Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner

Well, I did it. I entered my very first cooking contest.
In entering the recipe that I did I also took a big risk. Even though the rules of the contest didn’t stipulate that the recipe had to be something simple or easy to prepare, I felt no matter what it was necessary for [...]

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Valentine’s Day Menu

February 11, 2010

I’ve made my thoughts on Valentine’s Day well known, so much so that I posted my rant twice. Despite my general disdain for the overly commercialized holiday that it is, I still enjoy making a nice meal for my wife.
Last year I wrote post about our Valentine’s Day tradition, but I didn’t post my [...]

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Primo or Secondo

December 10, 2009

If it isn’t overwhelmingly obvious at this point, I love a good risotto. This Milanese staple is the perfect canvas for any number of flavor combinations.
On the surface a risotto seems like it would be a lot of work, however, as I proved the other day in my post risotto style pasta with shrimp [...]

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Got a turkey leftover hangover?

November 29, 2009

If you’re anything like me by the second day after Thanksgiving you’re tired of eating turkey with all the fixings. Not to fear, I have a cool way to spice up your leftover turkey into a hearty, yet light stew that is easy to make and a real delight to eat.
Just before our first [...]

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Fall flavors

October 27, 2009

On a few occasions I’ve talked about how fall is my favorite season, but for some reason I have neglected to mention one of the main reason why – fall flavors. When the temperature begins to fall and the winds turn chilly my mind turns to the dishes that I love to make with [...]

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Rethinking stuffed peppers

September 29, 2009

One of the things I enjoy about cooking, and talking about the things I make, is how one dish can be reinterpreted to better reflect someones tastes or to adapt to the ingredients on hand. A good friend of mine and I really enjoy experimenting in the kitchen have been sharing our culinary exploits [...]

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Reinventing mofongo

September 9, 2009

Whenever I find a good deal on pork I get excited because that means I usually get to experiment with some Latin flavors. For some reason the thought of Cuban style pork marinating in the refrigerator makes me happy. Not only because of the incredibly bright flavors and seasonings, but because that usually [...]

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Cooking in advance

August 25, 2009

The other day while I was out running some errands, I ventured into the grocery store to pick up a few quick items. Out of habit I scanned the meat section for any deals and stumbled upon a buy one, get one sale on ground chicken from this otherwise expensive organic chicken company. [...]

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How To Cook A Morton’s Quality Steak At Home

August 8, 2009

This post originally appeared as part of a guest post series I’m doing over at Building Camelot on August 4, 2009.
Very few things in this world, culinarily speaking, are better than a well cooked steak. One of my favorite things to do for dinner to make it kind of a ‘date night’ is to [...]

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Moving Beyond the Blender

June 2, 2009

Now that little man is an increasingly active child we have been working hard to slow him down long enough to shove enough food down his throat to put some weight on him. While he is average per the growth chart in terms of head size and length, he is only in the fifth [...]

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Spicing up chicken

May 21, 2009

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Let’s face it, chicken gets boring…fast. I’ve had a moratorium on chicken in my kitchen for about a month or so. I’ve done everything I could to avoid it, as I have a very bad habit of eating something regularly for weeks and then getting so sick of it that just [...]

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