Episodes
March 2010
Mar 25th
Episodes » Episode 24: Penne a la VodkaLong ago there was a time of terror and chill in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. During this time, the residents hibernated and wore coats and scarves. This time has passed and we've shedded our winter coats for more approrpriate Spring wear. That said, this episode was shot during the Winter Of My Discontent, so that's why I look so tired and cold throughout. Don't judge - it was a terrible winter
Tags: penne, penne vodka, italian recipe, vegetarian recipe, easy italian recipe, pasta, vodka, cooking with alcohol, booze recipe, cream, paremsan, cheap italian recipeMar 17th
Episodes » Episode 23: Chili with ChiliesWe're proud to bring you a very special episode this week, the 2nd in our series of Brooklyn-centric collaborations (the first co-starring Marty last week) the 3rd of which will air late next month. Today's episode co-stars Ms. Anneliese Griffin of Brooklyn Based, our favorite email newsletter - and we do get a bunch - focused on the best of Brooklyn food, life and happenings. If you're a Brooklyn resident and you're not subscribed...stop missing out! Get on it now!
We're extremely lucky that Anneliese suggested we
make Chili in our episode together because, and I'm
kind of mortified to admit this, I don't have a Chili
recipe. I'm a Texan without a Chili recipe. I know,
I'm disgrace and I'm sorry.
Thank the lord for Annaliese, because this girl knew what she was doing. Not only did she bring the recipe, she also brought some really delicious, grass-fed beef from The Meat Hook. We felt very spoiled...and we LIKED it!
Read on for notes about this tasty recipe...
Mar 11th
Episodes » Episode 22: Brooklyn Style Pizza Roll
Today's episode is huge for us! It features our first
celebrtiy guest chef,
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz. We are so thrilled that Marty agreed to be on the
show - it was a real treat for us. Honestly, Daniel
and I are still a little shocked that it came
together. I don't know about you, but I don't know many public officials who make
housecalls simply to celebrate the entrepreneurial
spirit. Pretty fabulous! If you've never seen Marty do
his thing, then you're in for a treat. Be sure to
watch to the end for a very special
proclamation:
Mar 4th
Episodes » Episode 21: Fettuccine with meat sauceHello all! It's been a huge week here on Economy Bites. We've finally got our show up on iTunes, and we now have #3 podcast in the food category. Woo hoo! To top it off, abc Sacramento news10 aired their interview with us this past Monday. Like I said, HUGE WEEK.
Back in kitchen studio, we've been quietly recipe testing (OK, more like loudly burning things) and approving new episodes for the comming months. After watching the one above, I thought maybe you'd want to know the actual names for the techniques I used in the episode...yes, I do know a few. So here they are, some real live culinary terms that relate to today's show:
- mise en place: the organizing and arranging of ingredients before cooking begins. In this episode the carrots, onion and celery are my mise en place in today's episode.
- julienning: is what I did to the carrots when I sliced them into rectangles, then into slices, then into sticks. I believe in the video I say I'm turning them into matchsticks.
- brunoised: when I turned my julienned carrots 90 degrees and diced them into tiny little cubes
Tada! I know things, and now you do too. Just wanted
to get that out of the way so in the future when
people say, "Allie, you never give us any good, actual
info about the culinary world," I can be like,
"AHEM..."
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