San Francisco: Frances
It’s dusk on a Saturday as I slip in the door of Frances, chef Melissa Perello’s restaurant nestled snuggly in the Castro district of San Francisco. It is a small space made larger with...
Parmesan and Cheddar Cauliflower Mash
ingredients 3 C cauliflower florets 1 C chicken broth 1 T yellow mustard 1/2 mayonnaise 3 T butter 1 t onion powder 1 C sharp cheddar cheese, shredded 1/4 C parmesan cheese, grated salt...
Egypt: A Culture of Contrasts
Started off with a lot of apprehension today, but it evaporated like the fog after an hour wandering around Coptic relics in Cairo. There are so many things I wonder about here, about how...
Giza: Desert City
Imagine a huge sandbox, swirling and rocky, out of which huge, massively organized, contradictory structures arise. Everything is the color of sand, and yet it is still not warm despite the sun has past...
Cairo, via Istanbul
A day full of new. Of shifting, moving, adapting and finally settling. Left ORD Friday night, and woke up 10.5 hours later in Istanbul not knowing what to expect. We checked a couple bags...
Ask Chef: Stainless Steel Cookware
Q: Chef, I used a stainless steel pan to make bacon last weekend, and ended up with perfect bacon but a grimed up pan. All the scrubbing in the world doesn’t seem to remove...
Chinese Steamed Eggs
ingredients 3 eggs 3/4 C water dash of soy sauce or Maggi seasoning directions Set a pot of water fitted with a steamer to boil on the stove. In a bowl, crack the eggs,...
Spiced Red Lentils
ingredients 1 C red lentils 1 1/2 C water 1 t cumin 1 t chili powder 1 T garlic powder salt to taste directions Place lentils in a pot and rinse until the water...
Wedding Cake
ingredients 1 C unsalted butter, softened 3 C sugar 7 eggs 1 T vanilla extract 3 C flour 1/4 t baking powder 1/4 t baking soda 1 C sour cream directions Preheat oven to...
Vanilla Cupcakes
ingredients 1 + 1 C unsalted butter, softened 2 C sugar 4 large eggs, room temperature 1 1/2 C self-rising flour 1 1/4 C all-purpose flour 1 + 1/2 C milk 1 + 2...
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