http://singleguychef.com For the Love of Food Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:45:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This unique cocktail started at Roast.  We liked the drink a lot more than we liked the bartender so we decided to give it a shot at home. Party for one: 1 oz Absolut Pepper Vodka 3 oz Pear Nectar 1/2 oz Drambuie 2 Olives Rim one martini glass with fine salt Combine ... http://singleguychef.com/2009/06/11/peppear-say-with-a-bad-french-accent-martini/ Wine-tasting again! Time to open your palette to the summer flavors.  Join as we sample our way through a half dozen varietals of white and light reds paired with summer fare.  We are currently knee deep testing menus so stay tuned for how the ribs turn out. We have a special venue ... http://singleguychef.com/2009/06/04/underground-wine-tasting-round-2/ Resort Pool.  Cabana boy dedicated just to you.  80 degree weather and everyone at home is buried in fresh snow.  It's good to be me. Party for One Ingredients: Juice from 1/2 to one whole lime or a couple of key limes if available.  Depends on how tangy you like it. 3 dashes ... http://singleguychef.com/2009/04/19/la-michelada-the-perfect-hot-summer-drink/ A Bloody Mary is the kind of drink that if you can't get a great one, don't bother.  You order a vodka and soda, either the bar has the vodka that you drink or they don't.  After that, how much can they really screw it up?  I know, they can ... http://singleguychef.com/2009/04/18/bloody-good-bloody-mary/ As you can see, we've updated the site and in the process, the original wine tasting post was whacked. Here's the recap of the tasting. 6 wines with various ratings and prices and came from all over the world and this is how the roughly fell out. The clear favorites were ... http://singleguychef.com/2009/04/17/underground-blind-wine-tasting/ If you are unfamiliar with this beef noodle salad, you need to make it on a nice summer day served outside with a cold beer and some extra chopped Thai chilies for those who like it hot. A traditional Vietnamese salad that is unexpectedly light and bright. Serves 4 Beef Marinade: 2 ... http://singleguychef.com/2009/04/14/buon-thit-nuong/ Ingredients: 2 Tbsp of soy sauce 1 Tbsp of brown sugar or raw sugar 3 cloves of garlic 1 tsp of sesame oil 1 tsp of black pepper 1/4 cup of chopped scallions Preparation: 1. Prep and mix. 2. Don't forget to let the protein you are marinating ...beef, fish, chicken... come to ... http://singleguychef.com/2009/04/14/simple-soy-sauce-garlic-marinade/ I consider this the Modern Margarita.  The flavor has been updated from the classic and now we've added a little design.  This drink began for us at Fiddleheads in Royal Oak and we've been playing with it ever since.  Last Saturday night, we raised a last toast to Fiddleheads as ... http://singleguychef.com/2009/04/06/the-lava-lamp/ Welcome to the Front of House.  I’m here to pick-up the slack when singleGuyChef (sGC) is a little too crazy with work to chat you up.  You may be hearing from me a lot in the next few months, but if it means the food he’s been cooking-up actually makes ... http://singleguychef.com/2009/04/06/119/ http://singleguychef.com/2008/10/03/underground-son-inaugural-dinner/