Sea urchin screencaps
a few screencaps from a Sea urchin/Uni video. low res since they’re screengrabs… crevice with urchins in them got the big one on the very left 🙂
On Lamb and Anchovies and quality
WARNING: [no train of thought here, get off stream of consciousness…chooo choo…gtfo if you don’t have wine in hand] Ever since I was little, I loved anchovies on my pizza. I must have been one of the odd ones because everyone would think… eww. I really didn’t (and still don’t) understand it. But looking back, …
Prime Rib puff pastry
What I did here was take a nice dry aged prime rib (Bos Creek) from Montana and cut the bone and began making a stock: red wine w/ sauteed leeks, onions, carrots, celery, bay leaf, peppercorns, thyme. here’s 3 bones with the tomahawk bone 🙂 Had to get a new cutting board to fit. puff …
Chicken Fire
Sooo, I was craving rice like a good Chinese boy and began roasting a Jidori chicken @ 500F (they’re tasty, natural, and much smaller than “normal” chickens) then I got ADD and instead diverted plans. Stir fried lemongrass, curry powder, garlic, ginger…etc and coconut milk and wanted to pressure cook this thing. I was hoping …
Sea Urchin Part 3 (Food)
I really wanted to use the Sea Urchin shell as the vehicle for serving the dish because… 1… it’s beautiful and 2… it’s genius 😛 When I dip my fat face into the shell and go at it with my pitchfork, I get that whole waft of ocean air in my face. It’s like when …
Sea Urchin Part 2 (In the Kitchen)
Quick Mise en Place… Bos Creek tomahawk meets Pursuit of Food Could eat both raw… The bright gold urchins are from Red Sea urchins, and paler ones are from black sea urchins. After cracking into the urchins with a cleaver and separating the shells with a fork and spoon, I used tweezers to get the …
Sea Urchin Part 1 (on the water)
Totally missed the SoCAL weather and nice beaches on my trip to Northern California for Wild Turkeys and Dungeness Crab. Palos Verdes has a nice number of sea urchins and for more information on which ones are good….click HERE for a conversation with Urchin Diver Rene Rojas. the trail is not so slippery as others but, …
Lamb Chops
Lamb chops – specifically – great lamb chops like Colorado or Sonoma = Nokia’s favorite 🙂 Colorado Lamb chops, over 3 pounds for the rack, fat cap on. (is there any other way?). See how the fat goes all the way to the top? I don’t understand why they’re ever cut without this. In a …
Sargo Pasta
I had a bit of a rough weak and after a long day diving has always been a refuge… waves coming in.. crashhhhhhh not too much fish action today but I got a few that I really like to eat – Sargo which is a nice firm white fish with a heavy bloodline and Sheepshead …
Dear Nokia
Dear Nokia, You know, I was thinking about you ton on my drive down to the Vet’s office today in Orange County. But then my eyes would fill and I tried to think of something else so I wouldn’t crash… but I couldn’t help but think of you. But I figured that if I crashed …
Roast Chicken
I’ve tried birds sealed on high temperature, then roasted at 350, I don’t like them as much unless it’s on a rotisserie where the fat keeps basting the bird, then that’s mmm. I start with a good quality bird (Mary’s at Whole Foods is good) or see your local farmer. Truss the bird with the …
Fri + Sat food (Sushi & cooking at home)
My brother’s gf came to town and they always take care of me when I go to NY. Last week I went to Sushi Zo. It was very good, but very expensive. Somewhere in the range of $400+ for 2. one glass of sake and a beer and small portions. Sushi Gen the service was …