Posted in African American, America, Recipe, Recipes, chicken, crispy, fried, history, oil, savory, sour cream, sweet, unhealthy, waffles on Oct 19th, 2009
Chicken and Waffles. Two foods that many obsess over individually but wouldn’t even think to pair together. Why, I wonder? Have you ever dipped your crunchy piece of bacon into your pancake syrup, even if it’s accidental? How about some fabulous thai sauces that have that sweet sticky flavor paired with some fried calamari? What [...]
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Posted in braised, celeriac, celery, cranberries, dining, duck, fruit, herbs, pear, poultry, savory, sformata, sweet on Mar 11th, 2009
Ever have one of those weekend nights that you just cannot figure out what to eat? It’s not because you’re not hungry or that you don’t really feel like cooking, but more because you’ve been lucky to have eaten so many diverse flavors throughout the week and just can’t get your tastebuds to want anything? [...]
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Posted in Europe, Genoa, Genovese, Italian, Italy, Recipe, Recipes, appetizer, batter, broiled, chick peas, chickpeas, flour, lower fat, pine nuts, rosemary, sage, salad, salt, savory, street food, travel, vegetables, vegetarian, vinaigrette on Jul 30th, 2008
The Italian region of Liguria is famous for its dramatic landscape of mountains plunging into crystal clear waters, and narrow terraced fields leading down to tiny, colorful villages precipitously perched on the edges of cliffs of which the Cinque Terre (five lands) of Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore in La Spezia province [...]
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Posted in America, Beach, Garlic, Italian-American, New Jersey, Olive Oil, Recipe, aglio e olio, butter, crab, crispy, culture, delicacy, dining, easy, eating, fish, grilling, holiday, podcast, saute, savory, seafood, shore, soft-shell, summer, tourism, tradition, travel on Jun 25th, 2008

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Nothing says summer to this Philly girl more than ‘going down the shore’ (translation: heading to southern New Jersey to go to the beach), grilling, horseshoes, and soft shell crabs. The first time I was asked to taste a soft shell crab I had to ask my dad what the f it meant. “You mean [...]
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Posted in England, Food Commentary, Jose Andres, Spain, Squid, appetizer, beer, bread, capers, cheese, easy, eating, healthy, lemon, mackerel, manchego, morcilla, peppers, pinchos, pintxos, piquillo peppers, racione, sausage, savory, seafood, soccer, tapas on Jun 8th, 2008
In celebration of the start of Euro 2008 – the European soccer/football championships – yesterday, and in light of the fact that England failed to qualify because they were awful, I am in need of a team to follow, so have decided to become an honorary Spanish soccer fan for the next month, or however [...]
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Posted in British, Garlic, Jamie Oliver, Meat, Mexican, Olive Oil, Recipe, Recipes, Spain, Squid, calamari, chile, chipotle, easy, fish, grilled, grilling, lemon, morcilla, onions, parsley, racione, sauce, sausage, savory, seafood, spicy, tapas, tomato on Jun 4th, 2008
A lot of people love Jamie Oliver for his informal, cheekie-chappie attitude and antics, which they welcome as a nice break from the seemingly unapproachable TV chefs of the past. Personally, I find his mockney styles and instant familiarity grating, and have let this issue influence my opinion of his cooking. However, I’m big enough [...]
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Posted in Cacio e Pepe, Europe, Food Commentary, Italian, Italy, Olive Oil, Pasta, Rachel Ray, Recipe, Recipes, Roman, Rome, butter, cheap meal, cheese, culture, easy, language, meal, noodles, pepper, quick meal, restaurant, savory, spicy, tourism, tradition, travel, vegetarian on Apr 29th, 2008
I think the title of this post says it all about my feelings (and others) about the famous Romans dish of pasta, traditionally spaghetti, with pecorino cheese and a good amount of freshly ground pepper. The name says is all – cacio, meaning cheese, and pepe meaning pepper. We’re not breaking any new ground here [...]
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Posted in Puerto Rican, Recipe, Recipes, Steven Raichlen, adobo, barbecue, chicken, crispy, eating, grilled, grilling, healthy, important details, lemon, oregano, poultry, salt, savory, skin, spices, technique, television show on Apr 4th, 2008
So, rather like the DJ I never was, but always secretly thought I could be if I could just get my hands on 1,000 records, 2 gold Technics 1200s, and 5 years to practice in my bedroom, I’m starting this post, or jam, if you will, by giving a series of shout outs. The first [...]
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