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| Kidney | | Kidney has been an important part different cuisines around the world and maybe it has something to do with its unique texture but cooking it is not easy, Its gonna take tears and perseverance before you can neutralize the unwanted odor. In sweden they have a delicious recipe stew made out of it and they call it Hökarpann. Its also a very important part of the french cooking. In the Israel, they make a popular barbeque known as Meurav Yerushalmi out of it. In UK they make a pie out of it and thats all I know by far, I have no idea though if its important in Asian cuisine. In Argentina they make an Asado out of the kidneys. | |
| | Julie and Julie- A Cool Cat of a Movie | | It sure was satisfying watching 'Julie and Julia'. Well acted, well paced and well crafted. Never a dull moment and such witty dialogue.Set in an intervening time period when Julia Childs was in her 40s and the 30th Birthday of Julie Powell, this movie, traces Julia Childs entry into French cooking and the beginning of a blog where Julie challenges herself to complete all the recipes in Julia's book, "Masterpiece of french Cooking" within 365 days.The story ended well for both protagonists as they got the books printed.This is one 'cool cat' of a movie. If the field had not be overcrowded at the oscars this year, Stanley Tucci could have won his Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.As usual, Meryl Streep was in her element! Have you seen this gem of a movie yet? | |
| | Hve you printed out any ebooks? | | I usually think it is alright to read the ebooks by the computer or cellphone. But sometimes it is not enough. I still prefer to read it as a normal book. Lately I found out an ebook which I like. It is called Mastering the art of french cooking. I will print it out so that I can read and make the dishes according to this book. I know it is a little crazy because it has about 735 pages. Of course I like to buy this book, but it is not available here. So I have to print it out. I like cooking[em]happy[/em] I will have to look up the dictionary for many words. If I can finish this book one day, at that time my English/French and cooking will already make a big progress[em]lol[/em] | |
| | Are you interested in any books lately? | | Since I just watched a movie called Julie and Julia, and it is based on two true stories. I like cooking. So I am especially interested in the book Mastering The Art Of French Cooking which is mentioned in this movie. Perhaps I can cook some foreign delicious foods from this wonderful book. | |
| | 5 favorite cookbooks | | What are your top 5 favorite cookbooks and why? Mine are...1.La Methode/La Technique: Jacques Pepin- Two books actually, but they are fascinating and vital not so much a recipe book but a picture guide to cooking preparation and technique.2.Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Julia Child- A book that I read as a youngster and influenced my choice of profession and fostered my love of food and cooking. As well as containing great recipes.3.King Arthur Flour Baking Companion: Incredible book for learning the baking arts. I have yet to find a bad recipe and all are written in a quick easy and concise manner with tidbits of general baking knowledge as well.4.The Joy Of Cooking: Irma Rombauer- A classic that I read when young and have used throughout my life.5.The Professional Chef: Culinary Institute of America- A book I used while at the CIA, which was rather old and out dated at the time. Now updated it has become relevant, even required for anyone interested in how the professionals do it. | |
| | I Never Thought It Was So Mind-Tiring To Do This....But | | I just finished rattling off my second in a series of articles for Associated Content for recipes....my first attempt to do so. Both were suggestions of what to do for leftover Beef Stew or Chicken á La King..the first was to make homemade pot pies, and the one I just finished was to use either leftover as a filling for crepes....So this also meant giving a French Cooking 101 course in how to make crepes to begin with.I first started cooking French cuisine nearly thirty years ago and had been inspired both by my one term I took in French language, and was taught by a professor who, my goodness, actually came from France..heehee, and also by the introduction of the then newcomer to the cooking scene, Jacques Pepin--as you can guess my very first attempt in French cooking was to make crepes.
I like to pride myself in that I'm a great cook...oh, yup I am...hehe...HOWEVER...as I was trying to write out this article of mine I really found it difficult to describe it, I mean I did it, and I hope in a very easy understand way, but I found it's one thing to actually make or cook something and another thing to describe just how you cook it. I've been cooking so long, that frankly many... | |
| | What kind of food do you like to cook? | | I was just wondering what kind of food do you generally like to cook? Are you a plain ole meat and potatoes kind of person? Or do you go all out lots of times and really cook up a storm? I'm skilled in French cooking, can do the souffles, crepes, quiches, etc.; I also do Italian, Mexian --have any idea how LONG it takes to make homemade tamales--Hungarian, Oriental...come to think of it...if it's food I cook just about anything no matter what nationality. Or do you just get plain lazy and pop in a frozen dinner in the oven or microwave? | |
| | The United Kingdom of Great Britain and France? | | It has just been revealled that in 1956 the then French prime minister Guy Mollet proposed a union between France and the UK, effectively making the two historically bitter enemies one country. When i first heard of this i thought it was a joke, it is no secret that we brits are not the greatest admirers of the French (the name "cheese eating surrender monkeys" isn't supposed to be affectionate) and the French are well known to dislike the brits, thats why they stopped us joining the EU for about 15 years.Of course it would never have really happened, the uproar this would have caused from both sides of the channel would have quashed it in minutes but lets just imagine it did, would it not surely be the greatest nation on earth. You take the french cooking, British engineering, french creativity, british inventiveness, french film, british music.The possibilities are endless, a combined population of 130million people would make it pretty competitive with the US, we could have ruled the world again!But still the fact remains that we are far too different, 500 years of fighting shows that.If your fair nation wherever you may be were to create a union with another... | |
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