Tony Tam

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  • Simple Crepe Recipe

    Simple Crepe Recipe

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    C’s school uses this recipe for their annual fund raising event. This year I used it to make 100 crepes. The only caveat is that you have to adjust the amount of milk so that the crepe’s consistency is to your liking. BASIC CREPES 1 CUP FLOUR 1 EGG 1 EGG YOLK 1 TABLESPOON OIL 1…

  • homemade pizza : first attempt a success

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    C. wants to cook more with her Dad for 2008 New Year’s resolution First attempt at making pizza dough at home. Pretty simple recipe. 10 minutes of working the dough for both C. and I. let it rise for 1 hour. Pop it into the oven for 10 minutes. She gets cheese pizza, I get spicy sausage.…

  • Chinese Dumpling Sunday

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    I had a craving for fresh Chinese dumplings on Friday and got my parents to pick up the ingredients from Chinatown. Friday my gf and I made a small batch enough to satisfy ourselves. Then this Sunday Kate and I finished up the entire batch. It really did hit the spot. Here is a recipe…

  • Tis The Season For Roots

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    get yours carrots, beets, potatoes, radish.. it’s time to hold up at home and enjoy these hearty fruits of the earth.

  • Crepes for only those you really love

    Crepes for only those you really love

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    I make crepes for Kate in the mornings whenever she asks.  It usually takes me about 15 minutes or so to get some fresh hot nutella crepes in her hands.    I usually make then without any butter as I’m a oil/fat freak. Today I read an article on crepes on KQED Food Blog and I…

  • Favorite Food: Quail

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    Someone said to me today that her best meal she ever had was when she was in France, when she was 13. I couldn’t come up with one.. But I do have meals I would have over and over again given a few days break. Today I’m at Esperpento, eating my favorite meal. Quail with…

  • Cooking Pasta For 3 Straight Days

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    Am in Paris trying to save money by eating out during Lunch and cooking for dinner.   Cooking pasta should be the easiest thing.  I’m trying to replicate the flavors in Italy.   For the next 3 days I plan to cook exactly the same thing in order to perfect this simple recipe. Ingredience: a) fresh…

  • Paris: Le Boulanger de Monge

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    kate loves crepes, almost every weekend she helps me make them and we talk about lumps <br> <br> http://www.youtube.com/v/avZdr8UxMA4

  • Japanese does French pastries

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    This shop so far has the best French pastries and best coffee I’ve had in Paris and it’s created by a Japanese chef http://www.sadaharuaoki.com/ My favorite is all the pastries filled with mocha powder giving it a nice Japanese flavor to the classic French pastries.  The photo above is macha flavored madelline

  • Easy answer to : What’s for dinner?

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    It’s been the same answer for the past few weeks. She wants fresh pasta, she helps make it. Gather the ingredient, stir in water, break the eggs, measure the flour, mix, help roll the dough, cut into fettuccine or pappardelle, cook the pasta, wash the basil, mix with olive oil, add salt. I’m just the…