June 29th, 2009 | Culinary, Culinary Tips, Wellness
OLIVE OIL AND HEALTH
Extra virgin olive oil is a natural juice full of flavor and aroma, with high vitamin A, D, K and E content. It has an anti-oxidant effect on the human body cells and 80% of extra virgin olive stimulates bone growth, and calcium absorption. Fats and oils are an essential part [...]
June 8th, 2009 | Culinary, Culinary Tips, Wellness
Green beans, broccoli, spinach⌠Cooking green vegetables!
Never steam your green vegetables! Theyâll taste better, cook faster, retain their attractive color and keep their healthful properties.
Very few chefs teach the theory of cooking. They might explain a recipe but they don’t get to the bottom of things: they don’t tell why a thing is done [...]
June 5th, 2009 | Culinary, Culinary Tips
Medieval European records document salt-making and on the European Continent, Venice rose to economic greatness through its salt monopoly. Saltmaking was important in the Adriatic/Balkans region as well (the present border between Slovenia and Croatia) where Tuzla in Bosnia-Herzegovina is actually named “tuz,” the Turkish word for salt. So is Salzburg, Austria, which has made [...]
June 1st, 2009 | Culinary, Culinary Tips, Events
Spicy Guinness Mustard
MAKES 3 1â2 CUPS
1 12-oz. bottle Guinness Extra Stout
1 1â2 cups brown mustard seeds (10 oz.)
1 cup red wine vinegar
1 tbsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1â4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1â4 tsp. ground cloves op
1â4 tsp. ground nutmeg op
1â4 tsp. ground allspice
1. Combine ingredients in a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap [...]
May 21st, 2009 | Culinary, News
Chef Mike Lata from Charlestonâs Fig Restaurant receives one of the highest awards in the culinary world, the James Beard Award for Best Chef!!
Mike Lata recently treated members of Turks & Caicos Sporting Club at Ambergris Cay to his innovative and exquisite food during our First Wellness Weekend in January. See here for previous posts [...]
May 19th, 2009 | Culinary, Events
Here are snapshots of the Turks & Caicos Sporting Club’s Naturalist Interactive Visit held at the Childrenâs Bight Park (Providenciales) on May 14 & 15, 2009…
Click here to see photos:
Bight Park Environmental Awareness
These photos were provided by Brian Riggs, Curator for the National Environmental Center; DECR
April 29th, 2009 | Culinary, Culinary Tips
Bread And Butter Pickled Vegetables
Ingredients:
3lbs Mixed Vegetables: Carrots, Celery, Onions, Garlic, Cauliflower
3ea Yellow Onions, Julienne
1/8th Cup Celery Salt
5 Cup Cider Vinegar
5 Cup Sugar
⤠t Turmeric
2T Yellow Mustard Seed
3ea Bay Leaf
8ea Whole Black Peppercorn
Procedure:
The vegetables listed are the standard ones one finds in almost every recipe, but [...]
April 28th, 2009 | Culinary, Events, Outdoor Pursuits
Sundays are my favorite days here on Ambergris Cay. Usually my weekâs work (yes, I do call this workâŚ) has been completed and Sunday is a time when I can relax, fish, snorkel, scuba, and/or kayak.
This Sunday is specifically special. Captain Byron Sewell, Dion Parson (leader of our In Conversation With Jazz Weekend and 21st [...]
April 28th, 2009 | Culinary, Culinary Tips
Here are the menu notes for a 9 course tasting dinner done this week for a member group:
First Course: Yellow Tail Crudo on Salt Brick with Lime, Pickled Onions, and Cilantro.
Second Course: Shaved Radish Salad with Baby Celery and Dressed with Aged Sherry Vinegar and Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Sea Salt and Cracked Black [...]
April 27th, 2009 | Culinary, Events
I am always spoiled on the Cay as Marvin and Marvel automatically know my favorite drink â lemonade. Iâm a pretty tough critic in regards to lemonade, and they always seem to make it perfect every time. We all got a special treat this weekend during the Jazz workshop at the ELC, as the incredible [...]
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