Bolas De Fraile
Executive Chef
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- Oct 28, 2010
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The very reason I joined here was to find new recipes, I have made a few members recipes, they were all excellent.
May sound silly, but the standing rib roast I made the other day. I have cooked other cuts of beef but not a standing rib roast. Oh, how did it turn out? Mmmm...nice and rare!
25 people for New Years Eve and I made molten chocolate cake for the first time...it was wonderful
I havn't made anything new in years at this point. Every time I go to cook, someone wants one of the things I've made and they love. Seriously, every time I go to a party, everyone wants certain appetizers I make, so I don't try anything new. Ditto dinners. I'm not big on deserts, but when I do, everyone wants "claire's boozy trifle". When I tell hubby I'm going to try something different, his response is, "But, Claire, we all want ...."
Making an entirely new, from a recipe, dish, for the most part, does not work for a family of two. I try new things, but not new recipes, because I'm not good at math. I mean, seriously, I'm not stupid, but what is one half of one third of a cup. Don't tell me, it will make me feel stupid.
I try new ideas often, new products, etc. But I have a huge library of cookbooks that I'm going to start divesting. I hate to get rid of them, but new ideas in cooking ... well, whenever I want to try something different ....
I made tandoori chicken from scratch for dinner tonight. I think it would have been much tastier had I let it marinade overnight, but it was kinda spur of the moment so it only sat in the marinade for an hour.
Served it up with some basmati rice, cucumbers in minted yogurt and made some "naan bread" by brushing flour tortillas with garlic oil and coriander then warming them up on a hot skillet. Everyone loved it! I LOVE COOKING!!