Vietnamese Summer Roll
December 3, 2008 by modernepicure
Posted by community member jfield:
Vietnamese Summer Rolls – (gỏi cuốn)
Makes 8 rolls – Serves 6-8 as appetizer
Ingredients:
8 – 8½ inch Rice Paper Wrappers (I suggest getting a few extras for breakage)
1 Seedless Cucumber – Julienne cut
1 Avocado – peeled and sectioned into 16 thin wedges
8 oz carrot – Extra fine julienne cut
3 heads bib lettuce
16 [...]
My Chimmichurri Recipe… It’s the Best!
November 5, 2008 by modernepicure
Posted by community member Robert:
My buddy Sergio Di Sappio owns a great restaurant in Chicago called Tango Sur. He introduced me to chimmichurri, which the Argentines use to grill everything. Here is my recipe:
Ingredients
5 cups of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 cups of Apple Cider Vinegar
1 cup of fresh lime juice
10 cloves of garlic
1/4 pound of [...]
New Double Cross™ Vodka Raises the Bar
November 5, 2008 by modernepicure
Posted by community member Robert:
First we had vodka, and it all pretty much tasted the same. Then we were introduced to “Premium” vodka through massive marketing campaigns that brought us brands like Absolut, which tasted like your basic Smirnoff, but came in a different bottle format. The next phase in the market brought [...]