Reactuate

I decided I had become too big a sugar addict and needed to go on a diet. So I decided to do South Beach because in the past I thought the food was great. I started yesterday at 198.4 lbs.

Today I was at 195.4. I know it is all water, but that’s part of the [...]

Decided to cook out of the Eating For Life cookbook tonight. Main course was Green Chili Enchiladas. They turned out pretty good. Very messy to make.

Challenges included the messy part, dipping the tortillas in the green chili sauce before filling them. That was slimy, but also the corn tortillas I got broke at the slightest [...]

Tip: Don’t leave a dry pan heating while you mes in place.

Last night I was making Chicken With Garlic and Shallots, which starts by sauteing the chicken in 2 table spoons of water. I wanted to add the chicken and oil to a hot pan so I put the pan on the stove, on high. [...]

I was out of town last week and have been sick all of this week. I haven’t quit blogging or cooking, just waiting to get well.

Update:

This entry is too short for the format.

So I’m adding some lines to make it fill out.

Went to the Sur La Table knife class last night and it was fun. Longer than I expected, but that was good. I felt I got my money’s worth.

The teacher was Ed McCain who has his own cooking blog. He was a lot of fun as a teacher, and branched out from just knives to [...]

I’m sitting at work with my 10″ Chef’s knife in my backpack. Being a computer geek by trade, this is an unusual occurrence, but tonight is my knife skills class. Look for an evaluation of the class tomorrow.

One thing I’ve wondered is if my knife is sharp. It seems to cut well, but I’m not [...]

An art is an act of original creation. A craft takes an art form and codifies it in a way to make it reproducible. When a chef creates a new dish he is practicing an art. When he creates a recipe and teaches others to produce it over and over, in a restaurant for example, [...]

Been without internet for the last four days so I didn’t post the final menu for out New Years dinner/party.

Appetizers:

Vegetable platter: celery, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli

Dipping sauces: Red Pepper Cream Sauce (South Beach CookBook), Ron’s tomato sauce, Peanut Butter Dipping sauce (South Beach CookBook), Modified Macon Salsa with Pita Chips

Sautéed Shrimp and South Beach Shrimp Cocktail(South [...]