Monday, August 23rd, 2010
I watched Man V. Food for the first time the other night. The title itself immediately brings conflict to mind, as if to say, "There is nothing laudable about a harmonious relationship with one's sustenance. Prudence is for the weak and unambitious. You must seek a mountain of food and ...
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Friday, June 26th, 2009
Pancetta, if you didn't know, is quite simply Italian bacon. Pork belly is cured with garlic, herbs and aromatic spices such as nutmeg, clove and cinnamon, then hung to dry. Often the belly is rolled and tied before drying for an attractive spiral effect when sliced, but not always. Most ...
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Monday, June 8th, 2009
When you have beautiful fish such as these exquisite filets of Dover sole, please don't tamper with it so much. In this case I sea-salted and peppered each filet, heated the cast iron skillet to wicked-hot and then removed it from the stove. I gently placed each filet into the ...
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Saturday, September 13th, 2008
These were a rather spontaneous latenight snack. I have laying around a blend of wheat, rye, corn and oats that I made bread from last winter. I decided to add an egg to it. Before I knew it, I'd rolled and cut fat strips of pastry for the rosemary peppercorn ...
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Friday, May 9th, 2008
Who in their right mind does not want to be a howling monkey?
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