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New Post @ SeattleCooks.WordPress.com: Ellen

September 30, 2010 by ericriveracooks

Go check out her introduction post!  (click) Eric

Categories: Seattle Cooks • Tags: Baking, Blog, Cooking Blog, Dinner, Food, Pastry, recipe, seattlecooks.wordpress.com

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Festa Italiana 2010

September 29, 2010 by ericriveracooks

MEAT-A BALL-A!!!! Ericci Riverotti (my self-made Italian name….I still think it’s funny)  is back!!!! Last year I went to the Festa Italiana and I was working the event as a chef assistant.  This year I was back as an observer (school needed volunteers but I had an opportunity to interview a cookbook author at the event….cool vs. cooler). and I had a great time. I didn’t have much time because I had to go to work later in the day […]

Categories: Events • Tags: Cooking Blog, Dinner, Festa Italiana, Food, Italian Food, Luigi DeNunzio, recipe

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Cookbook: Beyond The Pasta-Mark Leslie

September 29, 2010 by ericriveracooks

I received an email from a PR person asking me if I wanted to interview an author of a cookbook……I’ve never done that before so I was a little nervous. I knew it would be a good person to meet because the always awesome Keren Brown referred the PR person over to me (THANKS KEREN!) I started doing a little research on Mark Leslie and he has a blog too (click). I researched a bit more and found out that […]

Categories: Cookbooks • Tags: Beyond the Pasta, Cookbook, Cooking Blog, Food, Italian Cuisine, Mark Leslie

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Epic Burger

September 29, 2010 by ericriveracooks

Start with Painted Hills Sirloin then cube it up. Mix it together with some cubed up pork back fat. Then grind it together. Combine that with: Salt Pepper Parsley, minced Bread crumbs…made some from Tall Grass Bakery Bread Egg Walla Walla Sweet, minced Green Onion (MRF) Then form them into patties. Make 2 sauces…..one that takes forever……. I have about 5 days into this one.  Veal Glace de Viande with molasses/ghost chili starter. and an avocado puree….you’ll see it in […]

Categories: Beef, Meat, MindyRiveraFarms, Produce • Tags: Bog, Burger, Cooking Blog, Dinner, Epic Burger, Food, Painted Hills, recipe

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New Post @ Seattlecooks.wordpress.com: Victor.

September 29, 2010 by ericriveracooks

Go check out Victor and see what he’s all about.  Check him out at my new blog:   Seattle Cooks- Aspiring Chefs in the Emerald City (click) Eric

Categories: Seattle Cooks • Tags: Blog, Cooking Blog, Culinary Student, Dinner, Food, recipe, Victor Colon

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New Blog: Seattlecooks: Aspiring Chefs in the Emerald City

September 28, 2010 by ericriveracooks

(Any opportunity to sneak in a picture of Blue is totally awesome) In the book Charcuterie I read about Brian Polcyn and how awesome he is.  He has his own restaurant, teaches butchery and charcuterie at a culinary school, has 5 kids, and still had time to help write a book…..that drove me to do more with my time.   I work 40+ hours a week, blog, go to school, and still have some time for Mindy and Blue…….I’m keeping […]

Categories: Random Rants • Tags: Blog, Cooking Blog, Dinner, Food, recipe, Restaurant, Seattle Cooks, seattlecooks.wordpress.com

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Adobo Spiced Pancetta Update/Tracker/Stalker-Action/News

September 27, 2010 by ericriveracooks

It’s hanging out for a little bit (7-10 days)…..see you soon!   Decided to go against rolling for now…..was only a 1.5# piece. Eric

Categories: Pork, Proteins • Tags: Adobo, Blog, Cooking, Cooking Blog, Curing, Dinner, Food, Pancetta, Pork Belly

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Big John’s PFI

September 27, 2010 by ericriveracooks

I was talking with chef Gabriel Claycamp about veal bones and he brought up Big John’s PFI. It’s a store in Seattle that sells a ton of bulk items and focuses on Mediterranean cuisine.   When he told me about it I had to go…..when I went there I was surprised to find the an amazing assortment of exciting and fair priced food products. Their bulk items are less expensive than most/all bulk item sellers in Seattle.  I was so […]

Categories: Recommended Places to Shop, Restaurants • Tags: Big John's PFI, Bulk, Chorizo, Cooking Blog, Food, Ink, Squid

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Japones Pepper Oil

September 27, 2010 by ericriveracooks

I’m trying to clear out a little space in my space cabinets (over 110 spices!) so I decided to make an oil with some japones peppers. Take a little cooking oil…..not extra virgin…….then food process them. In a small sauce pan add a little more of that cooking oil then place the contents of your food processor in that pan.   Cook on low heat, when the peppers smell toasted then strain through cheese cloth or a fine metal strainer. […]

Categories: Produce • Tags: Blog, Chili Oil, Cooking Blog, Dinner, Food, Japones Peppers, Oil, recipe

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Sardine, Tomato/Piquillo Pepper Sauce, Black Bean Puree, Herb & Preserved Lemon, and Rice

September 22, 2010 by ericriveracooks

I’ve eaten this dish a thousand times.  When I was growing up this was something that my dad would make quite often.  My dad didn’t cook much so things were simple.  He would take a can of sardines that came with a tomato sauce included with it then he would make some white rice and in about 10 minutes dinner!  I loved it and to this day it’s one of those dishes I talk about that can take me back. […]

Categories: Seafood • Tags: Bean, Cooking Blog, Dinner, Food, recipe, Rice, Sardine

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Clams and Mussels!

September 22, 2010 by ericriveracooks

I love clams and mussels.  I think they compliment each other beautifully and they look amazing when paired up on a plate together.  I get a lot of practice cooking clams and mussels at work so what do I do when I have a day off?  I make clams and mussels because they’re that awesome. MindyRiveraFarms has a lot things for me to play with so I ran outside and grabbed these three items to help this dish explode.   […]

Categories: MindyRiveraFarms, Seafood • Tags: Blog, Chorizo, Clam, Cooking Blog, Food, Mussel, tomato

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Butter Poached Fingerling Potato, Summer Squash, Leek, Red Onion, and Chanterelle Mushroom with 64C Egg and Carrot

September 18, 2010 by ericriveracooks

Categories: Eggs • Tags: Blog, Carrot, Cooking Blog, Egg, Food, Leek, Potato, recipe

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Life at 40,000 BTU: Hot Line Action at Blueacre Seafood

September 17, 2010 by ericriveracooks

I’m not going to be taking any cooking classes at school next quarter.  Instead, I will be doing my externship out in the real world.  The amusing thing is that I already work in the real world. I work full-time hours at Blueacre Seafood in Seattle.  School is a little funny with this externship system……I get paid at Blueacre, I’m an employee there, not just a work-f0r-free bright and bubbly intern. I’m a paid bright and bubbly employee! The thing […]

Categories: Life at 40000 BTU: Blueacre Seafood • Tags: Blog, Blueacre Seafood, Cooking Blog, Dinner, Food, recipe, Restaurant

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Dinner, My Place…..This time it’s serious! (awesome sequel title!? Ok, not really)

September 17, 2010 by ericriveracooks

Heirloom tomato, frisee, red onion (MRF), kalamata olives, pickled brown mustard seeds, maple syrup vinaigrette, Redmondo cheese (click). My sister just came back from Napa and had fried green tomatoes for the first time. I said I could make a better batch with green tomatoes from MindyRiveraFarms. After a little seasoned Beecher’s cheese, my own pique on a plate, and a little standard frying technique for fried green tomatoes I dazzled them with this. My sister brought over some wild […]

Categories: Seafood, Starches • Tags: chanterelle mushroom, Cooking Blog, Dinner, Food, recipe, Risotto, Salmon

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IxaRiveraCooks: Restaurant Bodega, Puerto Rico

September 16, 2010 by ericriveracooks

Ole! Two weeks ago we went to the town of Guanica, PR.  They have a place called La Bodega de Andreu Sole.  It is nicely located by the water and the atmosphere is awesome. The place is located in his house and he has prepared his house patio to received guest from Friday to Sundays.  He makes his own wine and also makes artisan liquors (yum). He doesn’t have any signs outside announcing his place, it is just word of […]

Categories: IxaRiveraCooks • Tags: Blog, Bodega, Cooking Blog, Food, Puerto Rico, recipe, Restaurant

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