Comments on: My Uncle Bill–Christmas Morning http://ruhlman.com/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html Translating the Chef's Craft for Every Kitchen Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:15:28 +0000 hourly 1 By: Alex http://ruhlman.com/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html/comment-page-1#comment-34334 Alex Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000 http://ruhlman.com/newblog/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html#comment-34334 First time visitor to your blog and delighted I've found it! All the best for 2009 and looking forward to reading much more over the coming year. First time visitor to your blog and delighted I’ve found it! All the best for 2009 and looking forward to reading much more over the coming year.

]]> By: lynne viera http://ruhlman.com/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html/comment-page-1#comment-34331 lynne viera Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000 http://ruhlman.com/newblog/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html#comment-34331 that is absolutely gorgeous! it made me think of the dessert i made on christmas eve that would go perfectly with that. sticky toffee pudding. recipe is here if you're interested: http://how2heroes.com/videos/dessert-and-baked-goods/sticky-toffee-pudding that is absolutely gorgeous! it made me think of the dessert i made on christmas eve that would go perfectly with that. sticky toffee pudding. recipe is here if you’re interested: http://how2heroes.com/videos/dessert-and-baked-goods/sticky-toffee-pudding

]]> By: Fredrik http://ruhlman.com/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html/comment-page-1#comment-34332 Fredrik Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000 http://ruhlman.com/newblog/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html#comment-34332 Gott Nytt År! = Happy New Year (in Swedish) Gott Nytt År! = Happy New Year (in Swedish)

]]> By: luis http://ruhlman.com/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html/comment-page-1#comment-34333 luis Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000 http://ruhlman.com/newblog/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html#comment-34333 My first pork pie attempt is done!. Good looking pie. Used Charcuterie's recipe but I ground the pork (not chopped it) in the kitchen aid and added 1/2 a cup of bread crumbs and a cup of water to the meat and browned it and reduced it all on the cast iron wok. It of course looked more like meatloaf than the picture Michael posted above. I like the least amount of pie crust, so I eased the pork into a store bought 1/2 pie shell and topped it with Alton Brown's meatloaf glaze. I'll use sweet plantains thinly sliced and precooked next time. My first pork pie attempt is done!. Good looking pie.

Used Charcuterie’s recipe but I ground the pork (not chopped it) in the kitchen aid and added 1/2 a cup of bread crumbs and a cup of water to the meat and browned it and reduced it all on the cast iron wok.

It of course looked more like meatloaf than the picture Michael posted above.

I like the least amount of pie crust, so I eased the pork into a store bought 1/2 pie shell and topped it with Alton Brown’s meatloaf glaze. I’ll use sweet plantains thinly sliced and precooked next time.

]]> By: Slade J. L. Luck http://ruhlman.com/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html/comment-page-1#comment-34328 Slade J. L. Luck Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000 http://ruhlman.com/newblog/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html#comment-34328 To my big bro.... im proud of you..... To my big bro…. im proud of you…..

]]> By: swillmonkey http://ruhlman.com/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html/comment-page-1#comment-34329 swillmonkey Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000 http://ruhlman.com/newblog/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html#comment-34329 The pork pie looks great, but that Bloody Mary even better! Here's to more Bloody Marys in 2009! The pork pie looks great, but that Bloody Mary even better! Here’s to more Bloody Marys in 2009!

]]> By: luis http://ruhlman.com/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html/comment-page-1#comment-34330 luis Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000 http://ruhlman.com/newblog/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html#comment-34330 There he goes again,... I got the Kitchen Aid meatgrinder attchs... the sausage thingys... and all the ingredients to make this insane meal in my fridge. ALLLLLLL! Who woulda thunk it? Pork Pie?, Pork Tart, Pork Turnover, ..... pork Pizza.. Pork Calzoni... Up to my elbows in Pork this time of the year... Forgive me again Michael but I want to work on this!.... Your pork looks rather tar tar but I can fix that on mine. Now I will shut up about it!. There he goes again,… I got the Kitchen Aid meatgrinder attchs… the sausage thingys… and all the ingredients to make this insane meal in my fridge. ALLLLLLL!
Who woulda thunk it? Pork Pie?, Pork Tart, Pork Turnover, ….. pork Pizza.. Pork Calzoni… Up to my elbows in Pork this time of the year… Forgive me again Michael but I want to work on this!…. Your pork looks rather tar tar but I can fix that on mine. Now I will shut up about it!.

]]> By: Slade J. L. Luck http://ruhlman.com/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html/comment-page-1#comment-34327 Slade J. L. Luck Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000 http://ruhlman.com/newblog/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html#comment-34327 To my big bro.... im proud of you..... To my big bro…. im proud of you…..

]]> By: Brian http://ruhlman.com/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html/comment-page-1#comment-34326 Brian Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000 http://ruhlman.com/newblog/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html#comment-34326 fantastic post to close 2008 with! Guess what I'm making for the wife and myself on new years day ;) Cheers, and thanks for a great 2008 wort of blog readin, looking forward to that 2009. Brian fantastic post to close 2008 with! Guess what I’m making for the wife and myself on new years day ;)

Cheers, and thanks for a great 2008 wort of blog readin, looking forward to that 2009.

Brian

]]> By: Shelley http://ruhlman.com/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html/comment-page-1#comment-34325 Shelley Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000 http://ruhlman.com/newblog/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html#comment-34325 MC & HNY, Michael! My collection of Ruhlman books started my obsession with reading about chefs, cooking, and food. How bad is it? Someone gave me <i>Escoffier</i> for Christmas! Happy blogging (and tweeting?) in 2009... :) MC & HNY, Michael!

My collection of Ruhlman books started my obsession with reading about chefs, cooking, and food. How bad is it? Someone gave me Escoffier for Christmas!

Happy blogging (and tweeting?) in 2009… :)

]]> By: pdkaizer http://ruhlman.com/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html/comment-page-1#comment-34324 pdkaizer Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000 http://ruhlman.com/newblog/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html#comment-34324 Michael, This seems like an appropriate time to thank you for all your culinary writing. It has had been a true pleasure to read and has had a big impact on my appreciation of the culinary arts. My fiancee and I are getting married today and tomorrow head out to California where amongst other things we have a dinner reservation at The French Laundry. It has always been a dream of mine to eat there since I read your book "The Soul of a Chef" May the new year bring you and your family many good things and Thank you again for all your words... Peter Kaizer Michael,

This seems like an appropriate time to thank you for all your culinary writing. It has had been a true pleasure to read and has had a big impact on my appreciation of the culinary arts.

My fiancee and I are getting married today and tomorrow head out to California where amongst other things we have a dinner reservation at The French Laundry. It has always been a dream of mine to eat there since I read your book “The Soul of a Chef”

May the new year bring you and your family many good things and Thank you again for all your words…

Peter Kaizer

]]> By: Wilmita http://ruhlman.com/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html/comment-page-1#comment-34323 Wilmita Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000 http://ruhlman.com/newblog/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html#comment-34323 Michael, What a great tribute to your uncle; your deep feelings permeated the article. Sniff! We had the usual Latino roast pork Christmas Eve with all the trimmings. The closest I have been to a true Porkpie is the style of hat I wear, and I am sure the porkpie it the picture would suit me as well as my hat does. Please post the recipe or a link to it. A Healthy and Prosperous New Year to you and family! Michael,

What a great tribute to your uncle; your deep feelings permeated the article. Sniff!

We had the usual Latino roast pork Christmas Eve with all the trimmings.

The closest I have been to a true Porkpie is the style of hat I wear, and I am sure the porkpie it the picture would suit me as well as my hat does.

Please post the recipe or a link to it.

A Healthy and Prosperous New Year to you and family!

]]> By: Badger http://ruhlman.com/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html/comment-page-1#comment-34321 Badger Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000 http://ruhlman.com/newblog/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html#comment-34321 A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all the Ruhlman family! Around here, white bread means someone ordered take-out barbecue. Which is never a bad thing. A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all the Ruhlman family! Around here, white bread means someone ordered take-out barbecue. Which is never a bad thing.

]]> By: carri http://ruhlman.com/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html/comment-page-1#comment-34322 carri Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000 http://ruhlman.com/newblog/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html#comment-34322 At Christmas breakfast this morning I thought about your lovely article and I started to feel a little guilty that we had not really done anything all that special or traditional for our holiday meals this year...yet, it did still feel quite festive. As I reflected further... I realized that, with our busy schedules, just sitting down all together was special in and of itself! Thank You, Mr. Ruhlman, for giving us all a place to come together...Happiest of Holidays and may you have a Peaceful New Year! At Christmas breakfast this morning I thought about your lovely article and I started to feel a little guilty that we had not really done anything all that special or traditional for our holiday meals this year…yet, it did still feel quite festive. As I reflected further… I realized that, with our busy schedules, just sitting down all together was special in and of itself! Thank You, Mr. Ruhlman, for giving us all a place to come together…Happiest of Holidays and may you have a Peaceful New Year!

]]> By: Sara http://ruhlman.com/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html/comment-page-1#comment-34318 Sara Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000 http://ruhlman.com/newblog/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html#comment-34318 White bread makes the best breakfast toast. I don't think that's anything to be ashamed of. A very merry Christmas to you and your family, Michael. See you in the new year. White bread makes the best breakfast toast. I don’t think that’s anything to be ashamed of.

A very merry Christmas to you and your family, Michael. See you in the new year.

]]> By: Bruce http://ruhlman.com/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html/comment-page-1#comment-34319 Bruce Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000 http://ruhlman.com/newblog/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html#comment-34319 Beautiful essay. May Peace and Love be with. Beautiful essay.

May Peace and Love be with.

]]> By: Natalie Sztern http://ruhlman.com/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html/comment-page-1#comment-34320 Natalie Sztern Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000 http://ruhlman.com/newblog/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html#comment-34320 Can u believe my son has asked me to make another cured salmon/lox for his New Years Eve party? I used to buy it for 20 bucks a pound...i am so honoured to be asked by my son and his friends u have no idea...what a great chanukah/xmas gift, the timing of this recipe...(u can't see but i am tickled pink) Can u believe my son has asked me to make another cured salmon/lox for his New Years Eve party? I used to buy it for 20 bucks a pound…i am so honoured to be asked by my son and his friends u have no idea…what a great chanukah/xmas gift, the timing of this recipe…(u can’t see but i am tickled pink)

]]> By: Frank M http://ruhlman.com/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html/comment-page-1#comment-34317 Frank M Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000 http://ruhlman.com/newblog/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html#comment-34317 I guess that's why it's called a 'pork-pie hat'! Always wondered about that. Merry Christmas and a great 2009-looking forward to another book! FM I guess that’s why it’s called a ‘pork-pie hat’! Always wondered about that.
Merry Christmas and a great 2009-looking forward to another book!
FM

]]> By: Natalie Sztern http://ruhlman.com/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html/comment-page-1#comment-34310 Natalie Sztern Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000 http://ruhlman.com/newblog/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html#comment-34310 L'chaim! Joyeux Noel! Merry Christmas! Felice Navida! Th..th..that's all folks. 2009 it shall be when we, again, get the pleasure of eating, I mean reading, Michael's words. L’chaim! Joyeux Noel! Merry Christmas! Felice Navida! Th..th..that’s all folks. 2009 it shall be when we, again, get the pleasure of eating, I mean reading, Michael’s words.

]]> By: procne http://ruhlman.com/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html/comment-page-1#comment-34311 procne Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000 http://ruhlman.com/newblog/2008/12/my-uncle-bill.html#comment-34311 That is a lovely essay. It reminds me of the amazing and short times I got to spend with my paternal grandmother ("Nanny") through my teenage years. My father grew up in Warwickshire & his immediate family still lives there. We always used to get the Melton Mowbray pork pies and have them with Branston Pickle or even mango chutney. I will have to make my own pork pie now. I'm not sure about the white bread. Nanny always served soft white bread (Warburton's -- the closest in texture is probably Shoku Pan) straight from the bag and butter with *everything*. Pork pie, definitely. Fish & Chips from the shop, yes. Pulau peas, of course. Big Christmas dinner with 3 kinds of potatoes, without a doubt. Somehow, inexplicably comforting. Why do you have it in your picture? That is a lovely essay.

It reminds me of the amazing and short times I got to spend with my paternal grandmother (“Nanny”) through my teenage years. My father grew up in Warwickshire & his immediate family still lives there. We always used to get the Melton Mowbray pork pies and have them with Branston Pickle or even mango chutney.

I will have to make my own pork pie now.

I’m not sure about the white bread. Nanny always served soft white bread (Warburton’s — the closest in texture is probably Shoku Pan) straight from the bag and butter with *everything*. Pork pie, definitely. Fish & Chips from the shop, yes. Pulau peas, of course. Big Christmas dinner with 3 kinds of potatoes, without a doubt. Somehow, inexplicably comforting.

Why do you have it in your picture?

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