Monthly Archives: April 2010

Take It Slow

Beef Bourguignon (Burgundy), where have you been all my life? Slow cooking is easy and well worth it- throw everything in a pot for 2-3 hours, stirring every 20 minutes and the outcome is the most tender meat and mouth-watering sauce.

Onions

Cheapest bottle of burgundy in the store

Beef

I also added both fresh and black garlic. They make black garlic by fermenting whole bulbs at a high temperature. The results are a umami rich sweet and syrupy flavor. Check out the difference between the two

While the stew was cooking I diced some potatoes, seasoned and steamed. Then left aside till the stew was ready

After about an hour I added some carrots and bacon

Left the pot on low heat for another hour and a half (or longer)

You know the beef is done when it’s tender enough to break apart with a fork. This was definitely done…

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Munchies: Nutella Ice Cream Sandwiches

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Pizza!

I hear the word all the time but I’ve never considered myself a Foodie, I don’t even know what the actual definition of a Foodie is. All I know is I love good food, cooking and trying new dishes. With all that said, the weird thing is I’ve never tried a Chicago style deep dish pizza. I’ve always wanted to try one but the closest thing I’ve gotten was a layover at the O’Hare Airport. One day I’ll make it to the Chi but until then all I can do is pretend I know what it tastes like…

Make the dough and toppings

Oil up a cast iron skillet, sprinkle some cornmeal on it and lay out the dough

Add some mozzarella cheese

Then your toppings. This is Italian sausage, onions, garlic, stewed tomatoes, olive oil and seasoning

Then the tomato sauce

Parmesan cheese

Some more mozzarella

Bake in a preheated 375 oven for 45 minutes

Longest 45 minutes EVER but well worth it

With a crap load of toppings you could still pick this sucker up

I dunno if this is what a Chicago style deep dish tastes like but it was damn good…

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Sliders Are The New Taco

If you’re a regular on the site (all 3 of u) you know that avocadoLA loves tacos but I think this summer is going to be a little different. There’s going to be a lot of burger making going on…

I’m trying to figure out how to cook the perfect basic burger and fries. I’m not talking about that dry meatball you get at a 4th of July BBQ but that seared on the outside and medium rare on the inside pillow of juicy meat from Umami Burger or the Golden State Cafe in LA. There’s an art and skill to it that I don’t mind learning…

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“Something Special For You…” Mixtape by DJ Fashen

S.K.A.M. has a crazy DJ line up and today Fashen is joining the crew…

“Today I’m officially part of the Skam Artist family! With a new family comes a new mix! A few times a year I like to put out my “open format” mixes. Best of all worlds! This is a culmination of tracks that are hot right now, and stuff that I think rules the universe. From radio, to the clubs, to the hood, theres a little something for everyone here… Enjoy!”

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Tracklisting after the jump.

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Prosciutto Wrapped Shrimp

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