A variation on an old theme tonight: Brussels sprouts sauteed with lemon, toasted pine nuts, shallots, and butter. I have come to the conclusion that you pretty much can’t go wrong once you’ve gotten as far as sauteeing the sprouts with shallots and butter, and throwing some lemon zest or juice or both on at the end. The most impressive part of this recipe I thought was how quick it was. Unlike Fine Cooking’sbrussels sprouts with hazelnut butter or brussels…
Most restaurant critics or reviewers rate restaurants (and movies, hotels and other things for that matter) on scales that don’t really mean very much. Some critics will give scales of 1-10. But this raises a whole slew of questions. It is very hard to know what a restaurant being a 1 means or what a 10 means. If you give a restaurant a 5.0 score, does that mean you liked it or that you thought it was average? What does…
Top 5 signs of a good Indian recipe: 1. Garlic is measured in heads. not cloves.2. Spices to actual ingredients ratio is at least 1 to 1.3. Two words: Serrano Chilies (ribs, seeds and all).4. The house begins to smell like an indian restaurant about halfway through the prep process and continues to smell that way for a week.5. Involves creating a paste of herbs, spices, garlic ginger, peppers etc. that looks and smells like a medieval cure for pneumonia….