From the category archives:

Appetizers/Little Bites

Grilled Shrimp with Chili Lime Butter

July 17, 2009

It’s another episode of Good Bite, this time our topic was shrimp, which is such a biiig….wiiiide…topic! I continued my lovefest with Dr. BBQ and chose a recipe from one of his cookbooks, Grilled Shrimp with Chili Lime Butter, a seriously easy yet cool-looking recipe because you serve the chili-lime butter in a shot glass! [...]

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Momofuku’s Pickled Wild Leek/Ramp Bulbs

June 29, 2009

(Step by step photos on how to pickle wild leek bulbs or ramp bulbs)

It’s the end of wild leek or ramp season, and what’s left in some markets are just the bulbs, which last much longer than the entire thing. For these strays, it’s best to pickle and preserve so that you’ll get to enjoy [...]

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Good Bite Launches!

June 23, 2009

After weeks and weeks of keeping this project super-hush…I’m so happy to announce the launch of Good Bite, a site dedicated to fabulous recipes from food bloggers around the world…come take a look!
My Good Bite Co-Conspirators
Look who’s involved! My good friends…

Our first Good Bite Roundtable
Elise of Simply Recipes and Deb of Smitten Kitchen and I [...]

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Chocolate Yogurt Snack Cakes

June 1, 2009
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My buddy, David Lebovitz, just came out with a brand new book calledDavid Lebovitz’s The Sweet Life in Paris.
It’s a fun, light read and answers all of the nosy questions that many are dying to know about David, including “Why are you in Paris?” and “How long will you stay?” Last week, I got on [...]

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Nobu’s Lobster Carpaccio

May 24, 2009

Below is a slideshow of how I got my “money shot” for the Nobu’s Lobster Carpaccio dish. The first shot is the money shot – are you interested on all the other shots that led up to my favorite photo? Which one is your favorite photo?
This recipe is from chef Nobu Matsuhisa, a man whom [...]

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