“Deviled” Eggs

Monday, March 24th, 2008 Posted in Filipino, eggs, musings, sous vide | 4 Comments »

I forgot that I had the day off today, so after driving all the way to work and back, I needed something to do. After talking to Alien J about ... Read more..

Back in Business

Friday, February 29th, 2008 Posted in gear, sous vide, techniques | 3 Comments »

Well, that didn't take long. I picked up a new circulator last Friday off eBay (the seller was in San Francisco, so he let me save on shipping and pick ... Read more..

Sous Vide Adventures on Hold…

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 Posted in Thomas Keller, musings, sous vide, techniques | 1 Comment »

My heating immersion circulator died today. I was trying to make some sous vide spare ribs for dinner and my wife told me that it just died. No alarm, no ... Read more..

A Comfort Food Christmas

Monday, January 14th, 2008 Posted in Ad Hoc, Thomas Keller, beef, chicken, fried chicken, soul food, sous vide | 1 Comment »

This year, instead of a traditional Christmas dinner, we decided to do meal composed of comfort food, i.e. fried chicken, beef short ribs, flap steak, mac and cheese, bacon smashed ... Read more..

Ad Hoc Fried Chicken (Sous Vide Version)

Friday, October 12th, 2007 Posted in Ad Hoc, Recipes, fried chicken, sous vide | 1 Comment »

UPDATE 2/25/08: This recipe is now just a proof of concept. It works, but I think the original recipe, which I've modified to include sous vide steps and other tweaks, ... Read more..

Wild Turbot Fillets (Sous Vide)

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007 Posted in Recipes, seafood, sous vide, techniques | 1 Comment »

Trader Joe's is one of our favorite places to buy groceries. We're big fans of their frozen foods, especially their pizza, but we've never really explored the wonders of their ... Read more..

Adventures in Sous Vide

Thursday, August 9th, 2007 Posted in beef, chicken, sous vide, techniques | 3 Comments »

It was an incredible meal at Thomas Keller's Ad Hoc in Yountville, CA, that introduced me to the concept of sous vide cooking. Sous vide is French for "under vacuum," ... Read more..

Ad Hoc (6/30/07)

Sunday, July 1st, 2007 Posted in Ad Hoc, Thomas Keller, beef, reviews, sous vide | 2 Comments »

Washington Street is an unassuming country road in Napa Valley that also happens to be the epicenter of Thomas Keller's culinary empire. His flagship restaurant, The French Laundry, put Yountville ... Read more..



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