Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, August 26, 2011

Published by Friday, August 26, 2011 Permalink 0

by Simon de Swaan

What is a man, when you come to think upon him, but a minutely set, ingenious machine for turning, with infinite artfulness, the red wine of Shiraz into urine?–Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke, 1943

Karen Blixen was a Danish writer who wrote under the pseudo name Isak Dinesen. She was married to her Swedish second cousin, the Baron Bror von Blixen-Finecke. She is best known for her book Out of Africa about her time living on her coffee plantation in the hills of Kenya, and for her short story “Babette’s Feast,” both of which were adapted into Academy Award-winning films.

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Food Art: Pineapple and kiwi popsicle, food photography by SandeeA

Published by Friday, August 26, 2011 Permalink 0

These photos are by SandeeA, author of the column Food Play, and who runs a site called La Receta de la Felicidad. SandeeA is never lacking ideas when it comes to playful, fun recipes. Click here to find the recipe for making pineapple and kiwi popsicles. It’s a great way to get your kids in the kitchen!

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Switzerland: Filet of Perch with Parsley/chive Sauce Recipe

Published by Thursday, August 25, 2011 Permalink 1

 

Spontaneous Cuisine, by Jonell Galloway

Traditional dish in Lake Geneva region: filet of perch with parsley, chives and butter: a recipe with a twist

Recipe

Ingredients

1 kg / 2.2 lbs of filet of perch
1.2 dl / 1/2 cup of white wine
125 g / 1 stick butter
1 large clove of garlic, finely chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons of strong mustard
2 egg yolks
Parsley, 1 large bunch
Chives, 1 large bunch
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 220°C / 425°F.
  2. Butter a baking dish that can also be used on stovetop. Add wine and garlic.
  3. Arrange filets in a baking dish. Salt and pepper.
  4. Bake for about 8 minutes or until fish is cooked but still firm. Carefully remove fish and set it aside.
  5. Use cooking juices in baking dish to make sauce. Add butter, mustard and egg yolk.
  6. Cook over very low heat, stirring constantly with a wire whip. Add parsley. Warning: If you turn the heat too high and quite stirring, you will end up with scrambled eggs instead of sauce!
  7. Arrange perch on serving plates, preferably warm. Pour sauce over fish and serve immediately.

 

 

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Food News Daily: August 25, 2011

Published by Thursday, August 25, 2011 Permalink 0

Mainstream Anglo Media and Press

The Very Tasty Liberation of Paris, GQ

Fine wine galore! Hong Kong’s buried treasure, The Independent

New Nordic Cuisine Draws Disciples, The New York Times

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Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, August 25, 2011

Published by Thursday, August 25, 2011 Permalink 0

The best number for dinner party is two – myself and a damn good head waiter.–Nubar Gulbenkian, 1965

Nubar Gulbenkian (1896–1972) was an Armenian petroleum magnate and socialite born in the Ottoman empire.  Click here to read more about about him.

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Food Art: Ice cream sandwiches, food photography by SandeeA

Published by Thursday, August 25, 2011 Permalink 0

These photos are by SandeeA, author of the column Food Play, and who runs a site called La Receta de la Felicidad. SandeeA is never lacking ideas when it comes to playful, fun recipes. Click here to find the recipe for making ice cream sandwiches. It would be a great recipe to get your kids in the kitchen!


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MarketDay in Switzerland, August 24, 2011

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Food News Daily: August 24, 2011

Published by Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Permalink 0

Mainstream Anglo Media and Press

Bending the Rules on Bacteria (Harold McGee), The New York Times

True Food (a video), National Geographic

True Characters: You and Barry McBride have set up a restaurant with no name and no prices in Killarney, Irish Times

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David Downie: some restaurants to add to the Food Wine Burgundy guidebook

Published by Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Permalink 0

by David Downie

Change is the nature of the edibles-and-potables business everywhere. In Burgundy the region’s symbol is the snail. Change comes slowly. But the snail, like the tortoise, defeats the hare in the long run—or the long slide.

Cuppa? Change-resistance is part of the Gallic gene pool

The down-slide first: reliable fellow gourmets who scour Burgundy for great food and wine confirm that Amaryllis, the discovery of a few years back, is being spoiled by success. Michelin rewarded this unlikely candidate with a star after only a few years of operation, and crowds and crowns of laurels soon followed. So too did a precipitous move from funky quarters in an unattractive highway-side location in a nowhere village – part of the discovery experience – to fancy-dancy, flower-filled premises: the former home of stuffy-but-likeable Le Moulin de Martorey. This reconverted millhouse complex is at San Remy, near Chalon-sur-Saone. Now Amaryllis and its still-very-young chef-owner Cédric Burtin is becoming staid, in a beautiful, mainstream setting… another one-star Michelin place serving elaborately plated, microscopic portions of France’s notorious silly haute food.

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Food Art: Square deviled eggs, food photography by SandeeA

Published by Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Permalink 0

These photos are by SandeeA, author of the column Food Play, and who runs a site called here. SandeeA is never lacking ideas when it comes to playful, fun recipes. Click recipe to find the deviled eggs for this square Recipe: Classic Deviled Eggs. It would be a great recipe to get your kids in the kitchen!

 

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