Porky Photo of the Day
Momofuku-style pork buns – from recipe here. Totally worth it if you’ve got an entire day to kill.
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This is what happens when you follow directions.Peanut Butter Cookie with Salted Peanut Caramel [David Lebovitz][Photo from ES reader westcoast]
View ArticleFollow the Leader: It’s All in the Twirl
Last summer I snagged an invite to a Bon Appetit book signing party for their 770-page Fast Easy Fresh. While juggling Sweetgreen‘s froyo in one hand, a glass of wine in another, and this book in...
View ArticleFollow the Leader: Not a Smashing Good Time
Back in November or December I G-chatted BS and declared I had an awesome New Years’ Resolution. It would benefit my bookshelves and the blog. Every week I would cook a recipe from one of the 50+...
View ArticleShrimp and Grits (and Buttermilk too)
There are few times when the BF and myself have an opportunity to cook together. Either he’s cooking a pasta dish or grilling some chicken which needs no more than one person, or I’ve taken over the...
View ArticleI’m Not Familiar
Sundays at the Eastern Market flea market feature a few cooking related vendors, at least they did six years ago. There was this one vendor, a bearded man in his 60s, with a massive collection of old...
View ArticleA Consummated Love Affair: Eggs and Potato Chips
Without a doubt potato chips are my favorite snack food. Cheese (extremely sharp cheddar) is next and a combination of a plate of Herr’s Ripples with cheddar, spicy mustard and a pickle is my ultimate...
View ArticleThe Second Life of Corn Chowder
I don’t know why I had such a limited view of corn usage. Corn = grilled corn on the cob. That’s all. But then I let it pop and brown in hot oil and butter and threw it in with kale and roasted...
View ArticleFriday Fuck Up: How Bobby Flay Ruined Thanksgiving
For Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims mixed European and Native traditions. Captain Smith, Squanto – how about a little love for the Asians? This year, my parents’ multinational crew of grad students...
View ArticleBesting Bon App: Double Grilled Salad
I rarely like to write about recipes I read in magazines. I tend to think that if it passed the editorial muster of print publication, my skills of improving upon it usually fail. However, once in a...
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