From the category archives:

GF-Adaptable

Cedar Planked Mussels

July 23, 2009

If I had to choose one person to come over to my home and cook for me right now, it would be Ted Reader.He’s a madman. And he even looks like one with hair tricked up in directions only possible by riding a rollercoaster with a can of AquaNet and a blow dryer.
But the [...]

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I’m a freaky-fan-stalker

July 21, 2009

A little over a year ago, I met Chef Martin Yan for the first time at a Publix Aprons event. I was so girly-giddy that I breathlessly told him that he was my “culinary superhero.”
And if that didn’t scream, “freaky-fan-stalker!” then maybe he got a clue when I got a little so close trying to [...]

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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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Wasabi Smashed Potatoes from Bitchin Kitchen

June 18, 2009
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I don’t know how to quite describe Nadia G. I guess simply put… she scares the freakin’ fava beans outta me.
And I love it.
Nadia is the creator, writer and host of BitchinKitchen.tv. This girl’s sexy, sassy, “rawk ‘n roll” but honey, she can cook gefelte fish dumplins better than your bubbe. Yes, even wearing strip-teasin’ [...]

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