Good Morning Bread / Sectioning a Citrus / Breakfast Greens

Recipe: Good Morning Bread

12 g oat bran
100 g flax seeds
145 g sunflower seeds
55 g dessicated coconut
125 g almonds

Blog Post: Sectioning a citrus

There are two reasons to section1 a citrus. The first is for presentation, an elegant way to use lemons, oranges and grapefruit pieces in all kinds of recipes, from salads to cakes. The second is to remove the tough, often bitter, pith and inner membrane so that the flavor of the fruit can shine.

Recipe: Kale continues awesome

If you prefer milder food, you can add a little sriracha sauce at the beginning of cooking, or just leave it out entirely. If you leave it out, I recommend adding a squeeze of lemon juice to the finished product instead. If you like spicy food, however, you should add your sriracha after you've taken the finished greens off the heat; this keeps the hot oils from evaporating, and makes the greens much more spicy.

Breakfast greens

Shuck an Oyster / Whipped Horseradish Cream / Salmorejo

Blog Post & Video: Knife Skills: How to Shuck an Oyster

The key is knowing how to select them, and how to open them. You'll definitely need an oyster knife, a special dull-pointed, thick-bladed knife that is used to pry the back hinge open and separate the body from the shell.

Blog Post & Recipe: Left Over

The book says that vinegar helps stabilize the volatile oil that gives horseradish its kick. I guess the cider vinegar here does two things, then: it keeps the horseradish pungent and it balances the honey’s sweetness.

Whipped Horseradish Cream

Blog Post & Recipe: Salmorejo

This is a simple creamy and cold raw tomato soup from Cordoba in Spain.The basic ingredients are tomato,bread,garlic,vinegar and olive oil which are blended together.This is not gazpacho as it differs in the amount of bread used it seems.

How to Cut Carrots / Perfect Chips / Homemade Pizza

Blog Post: Knife Skills: How to Cut Carrots

Scroll to the bottom of the post for links to 'More Knife Skills'.

Rough chunks ... Dice ... Faux tourné ... Julienne ... Brunoise

Blog Post & Recipe: How to fry perfect chips

"Unfortunately," chef Paul Bloxham explains bitterly, "the wrong potato will result in a guaranteed failure."

Article & Recipes: The Slow Route to Homemade Pizza

Links to recipes are to the left of the article.

I learned an easier way to edge closer to the kind of airy, creamy, chewy, thin crust you find at pizzerias ... I let the dough rise overnight.

Radicchio Pizza With Gremolata ... Pizza Dough With Yeast ... Sourdough Starter ... Pizza Dough With Sourdough Starter

Care for Your Knives / Roasted Radishes / Greek Mushroom Pie with Leeks

Blog Post: How to Take Care of Your Knives

Yes, it's nice to have an impressive arsenal of knives at your disposal, but for most home cooks, there are three that are truly important: a chef's knife, a paring knife, and a serrated bread knife.

Article & Recipe: Roasted Radishes: So Who Knew?

Look under 'Related' for the link to the recipe.

I gave it a try, roasting a bunch of halved radishes in a hot oven with plenty of butter and lemon juice. One mouthful, and I immediately got the appeal. Instead of spicy, crisp and crunchy, these radishes were sweet, succulent and mellow, vaguely like turnips but with a softer bite.

Blog Post & Recipe: Manitaropita me Prassa (Homemade Greek Mushroom Pie with Leeks)

I sauteed the leeks first, together with garlic and spring onions and cooked them with balsamic vinegar until they were soft. I used two kinds of mushrooms: white portobello and white agaricus (button mushrooms). I added fresh rosemary which matches well with mushrooms and as the mushrooms released a lot of fluids, I added some flour to absorb the juices.

How to Use a Knife / Garlic and Parsley Bread / Rosemary-Onion Bread.

Article: How to use a knife properly

"Selecting a knife is kind of like selecting a golf club, you've got try it out first," Marchessault said.

Blog Post & Recipe: Serious Garlic Breath

These are something between garlic nan and herby focaccia: dimpled, doughy and headily pungent.

Garlic and Parsley Hearthbreads

Blog Post & Recipe: Rosemary-Onion Bread with Blue Cheese Topping

I love rosemary bread. I especially love rosemary bread with onions. I especially love rosemary bread with onions and a layer of blue cheese melted on top. But I’m a little rebellious that way.

Knives. Tortillas. Chicken Soup. Mistakes.

Recipe: Fragrant Chicken Soup with chickpeas and vegetables.

Recipe: How to make Tortillas.

Article: Cook Like a Professional: Kitchen Knives.

Well-designed knives become an extension of the most important of all culinary commodities - the hand.

Article: When will we learn?

These days it is not unusual for self-respecting foodies to devote serious cash and energy to truffling out exciting new foodstuffs. However, according to the professionals this could all be wasted as the result of the mistakes we make in preparing the food. Here, a smorgasbord of top chefs tell us what makes them shudder when watching other people cook.