
June 30th, 2008 · 30 Comments · Macaron Chronicles, More Kitchen Musings
So, I’m back! For the first 2 weeks of June, I had to attend to my day job plus an influx of macaron orders. Remember I mentioned some exciting projects? One is underway and won’t be finished until the end…
A Return to Cooking
March 4th, 2008 · 20 Comments · More Kitchen Musings, Other Savories
A bouillabaisse is a traditional French seafood stew, so I know a lot of purists are going to go up in arms when I call this dish chicken bouillabaisse. But why am I so brave in declaring this so -…
Losing the lottery …
March 3rd, 2008 · 11 Comments · Macaron Chronicles, More Kitchen Musings
It was with mixed emotions that I received the news that I did not get into the exclusive class of Pierre Hermé at the The French Pastry school in Chicago – seats were handed out to 20 lucky participants via…
