If you are what you eat and you don’t know what you’re eating, do you know who you are? – Claude Fischler As you may have already guessed, there is really no such thing as a baby turkey, or at least people don’t serve it. The story behind the phrase goes back to my childhood [...]
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We all have our default, go-to, quick fixes when it comes to food. For those of us who like sweets, there is probably a mental list of one to five things that we consider our guilty pleasures. You know, those things you cannot resist from a dessert menu even though you already need to unbutton [...]
Part I demystified the process of making homemade stock, which may have led you to think, what now? Oh, the possibilities…To make things simple, I ended up cooking Vegetable Orzo Soup, my spin-off of chicken noodle soup. It may seem way vanilla to you, but I have always craved chicken noodle soup of some sort [...]
Thanksgiving dinner was pleasant this year. I enjoyed the traditional fixings of turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and broccoli casserole with Sean’s family. After dinner, I proceeded to seize the item in the kitchen that I had been eying all evening: the turkey carcass. I finessed this endeavor by simply being the only person [...]
Taking a skip down memory lane, here is an excerpt from Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss, a familiar childhood classic: …I do not like green eggs and ham! I do not like them, Sam-I-am. You do not like them. So you say. Try them! Try them! And you may. Try them and you [...]
I label myself as one who does not bake…often. Can I see myself as a pastry chef? It might be a hard feat. Perhaps not using an oven for over 16 years to make baked goods still haunts me to the point where the oven is a foreign machine that remains untouched unless absolutely necessary. [...]
Chow Breakfast: English Muffin With ‘The Works’
Posted in American, Breakfast, Recipe, Vegetarian on Jul 27th, 2008
As mentioned previously, breakfast is an essential part of my day. For some odd reason I consistently wake up with a growling stomach that screams “feed me!” Even if I feast on an occasional large dinner the night before, the growling stomach persists without fail. I have eaten countless types of food for breakfast in [...]
Berries are one of those fruits that you just can’t dislike. Really, I think it is a fair statement even for those that aren’t so fond of fruits and vegetables. Not only do they flavor and color up our favorite sweet treats, they are amazingly healthy in their humble way. Berries are rich in antioxidants [...]
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