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Dumpster Diving v.2.2 – Rice (Congee/Juk Recipe)

Monday’s…I really don’t know what to say about them except that they are usually my day off. Sleeping in, doing laundry, and attempting to catch up on my “other” life are the goals for the day. After a day of wine tasting yesterday I awoke to a very busy day off. Opening day for baseball [...]

How to make a Sushi Roll

Who says it never rains here in San Diego? Working on a Sunday, I had to run down to the office from my 4th floor kitchen to finish up some paperwork for an extern I have from the Art Institute. The day started off a bit cloudy and as I was just about to leave [...]

What BTAB means…and other ramblings.

It seems that wordpress is not allowing me to keep approved comments, or I am just too tired to figure this software out and use it correctly. So for the record and for the comment that was accidentally deleted the answer is…. BTAB = bring to a boil. BTAB is a chef abbreviation. We chefs [...]

Dumpster Diving v2.1 – Ramen

So I have been a but busy of late trying to get the restaurant open. I was hoping to have some photo’s of some of the dishes from the Glass Door restaurant but we are awaiting (as of this writing) our health inspection. So that leaves me and you with one more dumpster diving epsiode…Ramen! [...]

Beef Tendon

So I was cleaning out my freezer this morning and low and behold…I found a pack of beef tendon. One of my most favorite soups back when I lived in Vietnam was one of fresh egg noodles, a slightly spicy beef broth and beef tendon. Squeeze a bit of lime into it and your off [...]

Thai Beef Salad with eggplants

Thai food for me is just one of those things…that I love. Now, it would seem that the world would be all fine and dandy when going out for Thai food (yea, I know I suppose to cook) but some Thai restaurants really stink. It always amazes me that some people think that they can [...]

Saffron tea anyone?

Tea…I always think about tea when I’m not feeling well, and today is one of those days. It was a long week at the restaurant, writing menu’s and working on getting a new logo, the bar built and making sure that the ansul system is being installed properly. I did take the time to go [...]