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Comment on Real Men Don’t Eat quiche, they eat Quiche! by G

Mon, 28 May 2012 03:57:40 +0000

Cool post. I know it’s dated, but I just tried the Bacon and Onion Quiche from the cookbook and met with disaster. Full disclosure, I didn’t weigh the flour, and used the recommended 2 cups, so I think my dough ended up closer to 1/8 inch. The real problem was that I had a crack after the second bake. I tried to patch it, but the crust was so flaky I only ended up making it worse. I did the best I could, and ended up with custard all over the bottom of my oven. Any tips on patching after the second bake without destroying the crust?

Comment on Butternut Squash, Prosciutto, Toasted Butter Crumbs by enassar

enassar — Wed, 09 May 2012 03:57:32 +0000

Oh, I certainly tried a vegetable peeler first. The problem is that the “cured” butternut squash i not rigid like a carrot anymore. It turns a bit flexible and the peeler just did not produce good results with that.

Comment on Butternut Squash, Prosciutto, Toasted Butter Crumbs by mouverchuiqui

mouverchuiqui — Wed, 09 May 2012 00:57:50 +0000

For the squash, why not just use a sharp simple vegetable peeler? I’ve been using it for everything lately, and just using it to shave off long thin stripes of carrots resulted in one of the best carrot salads of my life.

Comment on Persona (Ingmar Bergman – 1966) A by Certified Copy (Abbas Kiarostami – 2010) A « Oven-Dried Tomatoes

Certified Copy (Abbas Kiarostami – 2010) A « Oven-Dried Tomatoes — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 04:42:55 +0000

[...] IMDB says this is a 2010 film but I am sure it was released here this past year. My point? Why was this smart, perfectly scripted, well acted and thought-provoking art film not nominated for any Academy award. It’s certainly one of the bast movies of last year and way better than most of the 9 Best Picture nominees. How can I describe this movie without spoiling it to the 4 or 5 people who read this blog…on the other hand I am not sure this movie is “spoilable”. It kind of reminds me on one level of many films that focus on conversations between 2 or 3 characters, like “Before Sunrise” or “My Dinner with Andre” or even Bergman’s “Persona“. [...]

Comment on My Dinner With Andre (Louis Malle – 1981) B+ by Certified Copy (Abbas Kiarostami – 2010) A « Oven-Dried Tomatoes

Certified Copy (Abbas Kiarostami – 2010) A « Oven-Dried Tomatoes — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 04:42:51 +0000

[...] that focus on conversations between 2 or 3 characters, like “Before Sunrise” or “My Dinner with Andre” or even Bergman’s [...]

Comment on Tree of Life (Terrence Malick – 2011) B+ by enassar

enassar — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:14:53 +0000

I am almost impressed you liked this Wiss. I would’ve thought this was not your cup of tea

Comment on Tree of Life (Terrence Malick – 2011) B+ by wisssss

wisssss — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:30:46 +0000

hey lello i liked this movie sooooo much and as u said u cannot recommend it to many people and if u really look at the reviews of this movie its either 10 stars or 0!!! but from my artistic point of view cause u know how much an artist i am this is a great touching movie its a real work of art that turned an extremely simple boring stuff that we all know abt to something that really captures u the whole movie and then will make u think of it for days!!!!! take care chef…

Comment on The Fat Duck: Pot-Roast Loin of Pork, Braised Belly, Gratin of Truffled Macaroni by enassar

enassar — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:51:52 +0000

I definitely know what you mean Auldo. When cooking these elaborate dishes, it’s such a rush to finish the dish well that eating seems rushed. I almost always enjoy lots of these dishes the next day even more because I am more relaxed, even if they are reheated.

Comment on The Fat Duck: Pot-Roast Loin of Pork, Braised Belly, Gratin of Truffled Macaroni by Auldo

Auldo — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:16:21 +0000

Nice one Elie. Brings back memories. This dish is so freaking tasty, especially with the cold weather we have over here now. Just have to find someone to make it for me, because you always enjoy food less when you’re the one doing the cooking (do you feel the same?).

Comment on Antichrist (Lars Von Trier – 2009) D by Barzelay

Barzelay — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:27:22 +0000

Yeah, this movie was terrible.