Can You Drink Red Wine with Fish
I hope to tear down a few taboo walls here today. I plan to do it with an unusual recipe for Spiced Salmon with Wine Braised Shallots, Edamame & Sunchoke Puree I adapted from Holly Peterson, CIA. The wall that’s about to tumble today is the old belief that red wine is for meat and more »
Heart Healthy Alcohol? You Decide
I’m sure you know all about the the evils of alcohol: addiction, drunk driving, liver disease, high blood pressure, alcohol poisoning and so on. The strange thing is not that there are endless concerns when it comes to alcohol consumption. The strange thing is despite the very real concerns I mentioned, alcohol might actually be more »
Shaken or Stirred- Techniques for Building Better Cocktails
This week on The Back Burner we are taking a little time to return to the basics. Because there are techniques in the kitchen (and beyond) we should all master. Emilie summed it up nicely earlier this week when she said “common themes that are great to know”. She was offering some helpful tips in more »
Chocolate Infused Bourbon
Valentines is right around the corner. How about making something “sweet” for your sweet? Chocolate is the perennial favorite. But I’ll be honest there aren’t too many chocolate spirits or liqueurs that I really like. Some of the big, well-known chocolatiers have tried to develop sipping liqueurs with all the dark allure of their very more »
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