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Tag Archives: cooking
About Recipes
On the advice of my trained attack attorney (Diane), I need to state this blog’s policy about publishing recipes. Recipes that I write about come from many sources: cookbooks, newspapers, magazines, online, and from my own collection. I will often … Continue reading
Mom’s Tomato Sauce, and the Magic Spoon Theory
Heh, come over here, kid, learn something. You never know, you might have to cook for twenty guys someday. You see, you start out with a little bit of oil. Then you fry some garlic. Then you throw in some … Continue reading
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Poulet en Cocotte, Modified
I’ve made this dish at least a dozen times since I first saw the recipe in Cook’s Illustrated a year ago. It’s a very simple, set-and-forget procedure: Lightly brown a whole chicken in a dutch oven with a little olive … Continue reading
New Tools
Di gave me a set of tools for Xmas. It wasn’t a collection of sockety things for repairing aperture flywheel gromises (with rotary gaskets), but something better – a matched set of kitchen knives. Knife sets, like sets of pots … Continue reading
Char Siu Pork
I love char siu, Cantonese barbecued pork. Unfortunately, it’s not often prepared well, usually presented as sticky-sweet neon pink “boneless spare ribs.” So when I saw this recipe for making char siu at home, I had to give it a … Continue reading
Potato Paradise
Miles interrupted my dinner prep one night, saying “Dad, I think you need to make this soon.” He handed me a sheet of paper written on both sides: The recipe is for Patato [sic] Paradise: Things you need: potatoes potato … Continue reading
Best. Pasta Name. Ever.
I was watching the most recent Iron Chef America, in which Bobby Flay competed against Sabrina Tinsley in Battle Fresh Beans (yawn). Tinsley’s an Italian chef, so I expected her to make pasta. About halfway through the show she rolled … Continue reading
Lobster Bisque
After gorging ourselves on cheap lobster on New Year’s Eve, I dealt with the leftovers. I removed the meat from the knuckles (the sections between the claws and body), then set the shells and cleaned bodies in water to simmer … Continue reading
Like Alton Brown on Steroids
I realize I lied in the purple applesauce post about watching only two cooking shows. I also watch Gordon Ramsay’s The F Word and Heston Blumenthal’s In Search of Perfection. Both of those, however, are downloaded from the BBC, so … Continue reading
Purple applesauce
It’s not a secret password, it’s an accidental discovery I made a few days ago. I was cooking Roasted Pork Loin with Chunky Applesauce, Celery Root & Potato Puree, and Warm Savoy Cabbage Slaw – all recipes from Anne Burrell … Continue reading