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Market [noun]

Posted on August 14, 2010 by David

Now that the weather is cooler it’s safer for babies and pets, so today’s market run was mostly me negotiating an obstacle course of strollers and leashes. Dog owners act mystified when you get angry about being clotheslined by a … Continue reading →

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Pan-Roasted Asparagus, Poached Egg & Miso Butter

Posted on August 13, 2010 by David

This dish accompanied the bacon-wrapped skirt steak I made last week. It is yet another vegetable preparation from Momofuku, and it uses the same miso butter as the roasted sweet summer corn. I started with five tablespoons of softened unsalted … Continue reading →

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Hell No

Posted on August 11, 2010 by David

The curent season of Hell’s Kitchen ended last night, but not in the way I expected it to. After enduring many weeks of seriously delusional boasting (“I’m the best cook here.”) from everyone but Jay and Holli, it was no … Continue reading →

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Bacon-Wrapped Skirt Steak

Posted on August 10, 2010 by David

With a head full of ideas from the classes taught by Ideas in Food, I realized it was time to turn theory into practice. I thought it would be prudent to try one of the simpler recipes, and the bacon-wraped … Continue reading →

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Market Something

Posted on August 7, 2010 by David

I‘ve run out of clever (and not-so-clever) titles for these weekly market reports; next week’s may be “Market [noun]”. At least I was able to keep the upcoming week’s meal plan in my head long enough to buy what I … Continue reading →

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Roasted Summer Sweet Corn, Miso Butter, Bacon & Roasted Onions

Posted on August 5, 2010 by David

I love eating summer sweet corn, just heated through, with lots of butter and salt. But sometimes I want to serve it in an upscale setting, off the cob with some complex complimentary flavors. Enter this recipe from Momofuku, which … Continue reading →

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Peas with Horseradish

Posted on August 2, 2010 by David

I have been rooting through the fridge, making sure that I use all of the lovely vegetables I buy at the farmer’s market. When I discovered a bag of sugar snap peas I knew that I would combine them with … Continue reading →

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Market Abundance

Posted on July 31, 2010 by David

This was one of the market days when I buy more fruit and baked goods than vegetables. It’s midsummer in New England, which means it’s corn and tomato season, so I bought corn and tomatoes, along with a few cucumbers, … Continue reading →

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Roasted Rice Cakes

Posted on July 30, 2010 by David

I realized that I have been working my way through all of the recipes in the Noodle Bar section of the Momofuku cookbook. Although I haven’t committed to cooking every recipe (which gives me an out if I can’t bring … Continue reading →

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Kitchen Chemistry

Posted on July 29, 2010 by David

During my summer internships at General Foods, I worked with many industrial processing techniques and chemicals that I later dismissed as having no practical value for a home cook working on a much smaller scale. I was proven wrong years … Continue reading →

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