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Halloween Candy Inspired Cocktails

October 30, 2009

Snickertini.
Peppermint Pattini.
Starburst Martini.
Almond Joy Martini.
See this sexy woman right here? (my husband saw this photo and said, “cocktails? what cocktails?!”)
This is Jessie Jane Lee, a very talented bartender who helped me mix, taste test some fantastic drink recipes for Halloween.
Come read all about it and the get recipes on Steamy Kitchen on TLC!

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Pioneer Woman’s Buttermilk Fried Chicken

October 29, 2009
Pioneer Woman's Buttermilk Fried Chicken

I know there are certain foods that I really shouldn’t mess with, one of them being fried chicken. And after all these years of cooking, last week was the very first time that I made real buttermilk fried chicken without tinkering, gourmetizing or ethnic-tizin’ with funky ingredients like panko, garam masala, five spice or corn [...]

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Gyoza Recipe (Japanese Pan-Fried Dumplings)

October 22, 2009

Hello friends! Please say hi to Rachael, who’ve I’ve been mentoring in the blog-world as a Steamy Kitchen intern.
She’s a kick-ass gyoza ninja and I’ve asked her to write up her super-secret recipe for these savory pan-fried Japanese style dumplings.
Rachael lived in Japan for a number of years and here’s her story and a [...]

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Swiss Onion Soup on TLC

October 20, 2009
swiss onion soup recipe

My husband, Scott, is a big French onion soup fan, ordering it whenever possible when we’re eating out. For me, though, the traditional French version is just a little too rich, too heavy for my tastes. All this time, I thought what Scott liked about the soup was its full-bodied, sweet beefy stock and the [...]

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Matsutake Mushroom Dobin Mushi Recipe

October 12, 2009
matsutake mushroom, japanese recipe, dobin mushi recipe

One of my favorite cooking shows of all time is the original Iron Chef. No, not the modern version that plays over and over on Food Network right now, but the one taped in Japan with the silly English dubbing that always cracks me up. The episode that I drooled most over was “Battle Matsutake.” [...]

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