By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com Cooking rice is something you either don’t think about or you dread making it for fear of burning or under-cooking it on the stove. I used to be one of those who felt dread at the thought of cooking rice. I watched an episode of Dinner Impossible a year or so […]
Bruschetta with Fig and Goat Cheese
By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com One of the things I’ve made that people really liked is my Bruschetta. One of the more tasty ones (according to others) that I make is made with fig, goat cheese, basil, and honey. The following is the simple but well received recipe: Ingredients – Makes 10 Loaf fresh sourdough […]
Kitchen Co., A Great Cook’s Store in Little Rock
By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com ** UPDATE: August 2012, Kitchen Co. has closed. 🙁 I buy lots of cooking supplies locally. For everything I like to pick up my favorite store in Little Rock is Kitchen Co. They have been selling online since 1995 when they were known as www.GreatSauce.com. They are located in the same […]
SousVide Supreme – Latest must have Foodie Gadget!
By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com If you have watched Top Chef on Bravo TV or Iron Chef on Food TV you have seen Sous Vide cooking at work. The advertisement for the SousVide machine describes Sous Vide cooking as “Sous vide cooking involves vacuum-sealing food in airtight pouches, then submerging it in a water bath […]
Turkey has half the Calories of Chicken
By Todd Barron @ FoodieCusine.com Food was being ordered at a meeting I was at yesterday and I made a comment about how I wanted a turkey sandwich over a chicken sandwich. A colleague seemed surprised at my choice and I explained to him that I chose turkey over chicken because turkey is lower in […]
Tips for Grilling Steak
By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com I had a small dinner party over the weekend for my wife and some friends. For the party I made the following: Arugula salad with homemade vinaigrette, sliced macadamia nut pieces, and fresh tomato Homemade pasta ravioli filled with French goat cheese, topped with a sage/butter sauce and fresh corn […]
Inside the Menu of a Dinner Party
By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com I’ve been sitting on this article for a while and had to dust the cobwebs out of my memory for parts of it but here goes… We had some good friends over in February for a small dinner party. On the menu we had Potato Cauliflower Soup, Sea Bass Oscar, […]
Cook’s Illustrated – General Cooking Magazine
By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com A great item I have in my inventory is Cooks Illustrated Magazine. It’s one of the many magazines I subscribe to and I look forward to it’s arrival every month. I also subscribe to their online system that gives you access to every issue since they started. Cook’s Illustrated contains […]