Learning
How to shuck oysters
Spoil-her Series: Simple recipes for men.
Under 5 ingredients, Under 20 bucks. Maximum brownie points.
Ingredients:
1 dozen fresh unshucked oysters (Normally around $1 each)
Lemon
Tomato juice / Clamato
Various condiments to your liking
Directions:
Rinse oysters to remove debris from outside shells
Place...
Scallops and Angel Hair
Spoil-her Series: Simple recipes for men.
Under 5 ingredients, Under 20 bucks. Maximum brownie points.
Ingredients:
4-6 Scallops
2 small cloves of garlic, very thinly sliced
1 bunch chopped Italian parsley
1/2 cup white wine
Angel hair pasta – enough for 2 people.
Directions:
Bring a pot of...
Ahi Tuna Poke
Hawaiian poke is a great appetizer which requires no cooking. It is also gluten free and dairy free!
Spoil-her Series: Simple recipes for men.
Under 5 ingredients, Under 20 bucks. Maximum brownie points.
Ingredients:
Sashimi grade tuna, 1 fillet
onion (white onion and green onion)
ginger and garlic
condiments...
Strawberry Bouquet
Spoil-her Series: Simple recipes for men.
Under 5 ingredients, Under 20 bucks. Maximum brownie points.
Ingredients:
1 packet of milk chocolate morsels (I used Nestle)
1 punnet of strawberries
Long bamboo skewers / satay sticks
Directions:
Melt chocolate according to packet instructions in a microwave safe...
Filet Mignon
Spoil-her Series: Simple recipes for men.
Under 5 ingredients, Under 20 bucks. Maximum brownie points.
Ingredients
2 x Beef Fillet Mignon, Center-Cut (1.5″ – 2″ thick)
6 oz Portobello Mushroom Caps, Packaged
Bottle of red wine
Salt and Pepper to taste
Directions:
Start the steaks...
Insalata Caprese
Spoil-her Series: Simple recipes for men.
Under 5 ingredients, Under 20 bucks. Maximum brownie points.
Ingredients
1lb pack of Fresh Buffalo Mozzarella
3 Tomatoes
1 bunch Basil
Extra Virgin olive oil (drizzle)
Balsamic Vinegar (drizzle)
Salt and Pepper to taste
What to do:
Slice tomatoes.
Slice Mozzarella...
Darren Simpson @ Casa Barilla
The Council of Italian Restaurants in Australia (CIRA) fosters all things tasty and Italian‚ offering insights into regional Italian cuisine and a range of cookery classes with our favourite Italian chefs (I attended Massimo Bianchi’s class a while ago).
The class I recently attended was hosted...
Yu’s Family Kitchen 余家厨房
Yu Bo is the chef-owner of Yu’s Family Kitchen (yu jia chufang), in the Sichuanese capital, Chengdu, which he runs with his wife, Dai Shuang. In his small restaurant with only six private rooms, Yu offers grand banquets of as many as 40 courses which revives the grand style of banqueting in the...
Sebastien Bras
I had the wonderful opportunity to attend Sebastien Bras’ program at the World Chef Showcase to learn about his approach to classic French cuisine, while watch him demonstrate the amount of work and detail that goes into creating the gargouillou de jeunes legumes.
Ranking seventh in the 2009 S....
Ferran Adria
My hero!
On the weekend Adria, 46, held spellbound a sell-out audience of 1500 chefs and foodies at Hamer Hall, lecturing about his approach — part bowerbird, part boffin — and presenting videos of elBulli’s methods and food.
Dishes included flexible meringues that look like timber, astonishing...
