Although I've heard of this dish being fried, the idea is that the fist is cooked so fast, there is still muscle reaction when the dish is served. Apparently the Chef is refusing to take it off menu, due to customer requests!!

I like fresh fish, but take it easy!

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Have you ever taken some corn starch and water mixture and played with it in your hands?

No, this is nothing too freaky, but kind of a cool food related thing... get a few tablespoons of corn starch, any brand will do. Add just a bit of water to it in a small bowl, just enough to make a liquid. If the proportion is right, you can take it in your hand and squeeze it hard, it will dry up all of the sudden and look chalky. Let it sit in your palm for a second, and it will liquify just like the BAD guy in Terminator 2.

Here is a quick video in Spanish, of guys creating what's called a Non-Newtonian Fluid. Basically a giant tub of corn starch and water... check out what they can do!

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I just got back from being one of the judges at the Gazette Newspaper Cooking Challenge held at the Montgomery Colleges Rockville Campus with my former teacher, Janet Soros. We had a great challenge with two teams delineated by their location "upcounty" and "downcounty". Both teams really did a nice job with the food, presening, talking about the various dishes, and the overall flavor. I'll upload some pictures of the general kitchen action in a bit, I was too focused on judging to shoot each plate, but they ALL LOOKED REALLY GREAT!



Here is a quick video of the scene...

The dishes were...an appetizer, an entree , and dessert

Red Team...
Warm Asparagus Salad with vinaigrette and chopped olives
Steamed Halibut with Oriental Vegetables and Aromatic Broth
Reisling (?) Poached Pear with Chocolate Sorbet

Blue Team...
Baked Eggplant with Fresh Roma Tomato Sauce
"Bundles of Sole" with Asparagus and Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Macerated Berries with Sweet Cream (actually awesome pureed cottage cheese..it works!) and Pepper (yes, nice touch Chef Enzo from il Pizzico)

Both teams did a really nice job, seriously putting so much time and effort into it.. I personally was very impressed with the presentation, flavor and we also rated their teamwork aspect (blue team got that one)..

After all the votes were counted and discussed...the winner was.........


RED TEAM!!

I really have to say that just getting involved and getting to think about healthy food without thinking "I'll just eat plain salad and lose weight" was really phenomenal... I know from my experience in losing over 100 lbs last year, that it truly is a LIFESTYLE CHANGE! You can't look at this as a quick fix, but a really interesting journey, giving you the power of control over where your body sits. Please remember, YOU ARE the best judge of where your weight and health should be, so do what works FOR YOU!

Peace, hope you enjoyed, more to come...

Chef T

( and yes, I left my text RED in honor of the winning team, the BLUE TEAM HAD TO WASH THE DISHES... .. but really, they did a great job too.)

the final score was only 2 points difference... a tight race!

In a recent TIME article, interesting facts of the Raw Milk movement. Many people believe that Pasteurizing milk actually kills many of the helpful bacteria and can be a big assist in curing digestive issues...read on!

So with recently losing a bunch of weight, I'm extremely concentrated on watching my calorie intake and excercise (more on that later). But also, as a caffeine addict, I do visit Starbucks often, and I get my favorite...

ready.. (breathe)

Quad Venti Skim Latte with Sugar Free Hazelnut Syrup

Don't speak "Starbucks"..

Quad (four shots, man style)
Venti (largest size...can't give that up from my past)
Skim (non fat milk)
Latte (more steamed milk, less foam)
+ Sugar Free Syrup (no calories!) I think...

So the version with no syrup is 210 calories, not bad!
Sometimes I add the REDUCED Fat Coffee Cake at 360 calories, ouch!

Check out the official STARBUCKS site here....

I found another site that has it listed out, a little hard to read, but it's all there HERE

Starbucks Rocks in my world!

We dined at the new Blacks in Bethesda, a dual Birthday celebration!

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Just a link to a nice listing of 10 aphrodisiac foods, hope your Valentines was great!

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Found this video on Digg.com which linked to YouTube. Very cool and worth the time to watch....this is for real, there is some theatrics on the video, but it is neat.



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This is my response to a recent email question, about knives and why buy or NOT buy

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Thought you might want to check this out.

digg user cheftony would like to share this story with you:
http://digg.com/health/Sourdough_Bread_Starter_Free_from_original_1847_Trail_in_Southeast_Oregon
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"Sourdough Bread Starter, Free, from original 1847 Trail in Southeast Oregon"
This is very cool phenomenon..."Starters" are small bits of bread dough that carry on the original active ingredients..this is from the era of cattle drives and chuck wagons..pretty neat. Hard to fit into a category?!
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Take your date to White Castle for Valentines?!Click Here and Read More!

Learn something about the basics here...see link!Click Here and Read More!

Latest Channel 9 appearance...enjoy!

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What a tasty treat? Shove a chicken inside a duck, who jumps inside a Turkey?? Whoever thought of this must have been doing some serious smokin'...of something. It does sound interesting, maybe next Thanksgiving..I'm planning to be home for once!Click Here and Read More!

My wife and I just finished a Molinari Salami from San Francisco. I'm online tonight just looking where to get another one (or two?) and I see they are available from Amazon... These things are amazing. These are 1 lb units, ours was 2 I believe. You will not be disappointed, I guarantee it.

This is a quick shot of an oyster tumbler, it's a device they use to break the edges of the oysters mid growth period, to form a rounder edge. The oysters are put back into their tanks and allowed to develop more. I'm trying to arrange an interview with an oyster producer to get you more info. I thought the picture and perspective were cool.Click Here and Read More!

Restaurant Food is created to make you say "YUM!"...read my advice!Click Here and Read More!