Monthly Archives: May 2006

Recipe: Maple Bourbon Bread Pudding

Posted on 5/9/2006 by admin

Thanks to TBJ for the inspiration.

Ingredients:
4 slices white bread (or 2 slices whole wheat + 2 slices white) // You may remove the crusts
2 large egg yolks
3 Tbs. of Maple Syrup, plus more for drizzling
2 Tbs. bourbon (or whiskey) // Optional, but this is the whole point
3/4 c. heavy whipping cream
1/4 – 1/2 tsp. powdered cinnamon

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How to Rate your Dim Sum

Posted on 5/8/2006 by admin

(This applies to meat eaters only, at this time)

Two simple tests using 2 dishes:

1) Siu Mai meat
This test measures the quality of ingredients being used by the restaurant.

These come in the small steam baskets and consist of something like a wonton skin wrapped around pork, with a little carrot cube place on top.

What form is the pork in? If it’s a pure ground pork meatball, then the restaurant has cut corners here. You should be able to see and taste individual cubes/chunks of real pork meat, along with real chopped mushrooms, dried shrimp, and maybe some bamboo shoots.

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