http://mrjeffmccarthy.com Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:02:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We did it again, faithful readers.  We rolled up into a vineyard and cooked a bad-assed meal.  At Adelsheim Vineyards in Oregon wine country Chef and I cooked up a 5 course plated dinner for some lucky people.  They had hor de oeuvres at the winery while we set ... http://mrjeffmccarthy.com/2008/09/03/out-standing-in-a-field-and-cookingagain/                        Scalding hot lamb fat..That'll Getcha...Sorry Chef!! http://mrjeffmccarthy.com/2008/08/31/ouch/ I ran this dessert as a special last weekend and it sold pretty well. With milk chocolate sauce and hazelnut praline, it looked sharp and tasted delicious. The chocolate base is Tony's truffle sponge, almost a brownie but with egg whites folded in. The central crunchy layer ... http://mrjeffmccarthy.com/2008/08/27/caramel-mousse-cake/ I guess we were really braising, in duck fat, since the meat had already been brined and roasted. Left-over pork loin rejuvenated into a barbeque sandwich. I had some duck fat in the fridge, so I brought it to a boil on the stove and threw in ... http://mrjeffmccarthy.com/2008/08/20/pork-confitkind-of/ It's a Chorizo burger, actually. People who don't enjoy this are stupid. Tomato bacon jam, pickled shallots and fried hen egg. The Chorizo sausage has a good spice, and egg yolk melting all over everything is a fucking mouthgasm. Easily takes this month's Creative Presentation ... http://mrjeffmccarthy.com/2008/08/13/hamburger-heaven/ I've been mentally putting this cake together for two months. When I finally attached the last rose, and stepped back, taking it all in...I was quite pleased with myself. After 12 or so hours total prep time over 4 days, the thing looked pretty damn sharp. I ... http://mrjeffmccarthy.com/2008/08/10/heres-a-wedding-cake/ After months of waiting, my manager finally let me have iPhone. I love this baby. A tricorder sized computer, mp3 player, movie player, and tracking device. A balls-deep, bad ass little piece of hardware. Sure, sure it's way more phone than I'll ever need, but ... http://mrjeffmccarthy.com/2008/08/06/my-new-baby/ Today marks one year that I've been writing this blog. From humble beginnings mrjeffmccarthy.com has soared into the blogosphere, with faithful readers in 29 countries and over 400 average monthly visits. Maintaining this blog has helped me get jobs, learn Photoshop, improve my writing skills, and become an ... http://mrjeffmccarthy.com/2008/08/04/buy-me-a-40oz-for-my-blogday/ So I took the chocolate flour-less cake recipe that I used for Chocolate Whiskey Cake, and I piped and swirled some NY Cheesecake batter into it and I'm calling it Marble Cheesecake. I discovered this process by mistake at Carlyle, where I had the two batters ready at the ... http://mrjeffmccarthy.com/2008/07/30/the-latest-dessert-menu/ I eat good at work. At about nine-thirty, or ten o'clock, I'm about to get fed. One night Perez made me this slider, it had foie torchon and a fried quail egg. I practically inhaled it. Arturo loves to cook for everybody. One morning ... http://mrjeffmccarthy.com/2008/07/27/eating-again/