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Category Archives: Cooking
Man drools, bread rules.
“Man drools, bread rules” is a phrase Jeffrey Hamelman would bring out in his bread baking classes at King Arthur Flour when a dough was taking longer to rise than expected. This loaf is an case in point. After carefully … Continue reading
Taste test: Mirin and other Asian cooking wines
We have too many bottles of Mirin, the sweet Japanese cooking wine. Time for a taste test to winnow down the supply. Kikkoman Aji-Mirin, the brand you probably have in your pantry as well, is the obvious keeper. Or is … Continue reading
Best oven temperature for baking bread?
Lately we have been tinkering with our Acme Style Olive Bread recipe and wanted to see how close we were to the original. We purchased a batard of the Acme product on our recent trip to the bay area and … Continue reading
Taming the rare roast beast for Holiday 2024
The grinch has kept the price of standing rib roast well north of $10/lb in our outpost, but our local market dropped it to just $6.99 last week for USDA Choice so we jumped at the chance to secure a … Continue reading
Thanksgiving leftovers…
We’re down to the stems and seeds on our Thanksgiving leftovers, as you may have guessed by our Turkey Soup post yesterday. Today we’re having a satisfying Turkey Bowl. Start with a base of dry stuffing cooked separate from the … Continue reading
Time to defrost that Thanksgiving turkey!
It’s Monday before Thankgiving… do you know where your Thanksgiving turkey is? if still in the freezer, drag it out stat! You’ve got 2 days if you’re going to brine it, 2 1/2 days otherwise, so not a minute to … Continue reading
Recipe: Tea-Smoked Chicken
Tea-Smoked Chicken is moist, flavorful and far cheaper than tea-smoked duck. And we proved you can make it in an average kitchen without setting off a fire alarm. Choose a fat, juicy bird so you’ll be well rewarded for your … Continue reading
Let’s make a tea-smoked chicken!
I’ve long wanted to make a tea-smoked duck at home, though decided early on it would be smart to start with tea-smoked chicken because of the cost factor. I am tempted by the birds hanging in the window when I … Continue reading
Time to make the Election Cake
In the early days of the free republic, elections were a celebratory occasion. Voters would travel long distances by horse, wagon or on foot to their polling places and linger to have a festive meal, quite possibly involving strong liquor, … Continue reading
Is MSG good or bad?
Is msg (monosodium glutamate) good or bad? Lots of discussion on this topic. There was a restaurant in Hell’s Kitchen that would say good. They specialized in dishes featuring MSG (including a soup which had it dissolved in hot water … Continue reading