Dinner reviews from our Casa SaltShaker evenings
March has marched away and there’s little to say about it in hindsight. Spent a Sunday wandering the Botanical Gardens and snapping photos, trying out different manual settings on the camera, the only interesting shots of which were a couple of a stand of bamboo. Oh my, such excitement! Business continues to boom, we’re still… Read More Time Marches On
There’s an old adage in cooking that one eats with their eyes first, i.e., that the visual presentation of something has an impact that influences the perception of a plate of food. For some folk that’s more pronounced than others. I’ve sat at meals with absolutely wretched food listening to others at the table carry… Read More Eyes First
As I promised in the last post, a more in-depth look at the cod viennoise, semi-MPW style. I have no doubt his standards would be far more exacting and everything would be trimmed and lined up and all that, but then, he’s got a kitchen brigade working on the dishes with each person responsible for… Read More The Vienna Cod, Part 2
Before this week is over I ought to get around to posting about last week, no? Between the new book and a half dozen pizzas, there’ve just been other things to focus on. Let’s jump right in. One of our favorite fall soups is our brussels sprout bisque, and since they started showing up in… Read More The Vienna Cod
I don’t often post twice in one day, generally I only post 2-3 times a week, but since this afternoon the final approval copy of my new book arrived via Fedex and after flipping through it I confirmed with the publisher that it’s ready to go to print, I can’t, obviously, resist posting a second… Read More Proofed and Ready to Print
You don’t want to know, seriously. Five dinners, four different menus, no wonder I’m behind on my social media obligations. I’m not going to go into great detail on the courses, most of them are dishes we’ve done before. Let’s start with a group of seven…. The instructions, “gluten free, dairy light”. Gluten-free, dairy free… Read More Dinners, Dinners, Dinners
I didn’t plan on a week of deconstruction, but somehow there seemed to be a bit of it going on by the time I was done putting all the courses for last week’s dinners together. I didn’t even realize it until I was looking at the plates going out from the kitchen. So, call it… Read More A Little Deconstruction
Sometimes a week comes up that a whole lotta stuff seems to pile on and make things just a touch more interesting. Yes, that’s the right word. It’s my own fault, as I’ve pointed out before I don’t really screen who’s coming to dinner. I mean, I do, but I don’t. Yes, if someone comes… Read More No Pressure