Gourmet Culinaire and Cuisine

It is a claim I have made for many years but ultimately the worlds best hamburger recipe is down to your personal tastes. That said, in my humble opinion, this is the simplest but without a shadow of doubt the best hamburger recipe in the world!To achieve perfection you will require some ground minced beef of extraordinary proportions this being 1 to 1.5 pounds of minced chuck steak. This was easy for me being a Master butcher of course, but you will need to ask your local butcher nicely, and I am sure he will be only too happy to oblige. The reason we are looking for ground mince using only the chuck meat is due to the fat content. The ultimate hamburger requires around a 20% fat content to flavour the meat whilst cooking and the beef fat marbled within the chuck meat is perfect for this.You will need .. more»

Cooking with wine is a great way to enhance the flavor of food. It helps to release some flavors that may not be experienced without it. Wine can make quite a difference in many of your favorite dishes. It's also very simple to cook with it.How Much Wine to UseThere are no hard and fast rules when it comes to cooking with wine; however, it is better to start with a little and then add more if you feel the dish needs more. It is important to realize that the flavor of wine when it is used in cooking doesn't come from the alcohol but from the true nature of the wine. In fact, very little alcohol is left in a finished dish, as most of it will evaporate.You can also boil down the wine, as this will help concentrate the flavor, such as sweetness or acidity. You do have .. more»

Planning a dinner parties and entertaining guests does not have to be a harrowing experience. If this is something you feel is completely out of your realm, stick with recipes that you have had success with in the past. You should never try out a new recipe at a dinner party without having at least experimented with it first. The kind of food you serve will also depend on the occasion and the number of guests you plan on inviting. If you know the people, you can make inquiries as to whether they have any food allergies, so you can be careful not to include these on the menu.All dinner parties start off with appetizers. Guests nibble on the hors d'oeuvres while they are waiting to sit down and they chat and discuss various topics. While you want to have a variety of appetizers available, you should not have so .. more»

When I was a little girl, I remember my Mom making this Asparagus roll-up appetizer for bridge parties she would host or go to. I remember them, because I would sneak into the kitchen snitch them off the platter she was putting them on.It was the only way I would eat the funny little green tips when I was a little kid, which is why she probably didn't mind me sneaking them. Actually, in remembering that and getting the recipe from her, she told me that she made extras just so I'd eat them!With Labor Day just around the corner, why not make these ahead of time, freeze, and then pull them out to bake right before you need them. Nothing could be easier.This simple recipe never seems to go out of style. It gets eaten up in an instant and it's a healthy way to snack. What's not to .. more»