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Dope Burger (Seattle, WA)

January 31, 2011 by ericriveracooks

There’s a new burger in town and it’s dope (cheesy and corny line to intro. a restaurant….mmmmm cheese and corn…..what?…..focus Eric, focus). I’ve been in a little burger craze lately. It has a lot to do with wanting to save money for my trip but it also has more to do with I know in about a year I won’t have access to really amazing burgers (“Eric, where are you going?!?!?!?! Somewhere far away…..), but that’s ok because a place […]

Categories: Restaurants • Tags: Blog, Breakfast, Burger, Cooking Blog, Dinner, Dope Burger, Food, Lunch, Restaurant, Seattle

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Frittata with House Cured Pancetta, Tarragon, and Pickled Golden Beets

October 18, 2010 by ericriveracooks

Eric

Categories: Eggs, Pork • Tags: Blog, Breakfast, Cooking Blog, Egg, Food, frittata, Pancetta, recipe

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Smoked Paprika Torta with Sausage and Dueling Sauces

August 16, 2010 by ericriveracooks

Great way to wake up in the morning. Eric

Categories: Breakfast, Eggs, Sauce • Tags: Blog, Breakfast, Cooking Blog, Egg, Food, recipe, Torta

Mangalitsa Lardo New Potato Rustic Frittata

July 26, 2010 by ericriveracooks

It’s not a frittata in the traditional sense but I couldn’t come up with a better name so I just called it “rustic”….I see that a lot on menus. I think it means “we just want to throw a bunch of things in a pan and not worry about it looking fancy”. Well, I took all the components of a frittata and just cooked it differently……I’m confused now…..oh well. Take some lardo. Render it then cook then quarter some new […]

Categories: Breakfast, Pork • Tags: Breakfast, Brunch, Cooking Blog, Food, Mangalitsa, Pig, Pork, recipe, Wooly Pigs

Duck Egg McAwesomewich

March 5, 2010 by ericriveracooks

Stop reading and look at the picture again. Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to flavor country. Take a duck egg and cook it in duck fat like so. Cook some pancetta and use the fat to cook some caramelized onions like so. Then take a 7 grain onion bagel, cut it in half, toast it then add a tiny bit of emulsified fried parsley oil and white wine vinaigrette. Place the pancetta on top along with the caramelized onions then […]

Categories: Breakfast, Duck • Tags: Bagel, Breakfast, Cooking Blog, Duck Egg, Oil, Pancetta, recipe, Sandwich

Roasted Red Bell Pepper Foam, Recao Oil, Poached Yolk

February 25, 2010 by ericriveracooks

Oh experiments….where are you going to take me? Probably drive me mad but it’s ok. I am working on a few things so don’t pay attention to this post too much. I used lecithin to achieve the foam with the red bell pepper. I had larger granule lecithin which I need to grind into a powder next time so it doesn’t weigh the foam down. The recao oil was perfect with a little agar to stabilize it into an almost […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Breakfast, Cooking, Foam, Food, Recao, recipe

Dry Aged Steak, Scrambled Eggs, Pickled Shallots, Yellow Bell Pepper, with Sherry Vinaigrette

February 14, 2010 by ericriveracooks

Had a few nice sizable chunks of that 15 day aged steak so I decided to eat it again, this time for breakfast. Excellent way to start the day! I’m experimenting with the shallots to see how they react to different fats after being pickled. Lose taste in butter, duck fat, canola? No. Caramelize a little bit with saute? Yes, this is ideal. Sherry vinegar tastes a little sweet to me so pairing the sherry pickled shallots with yellow bell […]

Categories: Breakfast, Eggs, Sauce • Tags: Breakfast, Cooking Blog, Eggs, Food, Hot vinaigrette, Shallots, Steak

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Focaccia, Egg, and Cheese

January 30, 2010 by ericriveracooks

Made the focaccia in class last night. It was pretty darn good so I decided to add more to it. WHY NOT? I fried a couple of eggs…….. Then I cut up the focaccia, placed the egg on top and put some pepperjack cheese on top of that. Placed it in the oven at 450F until the cheese melted then finished it off with some fresh dill. I have 10 recipes coming that I need to type up from the […]

Categories: Breakfast • Tags: Breakfast, Cooking, Cooking Blog, Egg, Focaccia, Food, recipe

Breakfast Tostada

January 17, 2010 by ericriveracooks

Wake up the right way…..TOSTADA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ingredietns: Sweet onion Tomatoes, diced 1/4 inch Celery, minced Chicken stock Eggs The herbs and spices- Oregano, Annatto powder, Adobo (my own mix), Guajillo pepper, Chipotle flakes, Salt, Fresh cilantro Tapatio Sour cream Corn tortilla, deep fried into a flat tostada Oxaca cheese Procedure: Lightly caramelize onions then add tomatoes and celery When celery sweats enough then add chicken stock, herbs and spices with the exception of the fresh cilantro Simmer for 25-30 minutes Mix […]

Categories: Breakfast, Eggs • Tags: Breakfast, Cooking, Cooking Blog, Eggs, Food, recipe, Tostada

26 Month Gouda on Monster Hash with Omelette and Mimosa Sauce

January 16, 2010 by ericriveracooks

One of my goals for 2010 is to create 30 sauces. It’s not over 1,000 like Escoffier but I think I can get there one day. This mimosa sauce is fantastic and while I won’t share the details of the exact measurements, I will share the ingredients. My f’ing hand is killing me right now so I’ll make this quick. Ingredients: Hash Russet potatoes, grated Clarified butter Bacon fat Salt and pepper 26 month old Gouda Cheese……don’t wake up and […]

Categories: Breakfast, Eggs, Potatoes, Sauce • Tags: Breakfast, Cooking, Cooking Blog, Food, Gouda, Hash, Mimosa, Potatoes, recipe, Sauce

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Shallow Poached Egg on Peppered Bacon with Chianti Demi Sauce on Toasted Bagel

January 9, 2010 by ericriveracooks

Fancy breakfast sounding item quickly translates to Bacon, Egg, on Bagel Sandwich. Oh look, I just showed you the value. Ingredients: 1 egg Clarified butter Chianti demi-sauce…..from the meatloaf recipe Bagel Peppered Bacon Procedure: I think you can figure it out. Eric

Categories: Breakfast, Eggs • Tags: bacon, Breakfast, Clarified Butter, Cooking Blog, Demi-Glace, Egg, Food, Sauce, Shallow poached egg

Cooking with one hand- Not too shabby!

January 5, 2010 by ericriveracooks

Two Egg French Style Omelette with a Cucinaa Fresca Smoked Tomato Sauce with Mini-Portobello Mushrooms. Eric

Categories: Breakfast, Random Rants • Tags: Breakfast, Cooking Blog, Cucina Fresca, Eggs, Food, Mushrooms, recipe

Seattle Skillet Sensation Club

December 8, 2009 by ericriveracooks

I’ve created a sort of underground Seattle club where lovers of skillets can create amazing meals in one magical piece of iron. So far, I only have one member (click) but I know there are more of you out there. I know the club says “Seattle” but I know you all want to live here so I’m keeping the name the same. You can say, “Yeah, I’m part of a club in Seattle.” “What club?” “ummm, I can’t really explain […]

Categories: Breakfast, Seattle Skillet Sensation Club • Tags: bacon, Breakfast, Cooking Blog, Eggs, Iron Skillet, recipe, Seattle Skillet Sensation Club, Skillet, Wasabi Prime

Kiwi Crepe with a Pom Kiwi Whipped Cream

October 3, 2009 by ericriveracooks

I’m the first person in the world to create a recipe with Pom Wonderful’s Pomegranate Kiwi Juice. Ta-da!!!!!! This is a little crepe with a lot of great stuff going on! I pureed a kiwi then strained it and worked it into the crepe batter. Then I stuffed the crepe with small diced kiwi. I took Pom Wonderful’s Pomegranate Kiwi Juice and whipped it into some heavy cream. There dish has it all! When this juice hits the stores you […]

Categories: Breakfast • Tags: Breakfast, Cooking Blog, Crepe, Food Blog, POM Wonderful, Pomegranate Kiwi, recipe, Whipped Cream

Potatoes and Apples Anna with an Open Face Mirepoix Omelette

August 29, 2009 by ericriveracooks

Breakfast is served! Potatoes Anna (Click for recipe) Apples Anna Equipment: Cast iron pan Ingredients: Thinly sliced apples, use a mandolin Sugar Valencia Orange, zested and juiced Procedure: Heat up the pan then add a little orange juice then arrange the apples round and round about a half an inch up Place in the oven at 375F let cook for about 5 minutes then remove from oven and flip Pour in a little more juice then cook for another 3-4 […]

Categories: Becoming A Chef: Blogging about Culinary School, Breakfast, Eggs, Potatoes • Tags: Breakfast, Cooking, Cooking Blog, Eggs, Food, Mirepoix, Potatoes Anna, recipe

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Dope Burger (Seattle, WA)

Frittata with House Cured Pancetta, Tarragon, and Pickled Golden Beets

Smoked Paprika Torta with Sausage and Dueling Sauces

Mangalitsa Lardo New Potato Rustic Frittata

Duck Egg McAwesomewich

Roasted Red Bell Pepper Foam, Recao Oil, Poached Yolk

Dry Aged Steak, Scrambled Eggs, Pickled Shallots, Yellow Bell Pepper, with Sherry Vinaigrette

Focaccia, Egg, and Cheese

Breakfast Tostada

26 Month Gouda on Monster Hash with Omelette and Mimosa Sauce

Shallow Poached Egg on Peppered Bacon with Chianti Demi Sauce on Toasted Bagel

Cooking with one hand- Not too shabby!

Seattle Skillet Sensation Club

Kiwi Crepe with a Pom Kiwi Whipped Cream

Potatoes and Apples Anna with an Open Face Mirepoix Omelette

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