Christian Bowers – Page 153 – Austin Food Journal

Underrated Root Vegetable

I think beets have a bad rap. Look at the colors. Beautiful. This is the beginning of a roasted beet salad. Beets are totally transformed during the roasting process. They go from unedible roots to sweet, earthy deliciousness. I wish beets all the luck in the world in overcoming their tattered public image.

Measured Progress

Accuracy may be getting a helping hand with the SmartMeasure Cup. The evolution of the measuring cup, finally. Over the last few years I have been weighing ingredients much more than I used to. Because of the whole precision thing. SmartMeasure should be hitting the shelves sometime this Fall.

Locked Down

It’s official. The pizza dough recipe is locked down. I have been working on variations for a couple years. The final test was reproducibility. And, after a few weeks of testing the same mix, everything is bubbling up consistently. Firm on the bottom and soft on the inside. Here we have a two cheese, cherry […]

Cooking: A Spectator Sport

Michael Pollan wrote an interesting article in this week’s New York Times Magazine about the state of TV cooking shows and how they have changed our eating habits. We are actually watching more and cooking less. NPR has a podcast interview with him on the same topic.

Chicken Parmesan Fix

It’s hot out, which usually dissuades me from cranking up all the burners in the kitchen. But, every so often, I need a Chicken Parmesan fix. I have tried countless variations of this dish: sliced tomatoes, wrapped in prosciutto, herbed pasta…but the original can’t be beat. A chicken breast pounded flat will give you two […]

Restaurant Review: Lambert’s Downtown Barbeque

Tablecloth BBQ. Everybody has an opinion. I think Lambert’s, not only passes as the real thing, it’s probably one of the best. The only problem is that everybody else knows this, too. The place is packed. The three times I have eaten there and the food has been consistently good. The trio of house made […]