Accidental Hedonist

Exceptionally easy, this mother sauce is the base for several other French sauces. Not to mention that it goes great over poached eggs, most fish, and steamed asparagus. Yumm! 3 egg yolks 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon water 1/4 teaspoon salt a pinch of cayenne pepper 1 1/2 to 2 sticks (6–8 ounces) melted [...]

1/2 cup loose leaf green tea 2 cups heavy cream 1 cup half and half 2 egg yolks 1 cup sugar Heat up water in a tea kettle. Bring to boil. Pour 1/8 cup of hot water into cup with tea leaves. Allow to steep 5-7 minutes. In a pitcher, mix cream with half and [...]

1 Tablespoon Butter 2 oz. Smoked Salmon 3/4 cup Spinack 3 eggs 1/8 C. milk 1/8 t. salt 1/8 C. Gruyere cheese – diced Pre-heat broiler Heat small frying pan, and melt butter. Add Smoked salmon and allow to heat. Add Spinach. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine the eggs, milk, and salt. Beat well. [...]

Yeah, yeah.. no picture here. You make ten omelettes and tell me how much you want to take a picture of one. *tongue out* 2 teaspoons butter 2 teaspoons olive oil 3 large eggs 1/8 cup of chicken stock (if no chicken stock, water will work) 2 ounces shredded cheese (I used cheddar) Place an [...]

Okay, okay. Quick question… who can tell me what teh difference is between an omelette and a frittata? *taps foot* I’m waiting… BUZZ! Times up! The difference is easy actually. A frittata is essentially an Italian Omelette. Instead of folding the eggs over filling of the omellete, in a fritatta, you mix the eggs with [...]

What happens when USA Today invites Italian cooking expert Marcella Hazan to a meal at Olive Garden? From the article: Everyone looks glum. “I must console myself,” Marcella says. She orders a Jack Daniel’s. As this article indicates, it’s easy to poke fun at Olive garden (and, one would presume, all Corporate restaurants). But this [...]

Sometimes I really worry about being obsessed about food. And then there are times when I dive into my craziness with the the force of an Acapulco Cliff Diver. I offer into evidence: It was a hot humid day in Seattle, 85 degrees and high humidity. So did I head to the air-conditioned theater? Did [...]

Looking for something to do this weekend? Want to see a Lutefisk eating contest? Do you enjoy good seafood? Do you have a fetish for people walking around with talking Salmon puppets? Well then head over to the Ballard Seafood festival this weekend, located roughly around 2208 NW Market St. Seattle, WA 98107. Some of [...]

I got the inspiration for this recipe from a meal I had at the B & O Espresso the other night. A simple sandwich, with both the fish and then the whole sandwich grilled for flavoring. Yum! 1 lb fillet of sockeye salmon 3 slices of non-sharp cheese (I used a Dutch Leerdammer Alpine) Spinach [...]

2 egg yolks 1 1/2 tablespoons wasabi powder 1 pinch white pepper 2 teaspoons lemon juice 1 cup safflower oil In a bowl, combine eggs yolks, wasbi powder and pepper, and one half of the lemon juice. Stir for until salt and pepper are combined into eggs. Place mixture into electric mixer or blender and [...]

File this in the “Obvious” file…Cancer researchers are stating that Americans like their meat more than their vegetables. Really…what do you expect from a country where they think that a healthy diet includes eating bacon cheeseburgers (sans bun of course), and a fast food restaurant goes around stating that we can all lose weight by [...]

One would think that writing about eggs would be a difficult task, in that so many people take the oval offering for granted. I mean c’mon, when’s the last time you thought about eggs in great detail? …and survived to talk about it later? So I’m in a bit of a quandary. How do I [...]