Here is something new for this site – a recipe. Not a photography food article or a political food article just a recipe for its own sake. We had this the other evening – it tasted wonderful. For more recipes see the link at the end of his post. My wife is the cook by the way.
Baking parchment is extremely versatile. It can be used for anything from lining cookie sheets when baking scones or cookies to making small packages to bake bite sized savories in. The parchment preserves the flavors and is often a better choice than aluminum foil as it can handle acidic ingredients without the nasty chemical reaction that occurs with metals. A slice of lemon or tomato can be added prior to baking when the parchment is used. This makes the parchment method especially suitable for fish. Fish can be pretty expensive, at least around these parts, so shopping around is a must. Currently Mahi Mahi filets are can be had for a song and they can be cooked just like any other white ocean fish. It has a similar taste to other whitefish such as flounder or tilapia. Mahi Mahi is often known by its alternative name, dolphin fish although it is not related to dolphins in any way.
This is an article that I wrote for syndication and I ‘ve decided to post it here as it does have a very definite political edge. If you want to post this article on your own blog feel free but it must be posted as is including the links at the end. No need for a byline or a link back here but if you drop a comment you’ll get a back link out of the deal.
Minimalist cooking is about simplicity. It is about reducing everything from ingredient lists, shopping trips, anxiety, social fears and more.It is about not letting these tyrannies and the greatest overarching tyrant of all, the marketer, from sucking the lifeblood out of something that should be life affirming, a source of great fulfillment and above all else fun. Remember that it is the marketer who tells you that you have to be the provider of perfection at the dinner table otherwise you are a bad parent, a failure, someone who should be shunned by strangers and disowned by your children. Haven’t got that expensive spice in the rack? Well, you’ll just have to lose a couple of hours driving to the store, guzzling gas, polluting the planet, raising your blood pressure and exhausting yourself to the point where you will enjoy neither the cooking, the eating or the socializing that should all be the highlights of a day. Alright, that was a little over the top but the point is important. We really do need to get out from under the Marketer, he is not our friend. Read more…
The rise of minimalist cooking is changing the art of food photography. The following is a look at some of the techniques adopted by photographers to capture the simplicity and the spirit of this modern cuisine. Whether it is because of the recession or a genuine desire to downsize and simplify, minimalist cooking has become extremely popular. Everything from expensive and hard to acquire ingredients to rarely used, specialized utensils and equipment have been pared back to the bare minimum. Less is definitely more. Many photographers have noticed this change, either consciously or intuitively and are evolving and adapting their techniques to suit. The old sumptuous saturated glistening overfilled image just doesn’t seem to be a good match for this new approach to cooking and food in general. Read more…
This is just a quick plug for my latest project well to be strictly honest my wife’s latest project that I help out a bit with, a free cookery recipe ebook.
she used to have her own commercial kitchen but has had to stop baking due to health reasons. She has always enjoyed coming up with new recipes and writing so recipe ebooks and blogging is a very natural career move for her. Me? – I do the photography and the layout.
Anyway, enough waffle, here is the first installment of her plans for world domination, a free 7 recipe ebooklet with simple but extremely tasty main course dishes. The photographs are, of course wonderful, but I’m biased.
The recipes include simple roast beef, easy roast chicken, and a chicken and pecan salad, tuna salad, a really good bean salad and the best chile I’ve tasted.
Sign up for the Minimalist Cook eNewsletter and receive a free copy of my recipe ebook on the day of release, 21st September 2010 absolutely free! - Meg Normal price $4.95
