Miscellaneous with anise

6 medium eggs 6 egg shells water (half of the egg shell, in fact) 1 egg shell anise liquor 12 tbsp flour 1/2 tbsp aniseed crushed in a mortar Sunflower oil[...]

1/2 c. yellow cornmeal or possibly blue cornmeal 1/2 c. all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking pwdr 1 pch salt 2 Tbsp. honey 1 lrg egg beaten 1 1/2 c. lowfat milk 1[...]

2 c. tomato consomme (warm) (500 ml) 2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil (30 ml) 1 c. Arborio rice (250 ml) 1 tsp grnd anise (5 ml) 1 clv garlic, minced 1/2 x[...]

10 very fresh or 20 quail eggs Tea Cooking Mixture : 3 tablespoons light soy sauce (I use 4 tablespoons, adjust to taste) 3 tablespoons Shaoxing rice wine 1[...]

Spring is here! Spring is here! Sometimes I feel like Chicken Little. That’s how excited I get about spring and spring food. And no, the sky is not falling,[...]

4 large carrots 1 tbsp butter 1/8 tsp finely ground fennel 1/8 tsp finely ground anise 1 large glove of garlic, minced Dash of ground garlic 1 tsp (or less)[...]

160 gm Duck Leg 30 gm Duck Fat 1 each Bay Leaf 4 each Black Peppercorn 3 gm Rock Salt 100 gm Duck Breast Salt and Black Pepper- To Taste Sauce 5 gm Shallot 2[...]

add to shopping list 2 1/2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth (20 fl oz) 1/3 cup matzo meal 7 oz brine-cured green olives (1 cup medium), pitted 2 garlic[...]

1 clove garlic ½ tbsp ginger ½ whole Thai bird chili 1 stem fresh thyme ¼ stalk fresh lemongrass 1 each star anise ¼ cup sake ¼ cup soy sauce ¾ cup cold water[...]

5 lb Long Island duck - (to 5 1/2 lbs), thawed     if frzn 4 1/2 quart Duck stock saved from a prior roasting     (or possibly Basic Chicken Stock, or[...]