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Monday, April 21st, 2008Despite being a food blogger for… how long now? A year and half? I have something to admit: I have never cooked another food blogger’s recipe. Ever. I don’t know why; I just haven’t.
So, when I saw this post on what to do with old bread, I thought, huh, that sounds pretty good, then filed […]
Meet the humble ham hock.
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008Kinda gruesome, isn’t it?
A ham hock is the end of a smoked ham where the foot was attached to the hog’s leg. It is the portion of the leg that is neither part of the ham proper nor the foot or ankle, but rather the extreme shank end of the leg bone […]
Don’t fear the yeaster.
Thursday, March 27th, 2008I am constantly surprised by how many food bloggers are afraid to try yeast baking.
“Just try it!” I urge. “Yeast breads are so forgiving! Just try it! Trust me!”
I guess I’m going to have to just show you.
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The aforementioned best cookies.
Friday, December 28th, 2007I’m not generally a chocolate chip cookie lover. I’m just not. They’re either too thin, too crispy, too doughy, too something and never in a good way.
But it was Christmas and we heard Santa only really likes chocolate chip cookies, so I went looking for a recipe.
Now, I love AllRecipes. Love it. It’s the […]
If it’s not sloppy, is it just a “a joe?”
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007Simplicity is the essence of the sloppy joe — meat + canned product + bun = done — and there’s something slightly pompous about a sloppy joe made from scratch.
Still, when I saw a FreshDirect One-Click Recipe for Not-So-Sloppy Joes (and seeing as No matches were found for “manwich” on FreshDirect1 ), I decided […]
Broccolini, my new vegetable love
Friday, April 13th, 2007I don’t even remember why I bought it. Maybe I was going to buy broccoli rabe, but it was more expensive, or FreshDirect just had it on sale last week. Either way, I recently bought two bunches of broccolini. Or Broccolini® as I’m sure Mann Packing, its distributor, would rather I refer to it.
It looks […]
Homely food needs love, too.
Thursday, March 15th, 2007Sometimes I cook something that’s, well, not-so-pretty and I think, should I really bother to post this? it looks kinda bad.
However, I recently got My French Kitchen from the library (written by Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat) and I’m so enamored with it, I’m posting this anyway, its ugliness be damned.
Pork Chop with Mustard Sauce
The […]
Looks like a formula, feels like a recipe.
Monday, March 12th, 2007You’re looking at one of my favorite things to make. Usually, I just make this with whatever I have on hand, although sometimes I think ahead and grab something specific I know I’ll want in it: in this case, I thought to pick up some really nice French feta from Fresh Direct.
It doesn’t really have […]
The best, easiest thing I’ve made in ages:
Saturday, March 10th, 2007Sweet-Sour Red Cabbage
1 small head red cabbage
3 cups water
1 cup sugar
1 cup cider vinegar
1 tsp salt
Shred cabbage. Bring remaining ingredients to a boil. Add cabbage. Reduce heat and let simmer uncovered for one hour. Serve as is, or with a little sour cream.
I’m just so pleased with this recipe. Years ago, I ate something […]
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