January 2012
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December 2011
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Top 10 food memories of 2011
2011 has been a crazy-busy, crazy-fun year for this guy.
At home, The Boy grew from a little ball of sleep to a little ball of energy, running around the house and continuing to amaze The Wife and I at how fast he learns. Having him around makes everything exciting and new. Vacations to Scottsdale, AZ (Feb), Crested Butte, CO (July), and Cali (Aug, Dec) gave us great excuses to see friends and...
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Holiday meals near completion, belts loosen up...
Thanksgiving, check. Christmas, check. Just a New Year’s Eve menu left to plan.
What are you making to celebrate? If you haven’t cemented your plans, I urge you to consider this easy party offering - after all, who doesn’t love roast beef sandwiches? Layer thick slices of rare beef with caramelized onions and a blue cheese-horseradish aioli and you’ve got a sandwich...
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Hey, at least they know who they are →
I love (or do I hate?) the thought process that goes on at the large chain restaurants. This Wall Street Journal article focuses on Olive Garden and it’s focus on middle america’s food pallets. Here’s a gem from the article:
At Olive Garden, pasta is served soft, not al dente or slightly firm, the traditional Italian method. Meat is often served on top of pasta, and cheese...
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Quick fix pizzas
Costco definitely has some good finds. Some go for the samples and 96 cans of corn, but these days they are carrying more and more unique, artisan, local and organic products. The ‘deals’ might not be quite as extreme with these products, but if you look hard enough you can still find some gems.
Stonefire naan are one of those. Sold frozen in 10-packs, they cost $1/ea. If you...
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On my wish list - Ruhlman's "Twenty"
I’m a big fan of author/chef Michael Ruhlman. One of his earlier books, The Making of a Chef: Mastering Heat at the Culinary Institute of America, was one of the better food industry pieces I’ve read, and his work with Bourdain and Symon lend to his food credibility and show his personality.
For those reasons, as well as the interesting sounding concept, his newest book Twenty is on...
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Bacon, rosemary and smoked Swiss bread pudding
Bread pudding, both savory and sweet, is awesome. These individual-sized breakfast bundles are just another example.
Bacon, rosemary and smoked Swiss bread pudding
4-5 one-inch thick slices of day-old bread (italian white used here)
5 slices of good bacon
2 large sprigs of rosemary
1/2 cup smoked Swiss cheese, shredded
6 eggs
1 cup whole milk
Salt and pepper to taste
Cut the bread...
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The easiest chicken noodle soup you'll ever make
Use your slow cooker to make this tasty homemade soup. It’s ridiculously easy. All you need is a chicken carcass from your freezer (what, you don’t have one or two in your freezer?) and a little time.
Slow cooker chicken noodle soup
1 chicken carcass, reserved from a previously roasted chicken (this one still had all the dark meat on it)
1 onion, diced
2 carrots, diced
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Breaking the cycle
When you’re a week removed from Thanksgiving and your ‘fridge is still filled with leftovers it starts getting a little old. The turkey was used up after sandwich three or four, the gravy going and cranberry sauce going with it. That left the remains - some mashed potatoes, a bit of stuffing, and a few sweet potatoes - to be pushed further toward the back of the ‘fridge by the...