March 2004 Archives

Turkey, as it turns out is meat too. I'm sure there are a lot of people out there who buy ground turkey for low-fat dishes, but I just ain't hip to the flavor (or lack of). So when I see my butcher has carved one up so I can buy an actual piece and not have to take home a 25lb bird, I don't hesitate. I really like the flavor of turkey and I find it a shame that we usually only have it a few times a year. Welp, the end of March sounded like a good time.
This one had several layers of flavor ...

Ha, okay I was ready to cook something out of a newspaper. Our local rag isn't exactly known for its culinary surprises, but they try. This one they pulled from "Real Chocolate" by Chantal Coady. They list the carbs and so forth but for crissakes, it's meatless black beans with no lard. If you're worried about carbs & cholestrol in a meatless, lardless black bean dish you have some serious issues.

I feel as though I've been keeping a secret from you. Not that you don't already have a bottle handy. I've had mine now for just over a month and haven't said anything. Actually, this is my second bottle and I'm a third through it. I have a problem that reared its ugly head a while back. I'm a Extra Virgin Olive Oil whore.

Finocchiona & Duck Confit

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I'm so excited I don't know where to start. I'll just go this way and see how we do.
I haven't been out to the Berkeley Farmer's Market in a few weeks. I miss my pals there, but I've been a busy boy. What with smoking meats and all. I finally got a chance to head out today (saturday) and go see what was new. I usually park in this one area that puts me directly in the path of the Fatted Calf's stall. I had to stop by and see Taylor & Kim and catch up. I met a new friend there, Christine. She and her family have been MeatHenge fans and spend their days cooking as well. She'll send me her email soon so I can go get those nice cookbooks she mentioned. I'll post the info as soon as I get it myself.

Go see Page 65 of April's issue of Gourmet Magazine.
This is either pretty cool or quite silly. Probably a good dose of both.

Here are the other fine sites that made the article:

The Radical Chef
Chocolate & Zucchini
MeatHenge
The Food Section
Bourrez Votre Visage
eGullet

p.s.
I'll be signing those issues by appointment only.

Hugs.

Hey ever'one. I just figured I'd stop by say hi. With this last weekend's birthday meat fest my inspiration for cooking hasn't returned. Just plain wor'd out. Sure I could write a column about something, but that isn't what I do (clearly). So just hang tight until I can get back on the home cooking trail and we'll get you some pretty pictures of tasty foodses.

Today was Eric's day to have his Country Fried Steak Breakfast at Sukie's Country Kitchen. I've posted about this before, so do a search on MeatHenge and you'll find contact information if'n you're interested. Suffice it to say that Sukie's is one of the last strongholds of the traditional 50's style American ... well you get the idea. At this moment they are nearly surrounded by new construction (dirt and big trucks everywhere), they promise they aren't closing. The old booths look as though they might have been updated sometime in the early 80s with that funky pastel blue and pink and brass (shudder here). But they are booths nonetheless and mostly filled with seniors passing the time with friends. Sukie only employs real waitresses (quick, efficient competent staff) who've been there for years. It is always a great time.
This time was no exception. 3 of us headed out in search of an individual 'splatter'. Take a close look at E's lunch (above). There must be a new cook, because you can SEE the food. The previous 'splatters' have been absolutely swimming in white country gravy. Here we can clearly see the hash browns and fried eggs. Oh and look, you can see an edge of the steak. Neat. I don't know which is better, but I know Eric cleaned his plate pretty darned well each time we've been.

Southern Fried Chicken

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Featuring Kallisti's (my sister) Chicken Girl Doll. Check out her site for more pictures of that and many other infamous dolls of distinction.

This last Sunday was Uncle Cindy's 50th birthday. What does the MeatHenge crew do for someone's birthday? That's right, cook a lot of meat. Sunday was no different. This time though, we had a guest celebrity that came all the way from Mobile Alabama to give us a demonstration for cooking Southern Fried Chicken. I know, the variances here are enormous, but I can't dwell on that. I wanted to see what John Bell was up to.

Sauce - Unmixed.

I don't know of anyone that hasn't at one time or another had to deal with a barbecue sauce of some kind. Do we grill dry and dip at the end? Do we sauce at the beginning and watch it char? Do we sauce near the end to watch it glaze over with glistenny love? These are only a few ways to handle a que sauce and they are many more. The quest will always go forth.

What's good for a pre-spring happy luscious meal? That's right, a pork loin roast! Normally I wouldn't have mentioned it (yeah right), but I hear so little about this cut. Heck, I don't even see it in the grocery store that often, if at all. Rick the butcher always has one on hand, which is why we love our butchers, don't we? Yessir.

Quick dinner suggestion 9-14a.
Here's a quick way to have a really nice meal. Hamsteak. That's right, a ham steak. My butcher usually has a ham he can cut a slice off of, but all grocery stores carry a nice ham steak. Just heat & serve. With this you can have a salad or any greenery. We usually go for the mashed potatoes (Z loves them the best).
Dang man, good fast meat.

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