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Chef Lamar: Notes on Flour
By Lamar Thomas at March 15, 2010 | 3:21 pm | 5 Comments
Use the right flour for the right dish. The type of flour used is vital to getting the recipe correct, don’t change flours called for in a recipe if you want to make that particular dish. There are consequences and you can ruin a dessert or bread by changing named flours. In other words don’t use bread flour when the recipe says cake flour. Why? Hard or soft wheat, more...
The Delicate Flavors Of Romance Arise With The Marriage Of Earth & Wave
By Lamar Thomas at February 9, 2010 | 9:39 pm | 0 Comment
February is a good month for personal treats. Our Georgia weather is a wild ride of warm cold cool warm cool wet and then that weird warm touch in the middle of February, it’s a stretch of extremes varied enough to call for something special to brighten the long nights of winter. Luckily, we have Valentine’s Day and that means a romantic meal in the company of a more...
Pomegranate In The House Is Very Nice
By Lamar Thomas at December 24, 2009 | 10:02 am | 0 Comment
Of the Seven Holy Species of plant pomegranate is the crown, the fertile one, the mystery, it is also one of the fruits of the Garden of Eden. The Seven Species indicates the plants given to ancient Israel. They are named in the Old Testament. They are: 1) Wheat, 2) Barley, 3) Grapes, 4) Figs, 5) Pomegranates, 6) Olives, 7) Date Honey or Dates. It is easy to see why these more...
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