Sunday, August 9, 2009

Wrapped Scallion is moving ... check it!


Like biscuits ready to go into the oven, The Wrapped Scallion is transforming into a warm, fresh, comforting loaf - at a new location.

Please visit www.thewrappedscallion.com for the new home. Fresh blogs and fun products are available for your indulgence.

See you there!
~Wrapped Scallion

Monday, July 20, 2009

Calling out the Fire and Meat


Any day is a good day for grilling some tasty morsels. At The Wrapped Scallion HQ, the test-kitchen grill of choice is an 18" charcoal clamshell-style. Recent meals include: Lobster tail with roast red pepper juice and Dave's Gourmet sea salt; chicken quarters with olive oil, TWS signature poultry seasonings, and Dave's Gourmet smoked sea salt; and onion brulee with olive oil, black pepper, and kosher salt.
Today we'll be working on shrimp skewers & here is the method ...
  • Seven skewers with raw shrimp (peeled and deveined), about five shrimp per skewer.
  • Marinate these in PBR (TWS Pineapple Ale is still fermenting, or else this would be choice) for thirty minutes as the coals warm up.
  • When the grill is ready, baste the shrimp with extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle liberally on both sides with Dave's Gourmet Hawaiian red salt and black pepper.
  • Grill these on one side without turning for about three minutes or until lightly carmelized and opaque.
  • Flip, then finish the other side to match.
Half of the shrimp will be chilled overnight to make a fine shrimp salad at brunch tomorrow. The other half will be served in warm grilled tortillas with a simple lettuce and jicama slaw. The salsa is a succulent watermelon/pineapple/habanero concoction created yesterday. But that is another story ...
~TWS

Monday, March 9, 2009

Stoplight Lune

Pepper stoplight. Stop! Caution! Go!
Tangy, smokey, a slight simmer on tongue.
Spinning, sweating, confusion. Milk, please!

-a lune reflecting upon a stoplight of space-coyote chile peppers at Zolo's Grill, Boulder, CO

~TWS

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

March -ing on

Hola Amigos! I know it's been a while since I rapped at ya, but things have been hopping at The Wrapped Scallion zone.

The next beer in the works is "Die Meister Brau" in honor of the Master's golf tournament (April 9 - 12). More details to come, but it's going to be mostly kegged with a very limited number of bottles available for sample.

MSCD is cool as ever; this semester brings Food Production I, with the ever-awesome Chef Shelly Owens. No more fear of the Phyllo!

Lots of wonderful things are simmering in the proverbrial stove, so stay tuned.

Seems like most sites go through this at some point ... there will be a fresh website soon at www.thewrappedscallion.com to accompany the storefront and blog. This should be up and on within April at latest.

Be cool, have fun, and stay healthy. ~TWS