Home Recipes » News http://homerecipes.org Gourmet cooking @ home Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:54:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 notes.homerecipes.org http://homerecipes.org/2010/04/12/noteshomerecipesorg/ http://homerecipes.org/2010/04/12/noteshomerecipesorg/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 06:08:00 +0000 Pascal http://homerecipes.org/?p=68 I started a new site to include small notes not worthy a full post.  Check it out: notes.homerecipes.org

It is using Tumblr, simple and easy to setup.  Worth a look.

Stay tuned for more recipes!

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]]> http://homerecipes.org/2010/04/12/noteshomerecipesorg/feed/ 0 New Look http://homerecipes.org/2008/08/29/new_look/ http://homerecipes.org/2008/08/29/new_look/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:38:00 +0000 Pascal http://homerecipes.org/?p=54 Home Recipes has a new look! After over 2 years of loyal services, the old simpla theme is no more. Long live DarkZen

Home Recipes new look

Home Recipes new look

DarkZen also has this minimalist look I liked in Simpla. I may still make a few tweaks here and there over the next few days, but overall, I’m quite pleased with the results :)

What do you think?

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]]> http://homerecipes.org/2008/08/29/new_look/feed/ 1 Logo design – Would love to hear your thoughts! http://homerecipes.org/2008/08/10/logo-design-would-love-to-hear-your-thoughts/ http://homerecipes.org/2008/08/10/logo-design-would-love-to-hear-your-thoughts/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:58:49 +0000 Pascal http://homerecipes.org/2008/08/10/logo-design-would-love-to-hear-your-thoughts/ Sort of off-topic, but I’d love to hear any feedback you may have on a logo for a new site I’m working on. The site is not quite ready, but I’m looking for a few people interested in becoming beta-testers.

The logos are at http://99designs.com/contests/10271

Please leave a comment below or use the Contact me page.

Thanks!

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If you have not been able to access the site, I do apologize and it should now be fixed. If this happens to anyone else, here’s a piece of the offending script (in the header).

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Back to cooking now. And if anyone what has been up to, and no new post, it is not that I have lost interest. I have just been busy with lots of other projects, including a new barbecue :)

So more to come, hopefully later this year…

Cheers,
Pascal.

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]]> http://homerecipes.org/2008/07/30/hacked/feed/ 2 Playing with Squidoo http://homerecipes.org/2007/12/31/playing-with-squidoo/ http://homerecipes.org/2007/12/31/playing-with-squidoo/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:24:57 +0000 Pascal http://homerecipes.org/2007/12/31/playing-with-squidoo/ Today, I spent some time playing with Squidoo, really just for fun and to help me understand what it is about. So I ended up creating a page about Organizing Wines since I’m in the process of building my own tiny cellar (really under the stairs) and I had a hard time finding much information about cellars and wine tracking. Hopefully this page will be useful for some people as well. While I was at it, I also created pages about organizing recipes and organizing books, but they need more work to be as useful.

The site is very easy to use and has a bunch of different modules to create a lens (that’s really a page) about any subject you’d like.

Squidoo also includes lots of lenses about recipes.

Oh, almost forgot: Happy New Year!!!

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This is just plain and simple not acceptable behavior. Period.

Brad nails it when he says:

Kathy?s story sealed it for me ? reputation and trust are at a tipping point and are an issue that is going to have to be dealt with in 2007.

I agree.

And before someone mentions it, no, censorship is not the solution here.

Seth once said:

Have you ever noticed that people you know are far less likely to cut you off in traffic, curse at you, or steal your parking space than treal strangers seem to be? There?s a reason: Anonymity is the enemy of civility.

(From Small is the new Big)

Maybe it?s time we bring civility back, don?t you think?

Kathy, hang in there! We are here to help.

(crossed posted from my other blog)

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Once I have pictures, I’ll be posting a few key recipes (for next year!), and just throw my own opinion on how to cook a turkey. Can’t have too many choices…

I just added a new widget (WP-PostRatings) so you now get to vote on each recipe. I look forward to find out which recipes you like best! To vote is very easy, just click on the 1st, 2nd, …5th start (5 is best!) and that’s automatically updated.

It looks like with Thankgivings, my take on Deviled Eggs has been very popular over the past few days :)

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]]> http://homerecipes.org/2006/11/23/happy-thanksgiving-everyone/feed/ 2 First ever Michelin guide for San Francisco, the Bay Area and the Wine Country http://homerecipes.org/2006/10/03/first-ever-michelin-guide-for-san-francisco-the-bay-area-and-the-wine-country/ http://homerecipes.org/2006/10/03/first-ever-michelin-guide-for-san-francisco-the-bay-area-and-the-wine-country/#comments Wed, 04 Oct 2006 06:45:42 +0000 Pascal http://homerecipes.org/2006/10/03/first-ever-michelin-guide-for-san-francisco-the-bay-area-and-the-wine-country/ Michelin just released its first ever famous Restaurant Guide for restaurants and hotels around San Franciso. The Michelin guide is known as the Rolls Royce of food critics. The Michelin stars are something very coveted by chefs from France (where it started), and Europe. However, the guide and its critics are only bestowing its one, two or three stars ratings to a select few restaurants. After issuing a guide for New York not too long ago, they finally have San Francisco covered.
This guide was several months in the making, and appears to follow the same principles other guides follow. The results: only 1 3-stars rating, 4 2-stars ratings, and 29 1-stars. From a region so blessed with so many good places to eat, I was expecting a bit more, but given Michelin’s reputation, I can’t be that surprised. For example, I’m surprise not Restaurant in Palo Alto makes the list. Reportedly, the people behind the guide never annouce themselves, pay for their own meal, and can visit the restaurants several times during the review period, which helps in judging not only the quality, but also the consistency of a restaurant and its chef.

Here’s a partial list of the top rated restaurants.

3 stars

  • The French Laundry, in vacaville. Chef: Thomas Keller. Their website.

The French Laundry does not need an introduction, especially if you live around here. Extremely difficult to get a reservation. I bet it is going to be impossible now!

2 stars

  • Aqua, in San Francisco. Chef: Laurent Manrique. No website?!
  • Cyrus, Headlsburg. Chef: Douglas Keane. Their website.
  • Manresa, Los Gatos. Chef: David Kinch. Their website.
  • Michael Mina, San Francisco. Chef: Michael Mina. Their website.

I’m surprised, and delighted at the same time that Manresa, litterally right in my backyard got 2 stars. I guess I’ll have to pay them a visit soon!

1 star

Here’s a notable selection, either because I’ve eaten there, or heard about them directly. For the full list, see the Michelin site. The full list includes 29 restaurants.

  • Bistro Jeanty. Yountville. Chef: Philippe Jeanty. Their website. Nice Bal Musette on their website :)
  • Chez Panisse: Berkeley. Chef Alice Waters. Their website. Across the bay. I’ve been wanting to go for a long time. One more reason to.
  • Chez TJ. Mountain View. Chef: Christopher Kostow . Their website. I can’t believe I walked by so many times, with barely a second look. Oh well. It is not too late to fix that.
  • Fleur de Lys. San Francisco. Chef: Hubert Keller. Their website. Best foie gras I ever had!
  • La Folie. San Francisco. Chef: Roland Passot . Their website. Not only is the food exquisite, but it looks so good you can’t be sure whether you should only be looking at it, or dive in!

Hats off to all of you!

You can get the Michelin SF Guide from Amazon, or get the list on the Michelin site. The guide includes review from a lots more restaurants, and if some did not get stars, but are still worth a detour!

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Estelle, from My French Cuisine just tagged me for this meme started by Melissa of The Traveler’s Lunchbox.
First I was surprised, and I guess, yes, somewhat pleased that Estelle, one of my favorite food blog reads thought of me. But then PANIC struck! I could not come up with 2 things, let alone 5! That was this morning, and after a busy day, and fortunately, after reading Estelle’s contribution, ideas started pouring in, but then I had to chose…

Anyway, to make a long story short, here are my top 5 choices, in no particular order (It was hard enough to come up with the list that you should not expect me choose too, right?)

Bouillabaisse: a Mediterranean delicacy. This is a fish stew with small rock fishes with very picturesque names such as rascasse with head, saint-pierre, baudroie; grondin rouge, rouget (yes, that can mean lots of fish bones, but trust me, this is just worht it) not to forget the Rouille (a Mayonnaise based sauce with garlic and chili pepper). A very good recipe is available here and here.

Fois Gras: I’ve already covered under Serving Foie Gras and this one is a no brainer. And while you are at it, you should also try a pan fried fresh fois gras. This is literally to die for! If you are near San Francisco, there are 2 places you want to check out: Cielo in Big Sur (and while you are at it, be sure to stay at Ventana Inn for a few days, you’ll be glad you did :) ), 20 miles south of Carmel and Fleur de Lys in San Francisco (and in Las Vegas too apparently, although I don’t know if they do serve fresh foie gras).

Ratatouille: A very simple dish, made primarily with eggplants, zucchinis, peppers (optionally), tomatoes and lots of garlic. This is dish from Provence in the South of France and is actually very easy to make. Just peel and slices all the vegetables, add some olive oil and garlic, and cook till everything is very tender. Such a delight!

Soupe de Pistou: an other specialty from Provence. This is a soup, which main ingredient is basil. Add some tomatoes, white beans, green beans, red beans, potatoes, zucchinis, celery, olive oil and lots of garlic. And to garnish, loads of Parmesan cheese, gruyere (real swiss cheese), and some more garlic. Something to look forward to every summer!

Omelette de la Mere Poulard: This is a very unique experience, and something you can only have in one place in the world: the Mont Saint Michel, right in between Brittany and Normandy, on the north western part of France. This is an age old recipe and makes an “ordinary omelette” taste like nothing else you’ve had before, so be sure to try it. (Legend has it that this has something to do with preparing the yolk and whites separately…). Mont Saint Michel is worth a visit, just by itself, and you should plan to spend a few days there as well!

And close seconds, and definitely worth a mention in case you have enough time:
- Prosciutto
- Magret de Canard (duck breast)
- Cassoulet (from the south-west of France)
- Tarte Tatin

My mouth is now watering, just to think about all this!

And now, I’m very curious to find out what some of my favorite food bloggers have to say:

Carolyn of 18th Century Cuisine
Elise of Simply Recipes
Ilva of Lucullian Delights – An Italian Experience
Kalyn of Kalyn’s Kitchen
Sam of Becks & Posh
Stacey of Just Braise
Michael of Cooking for Engineers
Rorie of Milk and Honey

You can also go to Melissa’s blog and enter your 5 things to eat before you die list, or add a link to your post, or feel free to leave your list here!

Enjoy!

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Bigmista of The Survival Gourmet brings us a variation of a holiday favorite: Brandied Sweet Potato Casserole. This is a bit different from the same old candied yams that most folks serve for Christmas. Read it to find out why.

Carol likes easy uncomplicated recipes and hope her recipe is a blessing for busy people and qualifies this as one of the easiest cakes she’s ever made.

  • bake two layers of gold cake mix.
  • cool completely.
  • place first layer on cake plate with a rim
  • spoon 1 can crushed pineapple in its own juice over this layer.
  • pour the remaining juice over this layer.
  • place second layer on top of the first layer to which you’ve add the crushed pineapple and repeat the first step.
  • whip 2, boxes of heavy whipping cream to which you’ve added a pinch of salt, some vanilla(1 tsp.) and some sugar sweetened to taste.
  • frost the 2 layers with the heavy whipped cream.
  • chill for about 4 hours or overnight.
  • serve slices and get ready for the praise for the delicious treat.this is easy, delicious, and can be lethal for some.

DeputyHeadmistress of The common room surprises us with Meatloaf for a crowd. Meatloaf for a crowd with a Teriaky sauce and pork rinds in lieu of breadcrumb crumbs. Find out why!

Shawn Lea, of Everything And Nothing and Carnival of the Recipes organizer extraordinaire makes Pulled Pork Barbecue for a “slow cooked pork so tender it is falling away from the bone”.

triticale – the wheat / rye guy stops in a gas station, answers the call of the “junk food section” and after a chance encounter with a tastier than expected “cream cheese cake” prompted his wife to come up with Cream Cheese Pound Cake.

Next is Focaccia, which comes to us from Kicking Over My Traces. Focaccia is an Italian flat yeast-bread with herbs and a cheese topping and is also a great way to use up leftover mashed potatoes.

Riannan, of In the Headlights brings us Potato Dumplings. That’s a yummy treat, just don’t be afraid of getting every pot, pan and utensil in the kitchen dirty. Aren’t you glad you have a deal where the person who cooks doesn’t have to do the dishes? You do have such a deal in place, right?

A Weight Lifted treats us with Summer Stuffed Bell Peppers. A very colorful dish (when you use green, red and yellow peppers) and you can use tomatoes as well for some “Tomates farcies” (Stuffed Tomatoes)

Amy from MotherLoad: The MomAdvice Blog has a weekly feature called “Sunday Supper”, and as part of the series, she shares Chicken Tonight, a slow cooked Chicken Italiano.

Keewee of Keewee’s corner put her new 6 quart slow cooker to good use to minimize the time she spends in the kitchen during this hot weather. Check out her Cranberry Pork Roast.

Men in Aprons delights us with Camarones Del Diablo(Shrimp Diablo). Lots of garlic, black pepper and Hot Sauce for a spicy dish!

Joel, of Disease Proof brings us 2 healthy recipes with Quinoa (I must admit I had to look it up and will try it). Head over to Get Your Quinoa On.

Trent, a.k.a The Skinny Kid is making Jambalaya for this week’s edition of the Carnival of Recipes.

And to conclude this week’s Carnival, and to help quench your thirst from the hot weather, Baboon Pirate delivers on a number of Summertime Drinks. I think I’ll have a Tequila Sunrise soon! What will you have?

If you have a Home Business, or thinking of starting one, check out the first edition of the Carnival of Home Business.

Stay cool!

The next Carnival is going to be hosted by Men in Aprons. You can send recipes or links to recipe.carnival@gmail.com by noon CST on Saturday. If you wish to host a future Carnival send a message to the same address with the word host in the subject line and Shawn will help you. For a line-up of future Carnivals of the Recipes, visit our Carnival of the Recipes page on Blog Carnival. (You can also review all past Carnival of the Recipes there too.)

Thank you Shawn for being so helpful and creating this the Carninval of the Recipes! Thank you to everyone that submitted a recipe for edition 101!

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The theme is going to be about recipes using tomatoes as one of their main ingredients.

For full details, see the the main page for this Carnival.

Do not hesitate to submit early. I’ll be adding recipes as they come in.

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]]> http://homerecipes.org/2006/04/03/site-browsing-with-explorer-fixed/feed/ 0 Welcome to my little place on the web http://homerecipes.org/2006/03/28/welcome-to-my-little-place-on-the-web/ http://homerecipes.org/2006/03/28/welcome-to-my-little-place-on-the-web/#comments Tue, 28 Mar 2006 10:03:24 +0000 Pascal http://homerecipes.org/2006/03/28/welcome-to-my-little-place-on-the-web/ Well, this is it! I’ve been meaning to create a web site with some the recipes I enjoy, and here I am. Please excuse the dust as I get settled here and get things in order. I have stacks of recipes that I need to organize, and put in a way that is both presentable and that I can be proud of. So stay tune and come back within a few days, and I should have a few things to sink your teeth into.

Or if you can’t wait, let me know if there’s something you are looking for.

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