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Cinco de Mayo has come and gone, but the spirit lives on. Tequila, Tex Mex, bad decisions – always a good call. This year, I used Jaime Dean’s taco dip recipe as an inspiration. The notion of dipping corn chips into a concoction that mimics a cheesy taco is simply amazing. I had to spin [...]
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Salsa, a must have side dish for any gathering or cook-out. The more the sun shines, the more the likelihood there’s a salsa being dipped into. Freshly prepared salsa is one way to open up the smiles and get the good times rolling. I’ve always enjoyed making variations of salsa cruda, such as a cantaloupe melon cruda to pair [...]
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Let’s face it: making legitimate homemade barbeque in New York requires a good deal of creativity. Unfortunately, my grand plans for the “hook-on” window-sill smoker are still in the design phase, so today we’re going to focus on the next best alternative, our trusty slow cooker, otherwise known as the crockpot – the staple of [...]
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It is not everyday your roommates go clam digging on the Cape and return with tens of pounds of unbelievably fresh and live clams. It is also not everyday when they are so kind and generous to liberally share the frutti di mare of their labors. A shellebration, for sure. Let bivalves be bivalves. With such fresh [...]
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Granted, I recognize the irony that the inaugural posting for Meat ‘n Greet is, in fact, not about meat at all, but instead about a rather uncommon vegetable. But that said, while my culinary thoughts tend to drift toward anything that can be grilled, barbequed or cured, I think the occasional departure to look at [...]
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Nutritious, fresh, and different. Qualities of a dish that makes us feel good and health. I normally only achieve two of the three describe qualities as nutrition tends to take the backseat to taste in my cooking. I typically find healthy food to be boring and bland. I want flavor, I want to be smacked [...]
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On all the competitive food TV shows, the judges always admonish contestants when they plate a hot component on top of greens, such as lettuce. “Gross,” these judges cry out in unison. “How dare thee even contemplate that pairing hot food with a green, even if just used as a garnish, was a good move. [...]
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A Spicy Korean Oxtail, that is what I’m sometimes called. And like me, oxtails are one of those amazing ingredients that get classified in the “I don’t know what to do with it” or “Oh gross, that sounds like butt” categories. A great damn shame…This soup is an essential must-cook for anyone that loves one [...]
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Seriously, why don’t more pubs serve Italian-inspired nachos? Meaty, unctuous, creamy, and, if done the right way, chicken livery, bolognese ragu is the most famous of meat sauces. When poured over a bowl of pasta and topped with grated cheese, it becomes the best damn bowl of pasta ever. So what happens when you pour bolognese [...]
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Char, just like butter, makes everything taste better, no metter whether it is the char from a fired up grill or oven-roasting. Brussel sprouts are transformed from bitter and boring to flavorful and sexy when probably roasted to a black char. A little drizzle of homemade apple cider sauce, loaded with butter, will make you [...]
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Pumpkin and pork, a combination that is all to lacking in our everyday eating. I’ve dabbled around in the past with pumpkin beer braised pork belly. Hand over heart, the pumpkin flavor was so subtle, some may have considered it absent. I wanted to give the pumpkin braised pork belly another try, but with a [...]
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A braised bone with a hole is always welcomed in cold weather. Ossobuco is royalty for braised meat fans. It is a Milanese specialty that stars the cross-cut of a veal shank. If you’re having an Ossobuco that does not comprise of a veal shank, you need to fight for your party to buco. This [...]
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