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A better way to brine

November 19, 2010 By PJ Mullen 2 Comments

There is nothing worse than eating a dry, tasteless turkey on Thanksgiving

Filed Under: Featured, Food, Man of the House Tagged With: Bird, Brine, Brining, Los Angeles Times, Salt, San Francisco, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving dinner, Turkey

Valentine’s Day Menu

February 11, 2010 By PJ Mullen 10 Comments

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 [...]

Filed Under: Dad in the Kitchen Tagged With: Broth, Butter, Cook, Garlic, Home, Olive oil, Salt, Wine

Not my grandmother’s ravioli

December 7, 2009 By PJ Mullen 11 Comments

One of my favorite things about the holiday trip up to visit my grandparents was knowing that Christmas dinner would include my grandmother’s homemade raviolis. To call it dinner is a bit of misnomer, rather it was an all day food festival that started early and finished late. Sometimes you made it through, other times [...]

Filed Under: Dad in the Kitchen Tagged With: Butternut squash, Cook, Cream, Home, Nutmeg, Parmigiano-Reggiano, Ricotta, Salt