Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Ask the Chef

I realize I am fairly spoiled in being married to a chef.  I can merely mention a food craving in passing with the thought...oh this would be impossible to eat for dinner because we have none of these ingredients at the house...just to find 30 minutes later it has been made into a hot dish and put in front of me on the supper table.
Chefs find a way to please and delight those for whom they are cooking.  Not only do I get to eat most of the things I crave, but I get to learn kitchen skills along the way.  I am undeserving of the position I am in: wife of chef.  Hubby doesn't get good meals cooked for him - at least not by me.  Instead he gets constantly peppered with cooking questions.
What temperature do I make this pan? is our favorite question.
What herbs does this need? is another crowd favorite.
Which pan do I use? Is this done? Is this right?
Notice I never ask How does this taste? or Do you like the dinner I cooked for you?
I don't want to know the answers to those.  Hubby's patience with me knows no end.
I thought that since hubby is so good at answering my questions, why not put them to good use and share some of those freely-learned skills with you, my online community. From time to time, I will feature a culinary-inspired Q&A with my hubby as the star. I'll post some of the answers to the random questions I incessantly ask him and hopefully my readers will get something out of it.

Today's question:
Where is the best place to buy a turkey locally?


Chef Busbee's answer:
Cliff's Meat Market on West Main Street in Carrboro. Their turkeys are hormone-free, locally farmed and reasonably priced.

Here's a photo of our Cliff's Meat Market bird from last holiday season.

2 comments:

Pam said...

What a great idea, I love it!!! And I am looking forward to the next Chef Busbee's answer. (Because of this post I may just go to Cliff's Meat Market for this year's turkey) Thanks for the tip.

Weeks Worth of Waffles said...

Ooh I look forward to this series!