Thursday, March 17, 2011

Coq au vin

Time flies.  I forgot all about this delicious dish I tried in February.  This is my first attempt with Coq au vin.  I used the chicken, instead of the rooster.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Produce and Pesticides: What You Need to Know


Disturbingly, many farmers are using pesticides to prolong the lives of their crops. These chemicals enable foods to travel long distances and...
Click on the picture above to get to the full story at Dr. Oz's website.
My goal this year is to plant more veges in my garden.  Let's see how it goes.

Tuesday, March 01, 2011

Shoestring French Fries and Hamburger Dinner


After following the simple recipe in the Bouchon cookbook on how to prepare french fries, I made shoestring French fries.  I have so many different cuts of potatoes left from me practicing cutting the potato tourne, etc, etc, I thought it's a great idea.  The length and width are bit irregular and would not meet the standard, but they turned out great for our dinner.  We love the texture of crispiness of the shoestring French fries.