Posted in Mexican, Recipe, adobo, braised, chicken, chile, chili, chilli, chipotle, cilantro, cinnamon, nuts, peanut, peppers, sauce, tradition on Jan 15th, 2010
Ever have one of those days where the only thing that gets you through is knowing you are going to have a good meal later on? I have no idea where I read about this dish, but one day, trying to unwind after a long, frustrating and tiring day of putting out the fires that [...]
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Posted in Food Commentary, Hot Sauce, Olive Oil, butter, chile, chili, chilli, condiments, giveaway, mustard, spicy, vinegar on Nov 10th, 2008
As last month, we got a fabulous response from you in this month’s top five – your favorite 5 condiments. So fabulous, in fact, that we were completely unable to decide whose selection should win the frankly amazing prize of the fabled West Coast treat Pepper Plant’s Chunky Garlic Hot Pepper Sauce. Fortunately, the very [...]
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Posted in Clams, Feast of 7 Fishes, Garlic, Italian, Olive Oil, Pasta, Recipe, Recipes, Squid, calamari, chile, chili, chilli, crab, easy, fish, parsley, sauce, seafood, shrimp, spicy, tomato on Jan 13th, 2008
Apologies for the break since our last post. The husband’s sister got married last weekend in London and we took a break in Madrid afterwards. The city is beautiful and energetic with an unbelievable food and drink scene. I have some extra padding around the waist to prove it! We are [...]
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Posted in Brooklyn, Garlic, Los Pollitos, Meat, Mexican, New York City, Park Slope, beans, black beans, cheap meal, chicken, chile, chili, chilli, drink, easy, fried, pinto beans, red beans, restaurant, salad, soup, spicy on Dec 20th, 2007
Many a New Yorker has been heard to complain that the cost of living in the city is spiralling out of control, but there are very few residents who have complained that something is too cheap or that they get too good value for money. Well, this blog post is not a complaint, but it [...]
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Posted in Garlic, Italian, Olive Oil, Pasta, Recipe, Recipes, cheese, chile, chilli, kale, pork, sausage, wine on Nov 14th, 2007
This is a famous (and rightly so) southern Italian dish, popularized in red sauce joints across the north-east of America. I’ve eaten it at Franco & Luigi’s in south Philadelphia and at La Villa in Park Slope, Brooklyn, amongst other places, and enjoyed the contrast of the garlicky sausage, the heat of the pepperoncino and [...]
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