by Plumstead | Aug 12, 2012 | cooking, How To, meat, recipes, Sauces
Not everyone has a supply of any kind of fresh broth or stock hanging around in his or her refrigerator—not even professional chefs. I simplify many of my recipes for the home chef by recommending either prepared broths or stocks or, preferably, using concentrated...
by Plumstead | Jul 30, 2012 | cooking, grilling, How To, meat
Meat is muscle tissue. This muscle tissue is divided into “groups”. On a cow, each group of muscle tissue yields a particular section or “cut” of meat. A steak is a cut from these sections; either on its own or as the end product of being cut from a section of...
by Plumstead | Jul 30, 2012 | cooking, fire, grilling, How To, meat
I have a few rules of thumb with regard to steaks that I cook on the grill. If you’re an experienced griller, you probably follow most of them already. If you’re not, listen up and maybe you’ll learn something to improve your burgeoning skills. Tip #1: Use...
by Plumstead | Jul 14, 2012 | cooking, Garlic, Garlic, How To, recipes
The only drawbacks of this sauce are that you have to peel a lot of garlic and its aroma while cooking is very strong. Make sure you have plenty of ventilation in your kitchen. We’re talking exhaust fans and/or opened windows. A little of this sauce goes a long way...
by Plumstead | Jul 7, 2012 | cooking, cursing, fire, grilling, meat, professional chefs
I Googled this quote thinking it would be attributed to one person, long ago, of some renown. Apparently, this quote has around for as long as cooks have been around. Perhaps it was a pearl of wisdom grunted by a Neanderthal philosopher, observing the tribal cook...
