Owner: Uptown Cook URL:http://uptowncook.blogspot.com Join Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:39:13 -0500 Rating:0 Site Description: Uptown Cook is the website that combines cooking, lifestyle, and technology all together. Think of UC as GQ without the midlife crisis articles and a heavy dose of Food Network. This is the lifestyle website for the 20-30 somethings out there that want to Site statistics:Click here
What's for Dinner? 2008-03-11 20:33:26 So here's a little something for my foodie homies. Tonight is "Asian Night" around my place so I whipped up a favorite of the wife's. Here's my recipe for "Uptown Eggrolls"1/2 cup dried mushrooms4 oz. Firm Tofu/Chicken1 clove garlic, minced1 tablespoon oil16 oz. bean sprouts, washed and drained2 cup small spinach leaves1/2 cup green onion, thin sliced1/2 cup bamboo shoots, thin sliced2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce2 teaspoons cornstarch1 teaspoon grated ginger root1 teaspoon sugar1/4 teaspoon salt12 egg roll wrappersVegetable oil for deep fryingSoak mushrooms in warm water for 30 minutes; drain and chop, discarding stems.Chop tofu/chicken for filling. Stir-fry tofu/chicken and garlic quickly in 1 T hot oil about 2 minutes.Add vegetables, stir-fry about 3 minutes more.Blend soy sauc Read more:Dinner
The beginning... 2008-03-11 16:48:13 Welcome to my little corner of the interwebs! My name is Allen and I'll be your guide for this journey into the life and mind of a twenty-something, culinary student at The Art Institute of Charlotte.First and foremost... let's get the first question that you have out of the way..."What makes this blog any different from the other eleventy billion blogs out there?"Well the biggest thing is the fact that I'll actually update! Regularly. Semi-daily, in fact. If I miss a post someone better get the rescue squad on the line or the chicken soup with extra garlic and onions set to simmer."Why do I care what's going on with this guy?"You probably don't but hey if you like food, gadgets (cooking AND hi-tech), live music, current events, OR even just live in Charlotte, NC-- you might want to bookma
"Tracks To Vibe To" 2008-03-11 16:46:23 Tuesday is Musician's Monday. After spending the real Monday trying to pretend to work and survive this weekend's hangover, I figure that we all need a little something to perk us up. No it isn't porn or cute kitten pics. This isn't that type of site often. Back on topic… here are this weeks picks for "Tracks To Vibe To:"American Boy - Estelle ft Kanye West1980 - EstelleWait a Minute (Just a Touch) - EstelleHe Said, She Said - Ashley TisdaleLow - Flo Rida ft T-PainFinally the Guilty Pleasure Award goes to…Yahhh! - Soulja Boy Tell'em ft ArabWhy… It makes me feel more ignorant just by listening to it and even worse because I actually like it. Let us all pray to our respective deities that this track doesn’t saturate pop culture as deeply as that which shall not be named
Happy Birthday MP3 Player 2008-03-11 14:35:18 No not mine or yours in particular, but the MPMan F10, the world's first portable MP3 player was first previewed in March 1998. Check these specs from the Official Website:Eiger Labs MPManThe World's First Portable MP3 Player!!!Highlights100% Solid State: Never Skips or Wobble32MB Flash Memory: 30 min to several hours of musicUltra Compact: Ultra PortableHigh Quality Music: CD-QualitySRP $199.95: with NiMH Rechargeable Batteries!Now everyone let's thank Eiger Labs for paving the way for the creation of our constant companions and possibly the cause of our deafening.
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TOP CHEF 4: Bourdain is in the building! 2008-03-12 21:46:18 WooHoo! Acerbic and awesome rolled up in one slightly greasey package, Anthony Bourdain
, my muse and catalyst of my obsession with world cuisine, is the celebrity judge! Sorry cheftestants.
Top Chef Chicago: The Half-way Point... 2008-03-12 21:34:53 Awesome quickfire challenge. Deep Dish Pizza is an art. I love Lisa! I'm really loving Richard! I want to be just like him when I grow up! Without the faux-hawk from 2005, of course.
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And we're back... 2008-04-26 12:13:07 After a brief, ok not-so brief, hiatus Uptown Cook is back!Ok... let's re-cap what I've learned during the break:I've learned to not make broad, sweeping, and completely unfounded claims of superiority.I've learned to not despise over-hyped, mass-produced, corporate kitchens/fat factories.I've learned that The United States of America is "not in a recession" but it may be the next time you ask.I've learned that some people really will cook you soup when you're sick if ask on a page that you think no one reads, even if you don't know them.I've learned that finding "Kitchen Work" in a city with 3 culinary schools isn't as easy as you'd think.I've learned that sometimes your family isn't "just what you need".I've learned that sometimes you really can't go home again.I've learned that sometime
Hungover? Try this for lunch! 2008-04-28 14:19:43 Now its time for me to drop some science on you! Yes, we are all afraid of mayo on a severe case of "WTFDID Syndrome*", but here’s a recipe that has successfully warded off the symptoms for my buds and I for a long time.INGREDIENTS2 tablespoons lime juice (from about 1 lime)1 tablespoon mayonnaise2 teaspoons honey mustard (Recipe below)1/2 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper1/2 cup olive oil2 cups diced cooked chicken1 cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded, and cut into 1/4-inch dice1 red bell pepper, cut into 1/4-inch dice2 tablespoons minced red onion1 large mango, peeled and sliced (optional)2 teaspoons chopped fresh tarragon, chives, or basil1/2 pound mixed salad greens (about 4 quarts)DIRECTIONS1. In a large glass or stainless-steel bowl, whisk together the lim
I'm sick of lemonade! 2008-04-28 08:57:44 Some of you may know that, in an effort to save my own life, I've been trying to avoid soda pop for a long time which means that I get to drown myself in a choice of water, alcohol, or... lemonade. I was an avid lover of lemonade for most of my life. I'm not talking about that crud that comes powdered in the little foil packet, I mean the stuff that you had to sip slowly to avoid choking to death on that errant seed that mom/dad/nana/paw-paw/sweetie inevitably lost. The stuff that you remember drinking while sitting in the grass, exhausted from chasing fireflies or your little brother or sister.BUT NOW... things are different.Years of abuse from the ultra-sour or super syrupy lemonade impersonators has tainted my cherished memories but my love of the little yellow fellows has not waned. In
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