Single Guy Chef

Wheres the Dashi?

Posted on 24. May, 2007 by singleguychef.

Apologies to the hundreds of you that have been looking at the cilantro soup with monkfish recipe. Some of you must have been wondering, “Where’s the dashi recipe?”
Well, here it is. In Nobu’s version and in my “convenient” version.:-)
Nobu’s Ingredients
1/2 oz. (10g) piece of konbu
1 quart (1L) of water
1 oz.(30g) dried bonito flakes
Nobu’s preparation
1. Heat [...]

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Not My Friend’s Mother’s Blueberry Pancakes

Posted on 24. May, 2007 by singleguychef.

The other day, I was trying to figure out why I rarely make pancakes and then it hit me. It was like being back in my friend’s kitchen and his mother was making her “famous” pancakes. It was her “famous” pancakes that scarred me. Now, I was young, didn’t really have anything to compare to [...]

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Kendall Jackson 2005 Grand Reserve Chardonnay

Posted on 24. May, 2007 by singleguychef.

The words ‘clean’ and ‘chardonnay’ don’t go together as often as they should when describing chardonnay wines from California. That’s too bad. Although heavily oaked/buttery chards can be very appealing, they become a difficult food wine for me. What a joy to bump in Kendall Jackson’s 2005 Grand Reserve Chardonnay. It’s [...]

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