http://athenafoods.com/wordpress Gourmet cooking and food blog Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:45:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Salt and Pepper is an absolutely amazing cook book. Everything in it is simple, unique, eleguant, and amazing. All of the recipes in the book are based around different Gourmet Salts and Gourmet Peppercorns. The books offers up so many different ways to use these salts and peppercorns that ... http://athenafoods.com/wordpress/?p=39 We recently came across this recipe from our friends over at Simply Recipes. We often go out for some tapas and the very first thing that we always order is the Chicken Curry Salad. We have made this ourselves (or at least a version of this) many time, but have ... http://athenafoods.com/wordpress/?p=38 Porcini mushrooms (Boletus edulis) are often thought to be the gourmet mushroom of gourmet mushrooms. Some people have claimed that the taste and aroma are addictive, and even others have claimed that they can be an aphrodesiac. No matter what you think of them, they are a truly delicious mushroom ... http://athenafoods.com/wordpress/?p=37 Summer is just about here and there really isn't anything more refreshing to eat than good salads.  Expecially salads that include refreshing fruits.  This is why we would like to share with you a lovely recipe we came across for a nice salad that has Mangos and Wehani (Wehani rice ... http://athenafoods.com/wordpress/?p=36 The Agaricus Blazei is considered one of the most prized edible mushrooms in the world. Why is this you ask? There are many reasons, the taste, texture, and ease of use along with it's widely popular and effective medicinal properties. First, let's talk about the medicinal properties of the Agaricus Blazei. The ... http://athenafoods.com/wordpress/?p=35 The argument over cutting boards is never ending. Wood is bad, plastic is bad, counter tops are bad, etc etc etc. Which is correct? How do you decide on what type of cutting board to use? Today there is no shortage of different types of cutting ... http://athenafoods.com/wordpress/?p=34 The most notable thing to come out of this night episode of Hells Kitchen, is how utterly useless Craig is.  Craig just couldn't do a thing right and really showed that he should not be here.  Ben was also horrible. Another notable thing was how efficient and awesome Jen was.  Bobby ... http://athenafoods.com/wordpress/?p=33 The smell of burning charcoal, hamburgers, brats, sausages, ribs, and even pizza's will soon be filling the air in most of the US on weekends and week nights. Is there any better smell than that of grilling? We don't think so. Is there any better way to ... http://athenafoods.com/wordpress/?p=32 The third episode of Hells Kitchen opens with a reminder of what happened last week.  Corey nominating two people for personal reasons has certainly made her unpopular with the red team right now.  The blue team however, seem to think that corey's move was brilliant.  We think she may have ... http://athenafoods.com/wordpress/?p=31 Mothers day is approaching much faster than any of us realize.  This year in itself is flying by and that is making all the holidays creep up with out warning.  What makes things a little more interesting is that mothers day isn't celebrated at the same time throughout the world.  ... http://athenafoods.com/wordpress/?p=30