Page 12 January 10, 2013 Happy 2013! This year is going to be lucky for me. Why you ask? Because my youngest son, Noah, will be turning 13 in the year 13! So I have 13 tips for your New Year culinary challenges. Here are the first five. 1. Salt and pepper are the most important ingredients in your kitchen. Always use and how to bang them a course ground salt and a course ground black pepper. They will make your by Chef Shafer food taste better. 2. You have to get the pan hot before you start to cook. Cooking in a cold pan won’t caramelize the product that you are cooking. 3. When grilling corn on the cob, shuck the corn first to get more flame on the corn for a smokey flavor. 4. When entertaining, make your mashed potatoes the day before. Place them in a casserole dish and then rebake them with a thin layer of heavy cream on top. They will come out of the oven nice and crispy on top and you will free up some time and space on the stove for other things. 5. Remember, a recipe is a suggested list of ingredients. If you don’t have something or don’t like it, change it. You’re the one who is going to eat it. The Chef Martini Madness Try this one at your next party: 4 oz. Hangar 1 Mandarin Blossom Vodka or your orange flavored vodka of choice ½ oz. Fresh lime juice 3 mint leaves 1 wedge of orange 1 splash of bitters 1 sugar cube Muddle the mint, orange, sugar and bitters in the maritni glass. In a shaker, chill the vodka and lime juice. Strain over the orange mint and bitters then sip slowly. • Live, Love, Laugh, Eat Chef Shafer, Owner/Chef of Depot, Buffalo Fire Dept., and the Downtown Torrance Market Place. FREE Lunch* or Dinner* Buy One Lunch or Dinner & Two Beverages and get the second Lunch or Dinner FREE! (up to $10 off) *Excludes Appetizers and Specials VALID LUNCH 11AM TO 3PM OR DINNER 3PM TO CLOSE (310) 540-9799 22252 Palos Verdes Blvd., Torrance One Block South of Sepulveda Not Valid on Holidays. With Coupon. Not valid with any other coupon, discount or special. Least expensive entrée free up to $10. One coupon per table. Dine-in only. Expires 2/10/13.
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