Chad Carns travels to Miami to prepare a quick and easy 3-course gourmet dinner in minutes. Watch Chad prepare Scallop Cevich with Hot Chili Oil, Greek Salad, Coriander-spiced Chicken Breast and Tres Leches from The Gourmet Bachelor cookbook.
9.2.10
Scallop Ceviche Hot Chili Oil
Recipe and Photo from The Gourmet Bachelor Cookbook
Ceviche is just seafood marinated in freshly squeezed citrus juice. The fresh citrus acid actually cures the seafood in the similar way as salt cures ham or Lox. Peru claims the birthplace of Ceviche but Ecuador, Panama and Mexico inspired many unique preparations. My version is inspired by the fresh, local ingredients on Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village. Fresh, sweet scallops pair perfectly with spicy chili oil and the thin radish adds that crunch! It’s a delicious way to spend a sunny summer afternoon at home.
8.30.10
Friday Night In – Swordfish Saffron Cherry Tomatoes
Grilled swordfish takes me back to fresh seafood and dance clubs on the beach in Hampton Bays, NY. I remember buying fresh swordfish from this small seafood shack right before the Hampton Bays Bridge. The owner himself caught the fish by line earlier that morning. Like most things in my life, I became obsessed with grilling the swordfish perfectly. After one summer and about 100 kebabs later, I confirmed that swordfish tastes best cooked all the way through, about 4 minutes per side.
Try my saffron cherry tomatoes recipe for a gourmet twist! If you run out of saffron or just can’t find it, leave it out. The fresh thyme will become your feature ingredient. Feel free to substitute fresh halibut for swordfish.
Friday Night In!: Chad Carns The Gourmet Bachelor: Global Flavor, Local Ingredients cookbook invites you into his Greenwich Village kitchen every Friday night to show you how easy it is to cook gourmet with just a few fresh, local ingredients from his Bleecker Street markets.
8.29.10
TGB Wine 101 – TERROIR
The terror the word strikes in the hearts of the unsuspecting! Terroir is a term everyone likes to throw around these days to seem as though they know what they are doing. It’s simply a French concept for where soil and climate come together at a specific location, making a wine a little bit different from that of their next-door neighbor and completely different from anywhere else in the world.
Grapes can be fickle and the slightest difference in environment can drastically change what’s in your glass. The specific factors can be elusive, but at the end of the day, it’s all about location, location, location.
Complete Wine 101 guide is available in The Gourmet Bachelor cookbook.
Wine 101 by Justin Christoph. Justin has dedicated his life to wine as a wine specialist for Christie’s, Acker Merrall & Condit, Morrell & Co. and veteran traveler of the international wine circuit for over a decade. Learn more about Christoph’s passion for Riesling at rieslingac.com
8.23.10
Gluten-free Breakfast Quesadilla
Recipe and Photo from The Gourmet Bachelor Cookbook
Wake up to a nourishing and gluten free breakfast by just adjusting a few ingredients to fit into your healthful lifestyle. I love grilling Tortillas first thing in the morning. A cast iron, stovetop grill does the trick for my city apartment. The crisp tortilla creates an exciting crunch that glides the silky egg mixture into your mouth. Try this version with gluten-free tortillas found in health food stores.
8.22.10
Bleecker Street Food Festival
8.21.10
Balsamic Chicken
Recipe and Photo from The Gourmet Bachelor Cookbook
Balsamic Chicken is always a big hit at dinner parties and especially successful for a romantic dinner for two. The neon-green parsley olive oil looks so impressive on a white plate. And the balsamic reduction adds an extra dimension. Try the reduction on vanilla ice cream and strawberries for extra bonus points with your date. More
8.20.10
Watch Chad Carns on TV – Connecticut Style, Ch 8
Channel 8, WTNH, Connecticut Style: Chad Carns shows bachelors how quick and easy cooking gourmet can be with just a few fresh, local ingredients as he prepares Balsamic Chicken from his new cookbook The Gourmet Bachelor: Global Flavor, Local Ingredients. Click The Gourmet Bachelor to see the making of the show and behind the scene footage on Facebook. Watch Chad on TV.
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