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Yakitori grilled salmon
For me, the main choice between barbecue and grilling is the level of commitment. On a day that's packed with activities (like work, for example), grilling is a lovely way to end the day. I would far rather spend all day smoking a piece of meat to ...
Crème brûlée
The first time my wife and I went to a nice restaurant together, we ordered crème brûlée. This was a revelation. The crisp top. The creamy perfect custard. It was pure genius. We had only been dating a couple of months, but she decided that I...
Dad\'s Cranberry Sauce
I was 25 before I ever tasted canned cranberry sauce. Jiggly. Bland. Gelatinous. Yuck. I can understand why cranberry sauce is an afterthought for most folks. In our home, it's a centerpiece.Thanksgiving and Christmas were enormous food events ...
Punitions
A few days ago, my 3 ½ year old asked if we could make cookies. We didn't have chocolate chips. We had just finished the brown sugar. And bed time was fast approaching. What to do? A sugar-cookie. A shortbread. Like the French punitions? I o...
Veal Sweetbreads
As we rapidly approach the end of 2009, I've started to reflect on my year. At the end of 2008, I resolved to eat and cook as many varied creatures and parts of creatures that I could find time for. In that, I haven't been as good as I could have, ...
Hearth bread
I've heard over and over that you can tell an authentic barbecue joint based on what they serve with the brisket. If they serve a piece of crappy white wonder bread, that's authentic.Well, I'm not really big into being "authentic". I'm much more in...
