Comments for Tasting Notes http://blog.dinacheney.com Food Musings from Author Dina Cheney Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:47:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Ultimate Foodie Gift Guide 2011 by haileepowellee http://blog.dinacheney.com/2011/11/28/ultimate-foodie-gift-guide-2011/#comment-406 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:47:24 +0000 http://blog.dinacheney.com/?p=426#comment-406 Your #5 just caught my eye in a major way!! Oxbow!!!

]]> Comment on Best Flavored Waters by Twitted by HerbalWater http://blog.dinacheney.com/2011/08/24/best-flavored-waters/#comment-349 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:59:09 +0000 http://blog.dinacheney.com/?p=412#comment-349 [...] This post was Twitted by HerbalWater [...]

]]> Comment on Getting My Matcha Fix by Tipping Man http://blog.dinacheney.com/2011/07/12/getting-my-matcha-fix/#comment-319 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 01:07:40 +0000 http://blog.dinacheney.com/?p=385#comment-319 Unconsciously anticipating the comment below, I had it with some chocolate (which worked well), some currants and dried cranberries, and some goat cheese with blueberries in it …

]]> Comment on Getting My Matcha Fix by Eric Gower (@breakawaycook) http://blog.dinacheney.com/2011/07/12/getting-my-matcha-fix/#comment-318 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:33:36 +0000 http://blog.dinacheney.com/?p=385#comment-318 Welcome to the world of artisanal matcha, Dina and Tipping Man! Dina, have you offered the hubby a taste yet, or maybe he’s just against it in principle!? Need to win his good faith — tell me his favorite dish and we will invent a breakaway version of it.

This is what I think about pairing food with Breakaway Matcha: strongly flavored foods will have an adverse effect because the complexity going on in the mouth from eating screws up your ability to notice the amino acids that give the tea so much umami.

If one is determined to pair strongly flavored food with matcha, it would be best to experiment with a cheaper one, one that is at least several grades below Blend 94, ie culinary matcha, which is mostly what is on the market anyway. The reason: culinary matcha doesn’t have much umami anyway, and has little to no natural sweetness, so you wouldn’t miss any of its (nonexistent) subtleties.

Needless to say, I’m not a big fan of pairing great matcha with anything; the food will mask what’s special about it. One exception:a small piece of good chocolate. Great matcha seems to LOVE chocolate!

]]> Comment on Getting My Matcha Fix by dinacheney http://blog.dinacheney.com/2011/07/12/getting-my-matcha-fix/#comment-317 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:28:56 +0000 http://blog.dinacheney.com/?p=385#comment-317 I definitely plan to try Blends 97 and 94 (insert an apology to my husband here!). Which foods have you paired with matcha? I’ve only tried it with desserts.

]]> Comment on Getting My Matcha Fix by Tipping Man http://blog.dinacheney.com/2011/07/12/getting-my-matcha-fix/#comment-316 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 05:11:21 +0000 http://blog.dinacheney.com/?p=385#comment-316 Just tried Breakaway Matcha’s Blend 97 for the first time this weekend, and it was quite good — and noticeably different from Blend 94, which I’d had before … Definitely easier to drink than coffee, and pairs well with a wider variety of foods …

]]> Comment on Too Much Ruined Nonstick Cookware? by dinacheney http://blog.dinacheney.com/2011/05/20/too-much-ruined-nonstick-cookware/#comment-301 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 23:05:31 +0000 http://blog.dinacheney.com/?p=365#comment-301 Hi Sandra, Thanks for letting me know – I’ll try the Bialetti pan!! :) All best, Dina

]]> Comment on Too Much Ruined Nonstick Cookware? by Sandra Cemulini http://blog.dinacheney.com/2011/05/20/too-much-ruined-nonstick-cookware/#comment-299 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:22:28 +0000 http://blog.dinacheney.com/?p=365#comment-299 Hi Dina,
We just started using a ceramic lined saute pan, and can tell you it is fabulous-I need to cook with high heat, and love the way this pan heats quickly, and gives the nice seared crust on meats and fish and cleans beautifully with a sponge. The brand is Bialetti (made in Italy).
Supposedly healthier than teflon.

]]> Comment on Best Gluten-Free Baking Mixes by dinacheney http://blog.dinacheney.com/2011/05/04/best-gluten-free-baking-mixes/#comment-284 Thu, 05 May 2011 21:45:46 +0000 http://blog.dinacheney.com/?p=360#comment-284 Hi Rosie, Thanks and sure! Here’s a link to the centerpiece: http://www.rachaelraymag.com/Easy-Party-Ideas/Party-Decorating-Ideas/Centerpiece-Slideshows/every-day-parties-centerpieces/11. I’m pretty positive that the bottle with rosemary does not include any other ingredients – I think the black is just the shadows. Good luck and enjoy!

]]> Comment on Best Gluten-Free Baking Mixes by Rosie Swenson http://blog.dinacheney.com/2011/05/04/best-gluten-free-baking-mixes/#comment-283 Thu, 05 May 2011 21:21:53 +0000 http://blog.dinacheney.com/?p=360#comment-283 Hi Dina,
I ran across an article that was written on everyday magazine with Rachael Ray and I loved the centerpiece of the month that they featured that you prepared for them..I have a question…There are three bottles, one has orange peel, the other has chilis and the third has rosemary and it looks like something else…Do you remember what that is? I would like to prepare your centerpiece for a gathering with friends and of course I will credit you and the article..Thank you..Rosie

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