Friday 25 September 2009

Slow-Roasted Shoulder of Lamb. Cheese Crackers. Gelatin.



Blog Post & Recipe: Slow-Roasted Shoulder of Lamb Rubbed with Rosemary, Anchovy, and Lemon Zest


... with a titillating sense of revenge -- ha! who's smirking now? -- that I massaged the meat with a paste made of fresh rosemary from Muriel's garden, anchovies, pink garlic, mustard seeds, and lemon peel.


Blog Post & Recipe: Recipe for Cheese Crackers with Almond Flour (Gluten Free)


It's important to use freshly grated cheese for this recipe (not cheese in a package that comes already grated.) The already grated cheese has something added to prevent clumping, and for this recipe, you want the ingredients to clump!


Blog Post: Fun with gelatin


While gelatin can obviously be used for evil, luckily it’s also frequently used for awesomeness (suggestions to follow).

Gelatin is the unraveled form of a common protein, collagen. Collagen is a tough and tightly bound structural fiber (think rope or cable) found in bones, cartilage, and hides. When heated sufficiently in water, the collagen fibers unwind and disperse as gelatin molecules. The long gelatin molecules ...



No comments: