Thread: Chef Gorey needs your help and/or ideas!!

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I'm just doing preliminary research on the cookbook that everyone here has been suggesting that I write. This is what I had in mind for the overview and table of contents.

Overview: Too many cookbooks have been written on the assumption that the cook will be making food for multiple people. In reality, many of us would like to make great food just for ourselves with maybe something leftover for one more meal. As anyone will attest to, it's often difficult to determine at a glance just how much of the ingredients need to be changed and into what amount. In this cookbook, it's my intention to cover that inadequacy. In this book, I'm including all of my favorite recipes pared down to make it easy for the single home cook.
What we're going for here are simple, yet delicious recipes for the cook who can't tell the difference between Vichyossoise and Potato soup (they're the same thing by the way).

1) Helpful hints and techniques of cooking for one.

2) Basic Stocks and Sauces
a) Chicken Stocks
b) Beef Stocks
c) Fish Stocks
d) Salsas
e) Other
3) Breakfast foods
a) Breads, including tortilla wraps
b) Smoothies
c) Eggs
d) Cereals, hot or cold
e) Other
4) Lunch foods
a) Salads
b) Soups
c) Fish
d) Chicken
e) Meats
f) Other
5) Dinner foods
a) Meats
b) Chicken
c) Fish
d) Savory pies
e) Other
6) Desserts
a) Ice cream or sorbets
b) Pies
c) Torts
d) Pastries
e) Other
7) Conversion Tables

Now here's what I need from all of you: I need at least 2 recipes per person to fill in the "Other" sections of the list. Requirements: They need to be simple to understand, easy to cook (low number of steps to accomplish), not have strange or expensive ingredients, and have a MAXIMUM of 2 servings. Those chosen will be notified by PM and will have their name and city that they live in included in the "Acknowledgments" page at the front of the book.

For each recipe, there will be a color picture of the final product as well as black and white pictures for each step. On the title page of each section, I will include some insights of my and others' experience in small scale cooking.

Hmm, I will think on it. I am sure I can come up with something.

I will send you a recipie to ur inbox hope ya like it

Wow, that sounds perfect. I'm sure I can find something. Will get back to you!

Can't wait MHooch. You always seem to have interesting stuff floating around that broom closet of yours!

This was something I thought was neat...dunno if you want to do it.

They are called "Bat Wings" but they are just chicken wings with ingredients to make them look black


This is the website that has the recipe http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/...ibles#slide_12

Pmpknqueen I was LMBO at the bat wings Ok, follow my thoughts... you know how when you eat wings and you get the sauce all over your fingers and lips... now think about it being BLACK!!!! Just had to share my little evil thought

Originally Posted by pmpknqueen

This was something I thought was neat...dunno if you want to do it.

They are called "Bat Wings" but they are just chicken wings with ingredients to make them look black


This is the website that has the recipe http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/...ibles#slide_12

Originally Posted by lzrdsgal

Pmpknqueen I was LMBO at the bat wings Ok, follow my thoughts... you know how when you eat wings and you get the sauce all over your fingers and lips... now think about it being BLACK!!!! Just had to share my little evil thought

Haha that would be hilarious...how evil and fun

Originally Posted by pmpknqueen

Haha that would be hilarious...how evil and fun

Hey for even more fun, maybe they wouldnt even know that their face/fingers were black!!!!! NOW THAT WOULD BE FUNNY!!!!

you want original or you want recipes we like that have been printed or both?

lzrdsgal said: Pmpknqueen I was LMBO at the bat wings Ok, follow my thoughts... you know how when you eat wings and you get the sauce all over your fingers and lips... now think about it being BLACK!!!! Just had to share my little evil thought

That is a good idea for martha stewarts lady fingers.. Just make it more of a dead or burnt color instead of flesh color HA

Here is a link for regular ones:
http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/...ngers-are-easy