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Cheap Eats?

August 20, 2009

Ezra Klein takes a closer look at the cost of shell fish over time

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Bye-Bye Basil

August 17, 2009

If your basil looks anything like the picture below then you might not have been aggressive enough with your scissors this summer. Not that I’m casting blame. Every plant in my front garden has grown tall and lanky despite my best efforts.   I think local weather this season was conducive to bolting.
While [...]

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Lil’ Choppers

August 3, 2009

Grill books love to tout huge cuts seared over intense flames and finished  slowly over indirect heat. The results are a charred exterior and if you prefer, a wonderfully rare center. It’s a great technique that works for just about everything except fish and chicken but it requires you commit to a sizable [...]

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Defining Madness

July 17, 2009

Standing in my garage next to an old gas grill and a stand alone propane burner I told my friend that I was ready to conduct a follow up test run.  Frank was taken back, noting my burgers were already better than most.
“They were fine” as they were.
“Fine?”
I was comparing myself to the great restaurant [...]

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Meat Popsicle

July 15, 2009

The NY times offers a look into the world of gyro manufacturing today.  With so many food writers bashing processed food as of late it’s interesting to see a journalist cover a big manufacturer and not light fires.  The article itself is alright, but the  accompanying video is borderline disturbing.   Not that it’s unsanitary [...]

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Favorite Chicken Salad

July 10, 2009

Rotisserie birds are made for this shit.  I like to plunge my fingers into tender juicy meat.  Pull flesh from bone.  When it’s hot it leaves my fingers pink.  Nothing fancy or refined about this.  Balance salty, sweet, and crunch, and a breath of spice.
Acid.
Some broiled veg.
Some lovely bread.
It’s chicken salad.
A nice meal.
Favorite Chicken Salad
Ingredients:
1/2 [...]

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Brunch Cocktails That Don’t Suck

June 11, 2009

Basement Bar Brunches killed the genre with frozen orange juice, syrupy Triple Sec and a bottle of J Roget. I’ve tried to rectify the lost cause with fresh squeezed OJ, Cointreau and decent bubbly but even the most refined ingredients produce something lacking.  It’s time I admit –  mimosas kinda stink.
In an effort to refine [...]

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Time for a trim

June 5, 2009

The rain in the North East this Spring has been relentless.  My yard is loving it, my basil is loving it, and so are other plants that dig the moist.   But I’m beginning to wonder about my favorites that prefer a drier climate.  How much more of this can my rosemary take and how [...]

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Cured Meat

June 3, 2009

Harold McGee penned an article in the Times today that reminded me of my Easter Sunday ham adventure. The title lead me to believe that he’d stumbled upon a break through method for preparing these briny beauties.   Ultimately I was let down, but it’s still an interesting read and he also give’s some ideas for [...]

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Cochon 555, The Judges Corner

June 1, 2009

While guests took in a hog butchering demo in the main room the judges at Cochon555 were sequestered with a diligent task. Gathered around a large table we took notes while the host chefs presented dishes to be graded on presentation utilization and flavor. Some feverishly wrote notes while others artistically sketched [...]

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