BBQ Pitmaster Chef Paul’s Sweet & Smoky Ribs

BBQ Pitmaster Chef Paul’s Sweet & Smoky Ribs

Another sweet and smoky recipe? Yep! I can sweet and smoky anything - even tofu (maybe next week!) BBQ fans are loving the new BBQ Pitmasters Show on TLC and I was lucky enough to get a recipe for Chef Paul Peterson's Sweet and Smoky Ribs. New Twitter friend, Steve...

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Beer Steamed Clams with Bacon & Tomatoes

Beer Steamed Clams with Bacon & Tomatoes

This is possibly one of the best 10 minute meals I've ever made! I'll take clams any which way (well, except rubbery overcooked) - steamed, raw, fried, smothered and creamed in soup. When I'm lucky enough to get my hands on really fresh manila clams, I always invite...

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BBQ Central Smoky Sweet Wings

BBQ Central Smoky Sweet Wings

The owner of the wing joint down the street told me that their biggest day for wing sales each year is always Superbowl. People order dozens of wings, bring them to their party, but by the time they get eaten, the wings are a sad, lukewarm pile of skin, fat and bones....

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Cola Glazed Baked Wings

Cola Glazed Baked Wings

  I met award-winning cookbook author Virginia Willis about a month ago at IACP Portland, and within seconds of meeting, we were giggling about....oh I don't even remember! After a couple glasses of wine, chocolate bar and bite after bite of seafood cooked on...

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Steak with Creamy Whiskey Mushroom Sauce

Steak with Creamy Whiskey Mushroom Sauce

Every cook should have a great steak topping in their repertoire. Either because you A) enjoy having a sauce smothering your steak B) want to to stretch out a piece of meat to feed the family or C) attempt cover up a botched steak job. I'm in category A, especially if...

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Salad with Warm Goat Cheese on Toasted Baguette

Salad with Warm Goat Cheese on Toasted Baguette

Happy New Year! I thought I'd start the new year right with a light salad (just don't eat too many of those warm goat cheese rounds on toasted baguette, ok?!) Wishing you and your family a fun-filled, healthy and prosperous New Year! It's a brand new year and I've...

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Chicken Wings, Momofuku Style

Chicken Wings, Momofuku Style

I was lucky enough to share the green room with Chef David Chang of Momofuku while we were both cooking on View From The Bay television show in San Francisco. If you've never heard of David Chang, he's the guy that Anthony Bourdain calls the one of the best chefs in...

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Pork Ragu Recipe

Pork Ragu Recipe

Oink! Oink! This is probably my most favorite Good Bite video of all time - Elise, Ruhlman and I had a great time talking about one of our favorite subjects ever... And for the recipes and videos: my Pork Ragu over Pasta, Ruhlman's Grilled Pulled Pork with Chipotle...

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Pasta, Bacon and Peas

Pasta, Bacon and Peas

I feel like that commercial for Beggin' Strips... baconbaconbaconbacon...BACON! It's a recipe I've adapted from Marcus Samuelsson's brand new book, New American Table....recipe for Pasta, Bacon and Peas. Pasta, Bacon and Peas Recipe 1 pound dry pasta1 tablespoon olive...

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Pan-Fried Pumpkin Gnocchi with Brown Butter Sage

Pan-Fried Pumpkin Gnocchi with Brown Butter Sage

This is one of those perfect perfect fall-winter recipes that you must make for Thanksgiving. Because it's super-simple. If you've never made gnocchi before, please trust me that it's easier than you think... please don't be intimidated by the "gn"! Two throaty...

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Pioneer Woman’s Buttermilk Fried Chicken

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...

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Swiss Onion Soup on TLC

Swiss Onion Soup on TLC

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...

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Matsutake Mushroom Dobin Mushi Recipe

Matsutake Mushroom 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...

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Kickin’ Tequila Shrimp on Tasty Kitchen

Kickin’ Tequila Shrimp on Tasty Kitchen

I know you know my friend Ree Drummond, The Pioneer Woman, right? Of course you know her! Ree one of my fav bloggers - she's just as genuine, funny and gracious in person as she is on the blog. I've even spooned with her. I can't believe that I haven't mentioned Ree's...

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Summer Shack’s Famous Pan Roasted Lobster

Summer Shack’s Famous Pan Roasted Lobster

Lobster is one of those foods that are too damn expensive. Where I live, a lobster is around $18.99 per pound, which is ridiculous for the amount of food you actually get from a single lobster! However, if you're calculating cost based on how LONG it takes to eat and...

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Fresh Pear and Shrimp Stir Fry Recipe

Fresh Pear and Shrimp Stir Fry Recipe

What you'll learn: The competitive sport of eating dim sum 🙂 How to prepare T.C Choy's Asian Bistro's Fresh Pear and Shrimp Stir Fry Recipe Every time I'm back in Hong Kong, I head straight for a good dim sum restaurant. If you haven't had dim sum before, it's...

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Chinese Broccoli Beef Noodle Stir Fry

Chinese Broccoli Beef Noodle Stir Fry

Here's what you'll learn: How to choose and buy the freshest Chinese broccoli (gai-lan) The perfect marinade recipe Secrets to no-fail Chinese stir fries   Chinese Broccoli (Gai-Lan) Chinese broccoli should be almost all stem and green leaves. Look for Chinese...

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Chanterelle, Bacon and Plum Salad with Blue Cheese

Chanterelle, Bacon and Plum Salad with Blue Cheese

It's week 2 of the Summer Fest! Last week we played around with herbs and this week it's time for fruit from trees. If you haven't yet heard about Summer Fest, it's a four-week celebration of fresh-from-the-garden food: recipes, growing tips, even tricks for storing...

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Peanut Pesto and Peas Pasta Salad

Peanut Pesto and Peas Pasta Salad

In the Tampa, Florida, Summer began sometime like in March. No kidding. The season RIGHT NOW is called too "*!%!$@*$ HOT." The moment you step outside into 99.9% humidity coupled with 98F temps, you wonder why you even bothered to dry yourself after a shower. But...

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