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Great Snack – Good For Vegetarians
Daily Random Recipe
INGREDIENTS:- 1/4 cup brown rice syrup
- 1/4 cup oil
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
- 1/2 cup sesame seeds
- 3 nori sheets
- Salt
METHOD:
Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
Whisk together the rice syrup and oil in a small bowl then stir in the cayenne.
Place the sesame seeds in a small bowl, with water to cover. Swish to rinse and pour off any floaters. Drain the seeds in a strainer, then transfer to a dry skillet and toast until fragrant.
Tear each nori sheet into three strips. Use a pastry brush to paint each strip with a thick coat of the syrup mixture. Sprinkle liberally with toasted sesame seeds and sprinkle liberally with salt.
Place the nori strips on a parchment covered baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes to allow the coating to set, then turn the strips over and paint the other sides with the syrup mixture. Sprinkle as before with sesame seeds and salt. Return to the oven for 10 minutes, then set aside for 20 minutes to crisp. Break each strip in two pieces.
Great snack with hot sake or beer.
Cooking For Kids
2 Cups chicken, cooked and chopped 4 (10 in) flour tortillas 2 Cups fresh spinach, washed, squeezed dried and chopped finely or pureed 1 (6 oz.) jar mushrooms,
Great Cooking Game
Slice and dice the freshest fruit to fill these salad orders as fast as you can. Chop chop!
Wonder No More
via Cooking Up a Story by Cooking Up a Story on 8/03/10
Cooking Up a Story: Stories
The pictures can be tantalizing. Some even cause us to stop and stare. Join us for a behind the scenes look at a food photographer and his team, as they create sumptuous images out of fresh ingredients that seem to jump off the page.
We’re surrounded by images through billboards, television, magazines, the internet…the list is long. And since food is a part of everyone’s life, in some form or another, many of those images are about food. Some are blah, some are tantalizing, and some go unnoticed. But the ones that do grab my eye make me wonder and I begin to dissect. Why did they choose that background, who designed the arrangement, how did get that cheese get to look so yummy, and the lighting, how was it lit? These questions lead me wondering exactly what is happening outside of that frame.
I visited a food photographer’s studio to find out for myself. And boy, was it an education.
The day I spent at Ed Gowans Studio, he was doing a shoot for the Pear Bureau Northwest. In my naiveté, I thought everything was done by the photographer. Wrong. It’s a team effort. Besides the photographer there is a food stylist, or two, and the client pulled up her sleeves and was involved too. Each food item was prepared from scratch on site. Everyone put their 2 cents in. They took as much time as was needed for each shot, and then moved on to the next. It was a full day. Food that is prepared for filming purposes are not intended to be eaten. Food photography is one of the most difficult specialties of commercial photography, getting food to look just right on camera involves considerable skill and experience to get it right.
Ed Gowans with Client Christie Mather of the Northwest Pear Bureau Examining Image Monitor
I feel a kindred spirit with people like Ed and his team. They’re not just technicians, they’re artists. While there are so many images we are bombarded with daily, when it comes to images of stunning beauty, and artistry, there can never be enough!
Recipes from the show: Pear Bread; Ed’s Tangy Eggless Caesar Salad
—Rebecca
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