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for the Chicken Stock
1 de-boned whole chicken
2 carrots, peeled
1/2 celery stock
1 medium onion, rough cut
2 bay leaves
1 parsley bunch
peppercorns, palm-full
cold water
In a large pot, add all of the ingredients and enough cold water to cover …
February and March is Mussel Madness time. No this is not National holiday, or a California Oktoberfest, but it is an opportunity to spend an afternoon at some of the most scenic coastline in the world, sampling sweet, plump mussels. From the rock, to the steamer, to the table.
I will have to admit, as a veteran in the restaurant business, that Valentine’s Day is challenging. Now this is not because of the popularity of the event, or the amount of pressure placed on an establishment to get everything right, or even that inevitable fact that you cannot please everybody. But mostly because, for the last 20 or so years, I have missed out.
Occasionally, we just have to share a tool of the trade. Grace Manufacturing makes a laundry list of useful tools for both the kitchen and the wood shop under its Microplane brand. Well …