HOW TO: Deglaze a Pan

Why would you Deglaze a Pan?

So you’ve just made a beautiful pan fried chicken and on the bottom of your pan you see a bunch of brown bits. Those little guys are where the true flavor exists. Also called “fond” (french for Bottom), these little guys create an essence that if made [...]

The Miraculous Health Benefits of Blueberry Juice

Based on a study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, drinking wild blueberry juice improves memory, especially in older adults. Researchers noted that specific compounds in blueberries have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, and increase neuronal signaling in brain centers, benefits that would be expected to mitigate dementia.
According to the published report, the [...]

A Mini Lesson in French Cuisine

Don’t be fearful of dining in a French restaurant just because you don’t know the language.  Most French restaurants out there don’t serve escargot or ortolans. Many of the items listed on menu are common and familiar.  Here are some of the selections you might see, both in fine restaurants and neighborhood bistros, along with [...]

Why White and Red Wines Compliment Certain Foods

To prevent a taste clash, a waiter or wine steward advises us on the best wine to complement our meal in order to accent and highlight both the wine and a particular dish served. For instance, a lighter white wine is served with fish, a Chardonnay with cheese, a Merlot with pasta, and red wine [...]

Best Sommelier of the Americas 2009

In June, Elyse Lambert, a young Canadian sommelier from the restaurant Le Local in Montreal, won the Best Sommelier Contest of the Americas for 2009, held at the hotel Panamericano in Buenos Aires. Lambert beat fifteen candidates representing eight countries: two from Canada, two from the U.S., Brazil, Mexico, and the rest from all over [...]

The Unconstipated Gourmet – A Cookbook for the Intestinally Challenged

Author Danielle Svetcov has a Masters of Fine Arts in fiction. So why is this literary agent-turned-author penning a book of recipes titled The Un-Constipated Gourmet: Secrets to a Movable Feast? Is this really a guide to cooking for the intestinally challenged or a cutesy title for a fictional tale?
Most assuredly, this really is a [...]

Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-01-04

New Recipe: New years appetizers zucchini salmon rolls Recipe http://tinyurl.com/8fb3ed #
New Recipe: New years dish Recipe http://tinyurl.com/8w92tg #
New Recipe: Salmon cakes Recipe http://tinyurl.com/7kzkjc #
New Recipe: Eggs en meurette or eggs in red wine Recipe http://tinyurl.com/7j99yj #
New Recipe: Diet parsnip fries Recipe http://tinyurl.com/86vxxj #
New Recipe: Diet blueberry frozen yogurt Recipe http://tinyurl.com/8azkg8 #
New Recipe: Weaties cookies Recipe [...]