Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Creating Empty bottle moment cooking classes

When you cannot make up your mind between two evenly balanced courses of action, choose the bolder."– William Joseph Slim

http://texasinstituteofphotography.com/index. for information and registration.

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Saturday, June 7, 2008

The Best Summer Marinade and a great steak topping...


I will be on beach retreat for 2 weeks...Enjoy these....Guaranteed to get ooooos and aaaaaahs!!!!


You will not go wrong when you marinade in this:


1/2 Cup Soy Sauce

2 ounces Olive or even better sesame oil

1 teaspoon Chinese Chili Paste (or more if you like spicy)

2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar

2 Cloves Garlic Chopped

1 Tablespoon Chopped Ginger


Place all in a food processor and blend well


  • Beef.... Marinade for 45 minutes at room temperature.....

  • Salmon......Marinade for 10 minutes before grilling (On a plank would be great)


A nice topping:


Fig and Apple Relish

¼ c White Wine or Cider Vinegar
¼ c Water
¼ c Sugar
1 Zest of Lemon
¼ tsp Ground Clove
¼ tsp Nutmeg
¼ tsp Cinnamon
1 lb Figs
1 lb Green Apples

Boil all ingredients, except the figs and apples, and reduce by half Add diced and peeled apples and simmer for 10 minutes. Then, add quartered figs, remove from heat and chill.

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Photo Contest


Have you found it difficult to enter the competition?

"Here is How do I enter?"


  1. Go to the flickr account http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297691@N08/ THEN

  2. On a word document type the numbers found on the top of each picture (20 pictures only) and email it to clive@cookingwithclive.com or

  3. Print the document and mail it to 1415 s Voss #110 Houston Texas 77057
To the winner dinner 20!!!!