…to John Hackathorn for the Murphy’s Romance and Tender Mercies DVDs—two films I’ve always meant to watch but for some reason never got around to doing so. Looking quite forward to them. Thanks to John, also, for the All-Clad Saucier Pan. Quite a generous gift!—and one that will allow me to continue my experimentation with exotic sauces.
For those of you interested in such things, my most successful sauce to date has been a customized Mango-Chile Sauce that adds an additional teaspoon of minced jalapeno, a quarter teaspoon of cumin, 1/4 teaspoon of dried chipotle pepper, and replaces the 1/4 cup chopped cilantro standard in such recipes with a 1/4 cup mixture of brown sugar and Mexican black tar. The grandfolks really seem to love it spooned over their farina!
My least successful creation? Well, let’s just say it’s more clever than it is culinarily responsible to make a from-scratch barbecue sauce using 1/2 brick of Kingsford as your “secret ingredient”—no matter how finely you’re able to pulverize it in your mortar bowl.
I tend to prefer China White with sweet sauce like a mango-chile. I find that a rich, cream sauce or something started from a roux stands up better to MBT.
Have you tried sprinkling some MDMA into a green curry? Dee-vine!
I’m just happy somebody remembered my birthday. Hell, I’m not even sure my folks remember.
But this is a good sign.
Who knows, maybe the heavens will open up and even Ace might throw me a link.
Happy Birthday.
Forgive my ignorance, but do you make Asian sauces too? I’ve been in an Indian food lately and my spponful of curry mix with the Cocunut milk makes for a painfully fattening, if yummy, sauce. I would like the plum the depths of any expert advice you have.
Happy Birthday Jeff.
Happy Birthday.
Enjoy Duvall in Tender Mercies. For my money, one of the most subtle, “less is more” performances ever put on film.
Man, where did you go to culinary school? Every saucier knows that you use China White with Mango, not the black tar.
Is it still methadone with papaya?
Funny Jeff, you being of the Jewish persuasion and all, I would have assumed that you would have used the blood of innocent Muslim children, stolen from the streets of Iraq or at least supplied by your infidel shocktroops aka US Military Industrial NeoCon Complex… or at least that is what is what I learned at my last Code Pink/ Young Democrats’ meeting. Well, that and the true meaning behind Cat Stevens’ songs and how Christianists secretly assassinated John Paul because he was going to release proof positive that 9/11 was an inside job. Why else would Al Franken abandon his legions of fellow truth seekers? The joooos of course!!! What Franken is Jewish, my Gaia, it’s now turned into cannibalism… is there nothing Bushitler or Goldstein won’t do to further his fascist agenda to destroy the Constitution?
Not that I’ve ever tried it, but from my reading of the ZOG memos, the blood of innocent Muslims is only to be used in pastry fillings and as a substitute for A-1 steak sauce (if you happen to have a bit of Worcestshire handy, too).
Happy birthday, Jeff! May you live to irritate a million moonbats.
The secret is, you have to use briquets that aren’t matchlight. I recommend Royal Oak.
Chick flicks for your birthday? I question the message being sent.
Whoa! You trying to get older faster? Whatever happened to February 1st … or is this just another ploy to get lots and lots of presents.
Damn, and I woulda thought the Kingsford would add a bit of that “cooked over an open fire” taste.
Forgot to add: those All-Clad sauciers are wonderful pans. Perfectly shaped–unlike a saucepan or skillet, it practically makes love to the whisk.
OK, fess up – is your birthday today or Feb 1?
You jettisoned the cilantro? Happy birthday, charlatan!
My birthday is the 1st. The presents just got here early, is all.