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Great Fish Market near Providence?

Zeeks creek in Jamestown is seasonal....BUT has the best fresh fish. Always what is freshly caught. High quality - fresh fresh.

Nov 23, 2012
coastie in Southern New England

Boy.Did I ever mess up the mashed potatoes!

coll is right - type of potato.....sounds like a baking potato got boiled

Nov 23, 2012
coastie in Home Cooking

Does passing spaetzle dough through a cheese grater really work?

I use this method with great results!!!

Sep 23, 2012
coastie in Home Cooking

Cream Puffs: Custard or Whipped Cream?

I like standard pastry cream with whipped cream cut in.

Sep 22, 2012
coastie in Home Cooking

please join my I HATE MAYO CLUB..LOL.. anyone welcome..even if you like it rop

anfd what do you think MW is made of

May 12, 2012
coastie in General Topics

dining with kids in Anchorage

pretty sure its first come. It is a daunting wait. Check out Spenard roadhouse - its about same distance - has something for everyone. American food with twists - very plain items and fun stuff too - runs from tater tots and mac and cheese to miso glazed pork belly and letuuce wraps - they have pizza too.

May 12, 2012
coastie in Pacific Northwest

dining with kids in Anchorage

Its really good beer really good root beer fast service but the wait is 30 min on the super fast side to 1.5 hour
pizza for everyone taste even a gluten free crust

May 11, 2012
coastie in Pacific Northwest

1,800 Clams Needed!

depends on the rest of menu, size and type of clam -

May 11, 2012
coastie in Manhattan

dining with kids in Anchorage

there is an outback within walking distance and within cab distance is the mooses tooth, very busy brewpub noisy - ok with families expect a wait fun atmosphereu are near many chain type places. Romanos italian is pretty close -Spenard Roadhouse is good pretty close and fun

May 11, 2012
coastie in Pacific Northwest

Chocolate Truffles or other gluten free chocolate dessert

a version of that is my favorite GF cake option ever !!!! Don't miss the flour a bit!!

May 10, 2012
coastie in Home Cooking

1,800 Clams Needed!

Seems like a lot of clams per person - especially if you are serving anything else.

May 10, 2012
coastie in Manhattan

dining with kids in Anchorage

what kind of food. What price point and do you have a car?

May 10, 2012
coastie in Pacific Northwest

Must try Hawaiian specialty foods

THe coconut candy - at the farmers market - yum yum - I eat it as is - or use it as a salad topper or a crust on fish
Musubi - of course
Li hung mui seasoning

Mar 04, 2012
coastie in Hawaii

Thawing Cookie Dough Fast!

make the dough - form into a log with the aid of waxed paper, parchment paper or plastic wrap
the chill
then you can cut chunks ( thick slices)
place on sheet pan warm and cook - could probably cook without warming but the cookie won't spread as much

Dec 07, 2011
coastie in Home Cooking

"Harvesting" green cabbage leaves

I take the whole head - cut the stem off/ out . Removing ALL of the stem - I then gently blanch the whole thing and peel them off as it goes - as it cooks slightly it gets easy to pull off.
I then shock as they come out.

Dec 05, 2011
coastie in Home Cooking

who makes the best hot dogs?

funny I saw your post and I thought Saugys...nothing but - we live in alaska but we get some sent up by family every year !!!

Nov 30, 2011
coastie in General Topics

Looking for... your best sweet potato casserole recipe?

I roast my sweet potatoes - peel - slice and make a savory brulee base - Pour over top - cook low - and then I brulee the top for service YUMMY

Nov 23, 2011
coastie in Home Cooking

Maui restaurant week and monkey pod

I will write more later - catching up . Monkey pod was very good for what it was food was solid - service was decent. My mai tai with lilikoi foam was the bomb. We did the waliea restaurant week prix fix

Nov 16, 2011
coastie in Hawaii

Maui restaurant week and monkey pod

Been looking the prix fixe menus over
Anybody else checking them out?? Suggestions?
Also how is monkey pod? Merrimans?
I will probably only go out twice here
Not interested in sushi much love it but i live in a sushi town
I am a chef so looking for inventive and or amazing excecution
I love playing with all the fresh stuff so I cook a lot here

Nov 03, 2011
coastie in Hawaii

Non-dairy mashed potatoes

didnt see your post that is the excact brand I have used an it does add that richness that I think the poster is missing with just the broth and margerine

Oct 28, 2011
coastie in Home Cooking

Non-dairy mashed potatoes

I clarify the butter and it gets rid of the milk solids.. I use a pit of parmesano reggianno - (sp) sheeps milk based and when I really want it to be a bit creamy I add a bit of soy cream cheese
I use broth as main liquid

Oct 28, 2011
coastie in Home Cooking

What foods feel indulgent but are actually quite healthy?

reality check - avocados in my neck of the woods are running about 4 bucks a pop. If they were that cheap here I would be an avocado ( as in, u are what u eat)
( alaska)

Oct 25, 2011
coastie in General Topics

meatballs with breadcrumbs ?

gf breadcrumbs don't seem to have enough integrity and are a bit dense and if cooked in sauce the bread crumb kind of leaches out. It can be done - I make my own gf crumb with a better result -

Oct 19, 2011
coastie in Home Cooking

Adventurous family looking for chowhound worthy food maui/oahu

mamas is awesome love the bbq sandwich

Oct 19, 2011
coastie in Hawaii

meatballs with breadcrumbs ?

i use gf oatmeal for my gf meatballs

Oct 18, 2011
coastie in Home Cooking

I've Rendered My Spouse Useless!

my husband and I met in culinary school. We have both had over 20 year long careers(still going) ...yet he can get pretty useless in our home kitchen. He actually has to "prep" and do dishes lol. I end up doing virtually all the cooking

Oct 03, 2011
coastie in Not About Food

Shortage of ingredients for recipes

porcupines - can be made with the ingredients you have. Its hearty stick to your ribs kind of meal and will make a lot if you have the rice. Basically its ground beef and onion season a bit mix with rice make balls cover with water and tomato product and cook til rice is tender - Im sure you can find a recipe on line some are pressure cooker .

Sep 30, 2011
coastie in Home Cooking

We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone

good one on you !!
happy birthday and screw them......
I get it, I have owned restaurants and had this situation come up.......only it was christmas....
I bought both parties their lunch that day - Everyone deserves kindness. I prefer food to money in those situations!!!!

Sep 28, 2011
coastie in Not About Food

How Can My Broiler Imitate a Salamander?

blowtorch idea is good - also - get your food closer to heat source. don't just count on rack being at the rt level

Sep 18, 2011
coastie in Home Cooking

Alaska - Kansha - tempura spam musubi

Wow - its my third time , sounds less than good and it is so GOOD. Its kind of a hole in the wall. Sushi is good, Hawaiian food is very good. I have taken two very skeptical friends there who now rave about the musubi.

Yum yum yum.

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Kansha Japanese Restaurant
209 E Dimond Blvd, Anchorage, AK 99515

Aug 31, 2011
coastie in Pacific Northwest