Get your foodie on!
There is nothing like the taste and texture of fresh baked bread, yet few people actually make their own bread. Why? Well, if they are anything like me, they are terrified of the process. Baking bread has become one of those tasks that all of our grandparents did that seem entirely too much work in [...]
Anyone who is serious about baking these days has heard of Silpat baking mats. For those who haven’t, they are silicone/fiberglass mats made for baking. They are non stick and easy to clean up and eliminate the use of lard or butter on baking trays. They are also stupidly expensive. Not long ago, President’s Choice [...]
The whole flour revolution has taken the FAB Whitby kitchen by storm, which is leading us in all sorts of new culinary directions. Yesterday I decided that our killer soft flour tortillas were too good to waste on store bought taco/fajita spices, so I set out to do some research. I learned a bunch about [...]
Earlier this week, I spent a few days in downtown Detroit for the media opening of the North American International Auto Show. One of the highlights of the week had to be our visit to a local watering hole called Cliff Bell’s. That’s right, a pub experience was well ahead of some of the automotive [...]
This will be the second batch of naan that I have made at home. Everyone else in the FAB Whitby kitchen thought my first attempt was awesome, but I was nonplussed. Attempt number 1 was somewhat lackluster. Having at the same recipe a second time though, I discovered a couple of things. First off, I [...]
Those of you who are regular readers have no doubt noticed that I’ve been on a bit of a baking kick lately. Sandy doesn’t bake and my attempts years ago failed miserably, so we just never got into the baking side of food prep. All that changed when OoS convinced me to try making pizza [...]
Our youngest bought his dad (G) an Indian cook book for Christmas. He’s not very adventurous when it comes to food but he does like Butter Chicken. I actually encouraged him to buy the book because I wanted it (but no one need know this!). After cooking a bunch of main stream food for New [...]
Strange things often happen when the FAB Whitby and FAB Greely kitchens come together, and last week was no exception. For our in between holidays extravaganza, Sandy and I decided to make an awesome sounding pork tenderloin, stuffed with goat cheese and drizzled with a red wine and cherry reduction. We’ll make it again another [...]
