It’s been sitting in the draw for months now, get it out and use it to spruce up your presentation! Wrap your baguettes, make chip baskets or practice the ancient Japanese art of Origami, folding paper in to works of art. Watch Curtis Stone as he shows you how, you’ll be presenting like a MasterChef…
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Cooking Tips: Presenting your food like a MasterChef. How to prep the parsley for your garnish.
Some simple steps to take your presentation up a notch, to MasterChef style. This is how the professionals get their garnish looking so good! Dip the parsley into a little olive oil, lay it out on a cling film wrapped plate and let it dry out, either in the sun, oven or microwave! Voilà!
Cooking Tips: So you’ve got a non-stick pan, a stainless steel pan and a cast iron pan. Which one do you use for what? Curtis has the answers…
While the headline has the feel of a really funny joke about it, the reality is many people are stumped when faced with a choice. Example: How do you confuse an Irishman? Put to spades up against a wall and ask him to take his pick. Curtis in his crusade to usurp Jamie has the…
A Crispy Skin Salmon Recipe | Curtis Stone
Curtis Stone shares a chef secret on how to make that perfectly, crispy salmon steak skin. No need to complicate the fish, use subtle flavours of butter, a hint of lemon and a few sage leaves to compliment the delicate taste of the salmon. You can also cook the salmon on the braai or barbecue.…
Beef Product Inc launches You Tube campaign to educate the public about it’s lean beef trimmings product.
Beef Products Inc is facing a massive downturn in revenues following Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution and the “Pink Slime” segment. The company claims that Jamie Oliver’s assessment of the product was flawed and unscientific saying that he mischaracterized the product. They say that their is essentially no difference between their product and mince meat.
Jamie Oliver’s “Pink Slime” given the okay for school lunches despite being kicked out by McDonald’s, Taco Bell and Burger King
It’s not good enough for McDonald’s but its good enough for school lunches. This is the opinion of the US Dept of Agriculture according to a report in the Medical News Today. Jamie Oliver, currently under the spotlight for calling an Australian journalist a “b&tch” for questioning him about his weight gain brought “pink slime”…
You know the saying “there is always a better way”. Well here’s one for onions (yes again) don’t cut, GRATE!!!
I often use this method when making meat patties or any patty for that matter. I grate the onion in over the mince meat to ensure that all the juices are retained and it makes for the juiciest of meatballs or hamburgers. This technique common for making things latkes or potato pancakes so always keep…
How to cut an onion and not cry!
You might think that everyone knows what the best way to cut an onion is but we are not convinced. So for all of those out there who have not been shown how or figured it out for yourselves yet, here it is. Watch carefully!!! Most importantly have a sharp knife. If you use a…
Curtis Stone tucks in to Jamie Oliver and his flabbiness
Reports are coming in that Curtis Stone has tucked in on the “Jamie Oliver is fat” crusade by saying that the UK celebrity chef needs to practice what he preaches. Curtis was co-hosting a CBS TV show called “The Talk” when he urged Jamie Oliver to show more responsibility because of his stardom. Jamie recently…
How to make your own salad dressing
Essentially all you need is something acidic and something fatty. The two most common ingredients are vinegar and olive oil, you could use lemon juice in place of the vinegar. The first thing you need to do is mix together the vinegar and oil, give it a good whisk so that in emulsifies. Emulsification takes…