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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Thanksgiving

The best laid plans

November 27, 2009

With the effects of the tryptophan wearing off I thought I’d take stock of what transpired yesterday as I attempted to prepare our Thanksgiving holiday feast. As if it weren’t apparently obvious I was very excited about the plan I had for the day.
The mission
We were having a small Thanksgiving day gathering with only [...]

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More turkey talk

November 25, 2009

Image by BBQ Junkie via Flickr

In just a few short hours the fabulous fall festival of family, food and, of course, football otherwise known as Thanksgiving will be upon us. Long before partaking in the festivities or the tryptophan induced coma I’ve been diligently researching my holiday menu.
Those of you who have been around [...]

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Captain’s Chair #2: Paying the Piper

December 9, 2008

When I first learned that I was going to become a father my mind started racing about all kinds of things. I started thinking about the kind of father I wanted to be and the lessons that I thought were most important for me to impart to our child. There are lessons everywhere in life [...]

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RMDM Kitchen: Talking Turkey

November 26, 2008

With the Thanksgiving holiday approaching I wanted to introduce another feature topic that I plan on posting about regularly. In our household I’m in charge of the day to day cooking that is generally very simple fare, especially after watching our little man all day. While I enjoy my role as the family chef what [...]

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