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Cumin-Lime Shrimp with Ginger and Garlic Fried Rice

Cumin-Lime Shrimp with Ginger and Garlic Fried Rice

My friend Lorna said she thought I should focus some attention on seafood cookery. She’s convinced that most people don’t have a clue how to move beyond their one recipe for sword fish. Or tuna. Or flounder. That, when confronted with any other fish, they…

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Lauren’s Mother-In-Law’s Tortilla Soup

Lauren’s Mother-In-Law’s Tortilla Soup

Cinco de Mayo came one day late this year. We celebrated Seis de Mayo with this wonderful soup. It’s one of those soups that makes a meal. Rich, satisfying, and truly filled with the goodness of vegetables and spices for a depth of flavor we…

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A visit to the C.I.A., A recipe for a True Tuscan Bread Salad and one for a Lower Gluten Salad made with Wheatberries!!

A visit to the C.I.A., A recipe for a True Tuscan Bread Salad and one for a Lower Gluten Salad made with Wheatberries!!

The thrill of being invited to participate in a three-day adventure at the Culinary Institute of America, Napa Valley, California branch is about as good as it gets. Especially if you’re a self-taught home cook.  And the experience exceeded every imaginable expectation I had. How…

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Blueberry Buttermilk Scones from Huckleberry Bakery and Cafe, Santa Monica, California

Blueberry Buttermilk Scones from Huckleberry Bakery and Cafe, Santa Monica, California

It’s been quite a while since the baker in our house appeared on Chewing The Fat.  Truth is, Andrew does almost all his baking in Bridgehampton.  That’s where the stand mixer is and all those other baking necessities. But to make these scones didn’t require…

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Our Report From Silversea: “An In-Depth Culinary Experience, S.A.L.T.” has just been published by Avid Cruiser.com

Our Report From Silversea: “An In-Depth Culinary Experience, S.A.L.T.” has just been published by Avid Cruiser.com

S.A.L.T. is the acronym for Silversea Cruise’s extraordinary new culinary program. It stands for “Sea And Land Taste.” And our latest sampling of what’s on offer assures us it will be a huge favorite of culinary-inclined cruisers. Food Wine and Travel Writer Monte Mathews reports…

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Ina Garten’s Roasted Salmon Tacos and How to find the perfect Avocado to make them.

Ina Garten’s Roasted Salmon Tacos and How to find the perfect Avocado to make them.

You’ve got to hand it to Ina Garten.  You might have thought that Tacos were out of her wheelhouse. But no. This recipe, from her  TV series “Cook Like a Pro”, was served up on a recent program and labelled “Weeknight Dinners”.  It’s that alright:…

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Back to the Philippines for New York’s Best Burger! The Chori Burger

Back to the Philippines for New York’s Best Burger! The Chori Burger

Last month, I had one of the most rewarding culinary trips imaginable.  I was aboard Silversea Cruises’ Silver Muse for a pilot voyage for its new Silversea S.A.L.T. program, an acronym for Sea And Land Taste.  This new Culinary program was amazing start to finish.…

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Asparagus and Mushroom Frittata

Asparagus and Mushroom Frittata

Asparagus season is coming and here’s a great way to celebrate its arrival. While a frittata sounds rather fancy, it’s a very easy dish to make. Far simpler than flipping an omelette, it’s wildly versatile too.  For this version, I added shallots and cremini mushrooms…

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Garlic Confit Toast and the Best Baguette in all of New York

Garlic Confit Toast and the Best Baguette in all of New York

Going through some files as I settle in to our new apartment, I came across a picture that stopped me in my tracks.  It’s the main illustration for this page courtesy of Epicurious. Here were these crispy halves of great French bread topped with a…

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Here’s the Ultimate Restaurant Guide for Everywhere from Mykonos to St. Barth to Cabo San Lucas

Here’s the Ultimate Restaurant Guide for Everywhere from Mykonos to St. Barth to Cabo San Lucas

For years, we’ve been renting our villas in St. Barth from WIMCO, without question the premiere Villa Rental Agency on our favorite island.  This year, we had to skip St. Barth since we were off to Asia.  Our friends at WIMCO missed our annual restaurant…

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My Travels: The Philippines and a recipe for Lamb Shank Caldereta from one of their most famous Chefs, Sau del Rosario

My Travels: The Philippines and a recipe for Lamb Shank Caldereta from one of their most famous Chefs, Sau del Rosario

I confess. I am starting the trip reports completely backwards.  Quite simply, my amazing voyage of culinary discovery, aboard Silversea’s exquisite flagship, Silver Muse, ended in Manila.  And while I will take you to Bali and to Borneo and cannot wait to share with you…

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A Great Guest Post: Liana Minassian’s Foodie Guide to Los Angeles

A Great Guest Post: Liana Minassian’s Foodie Guide to Los Angeles

As some of our regular readers and all of our Instagram Followers know (www.Instagram.com/montemathews), I have been on the road.  I mean really on the road. In the coming weeks I have a lot to share with you.  I first went to Bali where I…

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Montreal Meatloaf Stroganoff adapted from Sam Sifton in The New York Times

Montreal Meatloaf Stroganoff adapted from Sam Sifton in The New York Times

My native province of Quebec has long been known for its gastronomy which was prized by Canadians if for no other reason than the food in the neighboring provinces was so… pedestrian, to put it kindly. Chock that up to having the French do the…

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Mexican Chicken Pot Pie

Mexican Chicken Pot Pie

As much as I love Chicken Pot Pie, I was looking to kick things up and bring some new flavors to this old family favorite.  And old is an appropriate word.  Pot Pies have a history going back to ancient Greece.  The Greeks cooked meats…

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About Us

My name is Monte Mathews (at right). My partner, Andrew Phillips (at left) and I started this blog because we both share a lifelong interest in food and travel. We decided to put everything together in a blog called “Chewing the Fat”. To ‘chew the fat’ is a phrase that means ‘to talk or discuss informally, to talk at length about a variety of subjects.’ There’s some debate over what ‘fat’ was being chewed but here we use it to mean food and travel talk that delves a little deeper into what we eat, where it came from and to tell the stories that surround almost every recipe we share. You’ll find everything here from appetizers through to dessert...lots of desserts because Andrew is now a world-class home baker when he's not selling residential Real Estate in the city we love, New York. Andrew can be reached at [email protected]

HOTEL NEWS

PARIS HILTON MAKES WAFFLES AT HAMPTON INNS. WHO KNEW?

It came as quite a surprise to us to hear that Paris Hilton made waffles at all, never mind the “Sparkling Strawberry Hampton Waffles” we just sampled at Times Squares Hampton Inn. Also news to us is that Hampton Inns, all 3000 of them, are truly Bed and Breakfasts. They serve breakfast to each and every guest in the Inns “Waffle Rooms”. We’re behind the 8-ball for sure. They’ve served Pumpkin Spice, Red Velvet and Lemon Belgian-Style Waffles for 40 Years!

Never before have they enlisted Paris and her Media Company, 11:11, to dream up this glitzy addition to their breakfast tables. Paris Hilton is thrilled with the outcome calling the waffles “totally iconic” and “so me”.  But Paris didn’t stop there. Paris has a decadent recipe for Chocolate-Covered Sparkling Strawberry Waffles. These require fresh strawberries, chocolate sauce, chocolate chips, whipped cream (optional but highly encouraged), and of course, a sprinkling of edible glitter. The recipe fits right into Paris’’ word “sliving” which stands for “slaying and living your best life”

Paris appeared briefly at our Brunch on video. But the real star of the show was one Beverly Christmas of Paris, Illinois. A retired nurse with 30 years of service, Beverly found a new passion in working at the Hampton Inn there.  Her cheerful demeanor and waffle cooking skills led to a rewarding second career. Now a Brand Ambassador, it was Beverly’s first-ever trip to New York where she delighted in rolling out Hampton Inn’s newest waffle. And we were delighted to meet her.

One more thing: Hampton Inn guests can even take the waffles home! For $29.99 you get a container that makes 18 waffles and the Sprinkles that give every waffle their (edible) sprinkle.

PRODUCT NEWS YOU CAN USE

Did you know that New York State is the second largest apple producer in the whole country? Only Washington State tops us.  Trust a resourceful friend of ours, Wendy Brovetto, native New Yorker and grandchild of an Upstate New York Farm family, to create truly incredible Rustic Apple Jams in 4 extraordinary flavors. When she did, Croton Trading Co. was born.

Wendy explains ”We created our apple jam after one of those overzealous days of apple picking yielded a larger-than-usual haul. With more apples than any family could consume, the experimenting began and gave way to what we think is the perfect blend of apples and cinnamon.”

“We source our apples from local NY Orchards -- Thompson's Orchard in Westchester Co andl Richters Orchard on Long Island. I have a special fondness for these family-owned farms. Richters Orchard was a big part of my childhood, as my sisters and I would go on weekly outings with my dad to stock up on apples and cider"

"We carefully blend different apples to create our flavor profile and find inspiration from seasonal spices to create our Apple Jam”. Wendy proudly states.

Now Croton Trading Company is up to 4 flavors: Fall Harvest Blend, Ginger Pear Fusion, Chai, and Brown Sugar. You can see the whole range here:

https://crotontrading.com

Needless to say, we couldn’t wait to put Croton Trading Company’s Apple Jam to work making our Skillet Apple Pork Chops. This one-pot recipe is perfect for weeknights but so good you may want to serve to company. The chops finish cooking in Croton Trading’s Apple Jam and we always serve it on the side to give even more great apple taste to the dish. Here’s the recipe:

1 ½ tablespoons olive oil, divided

4 (6-oz.) bone-in pork chops

¾ teaspoon kosher salt, divided

¾ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided

 ½ cup unsalted chicken stock (such as Swanson)

1 cup Croton Trading Rustic Apple Jam (we used Ginger Pear)

1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage

1 ½ teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary

1 small red onion, thinly vertically sliced

Chopped Parsley for garnish.

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons oil to pan; swirl to coat. Sprinkle pork chops evenly with 3/8 teaspoon salt and 3/8 teaspoon pepper. Add pork chops to pan; cook 5 minutes on each side or until pork chops beautifully browned. Remove from pan. Set aside pan and drippings.

In a small bowl, combine stock and Croton Trading Apple Jam, stirring with a whisk. Set aside. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to pan with drippings, swirl. Add remaining 3/8 teaspoon salt, remaining 3/8 teaspoon pepper, sage, rosemary, and onion to pan; cook 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in stock mixture. Return pork chops to pan; cook 3 minutes or until liquid is reduced by half.  Plate each chop individually. Top with chopped parsley as a garnish. Serve with plenty of Croton Trading Apple Jam on the side.

https:/www.crotontrading

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