Culinary Surf on Beach Cuisine

Culinary Articles & Info: Scroll down for culinary basics, terminology and guides.
Pastry info is from our pastry specialty site, pastrysampler.com.

Culinary and Food
          Cheese Guide
          Fruit & Veg Purchasing
          Tapas
          Batterie de Cuisine
          Culinary Terms & Definitions
          French Culinary Names

Meat and Poultry Basics
          Variety Meat Terminology
          Beef Cuts
          Traditional French Beef Cuts
          Mutton Cuts
          Pork Cuts
          Veal Cuts

Mentions, News, Etc.
          As mentioned in Saveur Mag, Tip 880 St. Honore Tip
          As mentioned in Saveur Mag, Tart pan

Pastry Guides & Charts
          Tip Conversions: Matching Ateco Tips to Other Brands for Easy Replacing
          Sugar Stages
          Temperature Conversions
          General Oven Chart
          Measures, Equivalents and Substitutions
          Conversion to Metric
          Metric Units of Measure
          Conversion to US
          Equivalency & Common Measures
          Ice Cream Scoop Measures
          General Can Sizing

Pastry Q&A
          What are paramount crystals?
          How long do Cannolis keep? And what are good fillings for them?
          What are tuiles?
          What's the purpose of using baking soda in some brittle recipes?
          Building the Cake: Guidelines for the Decorator.
          What flour should be used in making crêpes?
          What are Madeleines?
          I have a recipe using cornflour. What is it and can I substitute it?
          What's in a buttercream?
          What is Kadaife?
          I want to build a gingerbread house. What are some good resources?
          I've heard of penuchi but don't know what it is. Is it a candy of sorts?
          What is a petit four? I've seen it labeled on a lot of things.
          Is there a way to turn a regular ice cream vegan?
          How can I make candied orange rind?
          What are churros made of?
          I saw "guimauve" on a menu. What is it?
          What is in pastillage?
          What's a good recipe for pound cake?
          What is canele? Is it a shape or a dessert or what is it?
          Is gingerbread a cookie or a cake or a bread?
          What variety of apple is best for apple pie?
          What is a good plain rice pudding recipe? I can't find good ones without some sort of spice or raisins in it.
          Can I use margarine in puff pastry instead of whole butter?
          Where are some sources to buy good chocolate?
          What is Kosher salt?
          Is dark brown sugar just darker sugar than light brown sugar?
          Can I make fondant?
          I've seen 10x on your site. What is it (I know it's sugar) but what does it refer to?

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