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Compound Butter 101

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cbutterimgCompound Butter is a classic preparation but something you still see on restaurant menus. Why? Well, it’s fabulous! Beurre Compose’ in French, it’s great on steaks flavored with chives, peppercorns, herbs and sometimes wine or liquors. It’s also great on grilled fish, flavored with lemon and dill. It comes to the table still melting over the meat and adds a buttery lusciousness to whatever you put it on. It is the easiest sauce you can create. I have another handy use for it, Roast Thanksgiving Turkey, but first, lets go over the basics and make one.

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Pots and Pans - How do you Choose?

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 Choosing the right pans for you can be difficult. If you cook, you will get a lot of benefit from having the right tools, pans being a pretty important piece of the puzzle. If you have shopped for them recently, you have certainly noticed the wide range of both price and quality available to choose from. If that hasn’t confused you enough, what about the pans endorsed by chefs, they must be good right? Are the expensive pans really worth it?

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Herbs de Provence

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Herbs are one of the kitchens magic ingredients. They can take a simple dish to new heights! You may be wondering why you see a picture of fresh lavender and yet I’m talking about herbs….trust me, it will all come together.
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What's in your pantry

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So, what is in your pantry?  I guess the question should really be, "What needs to be in your pantry?"  I have so much stuff in my cupboards that I flinch every time I open one. 

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Kitchen Tools: The Essentials

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Selecting your essential kitchen tools can be a daunting if not downright frustrating task. There are hundreds of tools out there, but what do you really need? Do you need a tool that slices, dices, purees and automatically mixes your martini?

 

Shaken or stirred?

 

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