Cooking Notes and Vocabulary (Gnocchi)

I’ve been waiting to make these little treats for the last two days.  Actually, I’ve been looking all over San Francisco for a gnocchi paddle.  Two days, five wasted hours, and an indulgent trip to Kamei Restaurant Supply; still no paddle.  But, a new pasta roller, shinny martini shaker, bread knife, and crazy grooved rice [...]

Cooking Vocabulary and Notes (Whipped Potatoes)

Our second chapter in the series that follows my last coaching session.  Mashed (or whipped) potatoes are filled with emotion.  It seems like every family gathering has someone who is ‘responsible’ for the potatoes.  And that person, having assumed the ‘responsibility’, becomes very serious about the business of potatoes.  Zealous even.  The method, recipe, specific [...]