Archive for the ‘Dairy’ Category
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
One of the great pleasures of having one's own meat grinder comes from the luxury of autonomy over the fat content of ground meats. It seems that most store bought ground beef comes with a fat content of no greater than 30%. But we all know that a fattier burger ...
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Tuesday, December 25th, 2007
For me, that means making chocolate truffles, and this year I used all organic ingredients: chocolate, cream, and fresh lavender. Yes, lavender chocolate truffles. I absolutely adore lavender.
For the smooth ganache centers, I used equal parts cream and chocolate (about 16 oz. on a dry scale). I brought the ...
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Tuesday, February 27th, 2007
All at once, I'm giving a new format and a new feature a spin today. Such daredevilry is most often the jurisdiction of heros, emperors and utter fools, and I am, without question, no emperor or hero. Older articles with larger images will probably look wonky until I get ...
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Thursday, May 25th, 2006
I am told that the best ćevapčići in all of Zagreb are served at a place called BK Sava next to a soccer field, only about a hundred meters from the banks of the Sava River. I went to Sava to see if it was true.
I was fond of ćevapčići ...
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Thursday, May 18th, 2006
My friends in Zagreb have been very good to me, treating me to the best of everything this incredible city has to offer. After the Festival Starih Zanata at Trg Bana Josipa Jelačića, I went for an ice cream with Kornelija - but not just any ice cream.
We walked a ...
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