Showing posts with label me. Show all posts
Showing posts with label me. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Hello World! It’s me Chef John…the man behind the hands
I knew this day would eventually come. I realized I couldn’t hide behind George Clooney’s photoshop’d photo forever. When I first start filming and posting cooking videos on the internet about a year ago, I made the decision to never appear on camera. I wanted to be the anti-Food Network Chef, which seemed to be more and more about the Chef, and less and less about the food and the cooking. I also found that most of the amateur cooking videos people were posting looked like audition reels for Hell’s Kitchen. So, since I wasn’t going to appear in the videos, I decided I would just remain completely anonymous. I liked that people would email asking for pictures of me. I liked being mysterious (I had never been mysterious before).
So, why show myself now? I have too. I have recently been contracted to do some “professional” cooking videos for several online outlets (to be named later), and as part of the production I must be seen introducing the recipes. Since I knew it would only be a matter of time before one of my blog visitors saw me on one of these other sites and recognized my sultry voice and nimble fingers, I decided to out myself today.By the way, just because I’m now using my real photo on the blog, the video recipes will not change. I will still never appear in the recipes, mugging for the camera nor doing puppet shows with an oven mitt. I will not deviate from my original vision of what these videos should be about…the food.
Friday, January 10, 2014
SANDRAS TAKE ME AWAY CHAI TEA
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| I took an afternoon break from work when this recipe came to mind ~ Needless to say, I now often enjoy sipping this refreshing beverage... |
Prep: 3 Mins. |
Cook: 4 Mins.
Posted by Sandra
INGREDIENTS
2 cups filtered water
2 generous tablespoons of loose black tea leaves
½” piece of fresh ginger, peeled
--(I keep mine in ½” pieces already peeled in the freezer)
1 whole cinnamon stick
2 whole cloves
½ teaspoon ground cardamom
1 vanilla bean split, and inner pods removed, or ½ tsp. vanilla extract
Dash freshly grated nutmeg
4 tablespoons honey (or click for: Sandras Homemade Fireweed Honey)
2 cups milk
METHOD
In a medium saucepan, add all ingredients except milk and place over high heat just until boiling, and then reduce heat to a simmer for 3 minutes, while occasionally stirring. Add milk and heat just prior to boiling point, and remove from heat. Strain Chai Tea through a fine mesh strainer into a 4-cup glass measuring container (as it is heatproof).
Serve hot with a cinnamon stick and a pinch of cardamom, or chilled in a tall glass filled with ice and a fresh sprig of mint.
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Tip: Refrigerate any unused Chai Tea, and then reheat via your typical method and/or froth with your cappuccino maker.
Friday, December 27, 2013
Ive Been Hacked! Please Help Me Find and Kill Those Responsible
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| "Hacker" by Luiso |
As much as Id like to help you get a great deal on Viagra and/or mail-order brides from Thailand, I had nothing to do with these emails, and have taken measures to insure this doesn’t happen again.
Speaking of which, besides changing my mail account password(s), should I be doing anything else? Sorry, and thanks!
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