Posts Tagged ‘Thomas_Keller’

Chocolate-Dipped Shortbread Cookies

30Mar10

My younger brothers came over the other weekend and in an effort to entertain them, we turned on the TV to the Food Network, and watched Barefoot Contessa. Not quite the Saturday they had in mind when they woke up that day I’m sure, but in my defense, I did offer up the Wii first. [...]


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Easy Dinner: Scallops with Salad, Dutch Baby Pancake

08Jan10

Scallops, while expensive in the off season, make for a sure-fire quick dinner and are really delicious. Here’s how we did it up: 1. In a lukewarm (kosher) salt bath, let scallops soak for ten minutes (technique courtesy of Thomas Keller in Ad Hoc), then pat dry with paper towels, and salt/pepper 2. Meanwhile, fry [...]


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The Ad Hoc Experience

13Dec09

I have a few cooks/foodies/gourmands in my life, so holiday shopping this year was part blessing, part curse. Blessing because there are so many fabulous cook books out there to choose from, but curse because what I will purchase for loved ones, I will secretly want to keep. So, I made a compromise: I purchased [...]


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