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BAD MEMORY OR GREAT FOOD?
Criz Bon Appetite | August 4th 2008 by Criz Lai
There I was writing about remembering my childhood days and here I am experiencing the scary signs of growing old gracefully. Do you know what would be the worst nightmare for a food blogger? It is either all the photos turned out to be over exposed, read more
Herbed Tri-tip on the Grill with Watermelon Salad
Sass & Veracity | August 2nd 2008 by Kelly Wright
I've had my head in the clouds for the past few days, languishing in cyberspace, and avoiding all types of involved cooking or baking. We haven't had to deal with the weather so many of you are melting in, so... read more
Farinata: Crispy, Nutty Canvas for Your Creations
We Are Never Full | July 30th 2008 by We Are Never Full
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 Te read more
Try something new today - Stromboli
Alayna's Closet | July 20th 2008 by Amanda
Call me naive. But up until 3 months ago I had never heard of a Stromboli let alone tried one. We used to live in NJ and our wonderful friends who still live there came up to the country for a visit. This recipe I am about to share with you is one of read more
Mackerel Steak
A Cook's Diary | July 15th 2008 by Cpla
Of all the fish that I buy and cook, the most versatile for me is mackerel steak. It has great texture, reasonable taste and it freezes well, qualities that give me a range of choices for when and how I will cook it. A mackerel steak will go well in read more
Delicious Low-Fat Turkey Burgers
3 Mommies | July 1st 2008 by 3 Mommies
I found the most delicious low-fat turkey burgers at Costco over the weekend... read more
Try something new today...
Alayna's Closet | June 22nd 2008 by Amanda
Another thing I love doing is buying cookbooks, trying out new recipes, and watching cooking shows. So you think I would be some awesome chef, right?! Umm, not really. But I do want to share with you recipes that my family really enjoys.Today it is G read more
Pasta with Bresaola, Roasted Veggies and Roasted Garlic Sauce: An…
We Are Never Full | June 20th 2008 by We Are Never Full
Ok, so this is just a quick entry for a nice, summer Friday (where I’d rather be outside than blogging!) for a quick, nice summer meal. It was one of those ‘fridge meals’ where we had to use up some veggies and is not super differe read more
Weird Chicken
Chez Us | June 17th 2008 by Chez Denise et Laudalino
Did you know a chicken could be, weird? The first words out of Lenny’s mouth, before he even tasted this dish, was, “What is this weird chicken?” Now, it did not smell, “weird”, nor did it really look “weird̶ read more
What can I say …..
Chez Us | June 12th 2008 by Chez Denise et Laudalino
I am not sure if I have just been lazy or I am really just, too busy! There is a lot going on this week, with squeezing in as much “summer fun” as I can with the MEM, working with FVM, and trying to get ready for a camping weekend. read more
Cloud Ear Fungus (Mushrooms)
A Cook's Diary | June 9th 2008 by Cpla
Despite the rather unappetizing name (Rats Ears Fungus, if the Thai name is translated), this is a really delicious species of mushroom that originates from China. You can see it in cooked form at the top of the photograph. As I often do, I had bough read more
Cooking a Week-Night Meal for Two.
A Cook's Diary | May 28th 2008 by Cpla
When you need to cook for 2 people on a week-night, simplicity is what you probably look for, and that is what I feature today.I cooked pan-fried sea-bass stuffed with chilli paste, and a soup that consisted of chicken stock, onion and garlic for ad read more
(A Bit Like) Deconstructed Souvlaki - Grilled Lamb Shoulder Chop…
We Are Never Full | May 27th 2008 by We Are Never Full
As one of the biggest grilling weekend just passed (Memorial Day in the US), we thought, why not throw up another grillable meal? How about this “deconstructed souvlaki” we threw together recently? Ok, so souvlaki is traditionally made read more
Chicken Parts and Spicy Chinese Chicken Stew
A Cook's Diary | May 7th 2008 by Cpla
This was going to be an article about using chicken parts in chicken stews and curries, but somewhere along the line it became a bit more than that. A while back, I was reflecting on how we cooked chicken in the old days. We’d cut up a whole bi read more
Arroz Marinero - Spanish “Marine” Rice
We Are Never Full | May 5th 2008 by We Are Never Full
On our final day in Madrid, it was pissing down with rain. We spent about 4 hours walking around the Reina Sofia drooling over Picasso’s Guernica (the size of a giant museum wall) and the large amount of Dali and Miro works. We’re not r read more
Cacio e Pepe: A Spicy, Creamy, Simple, Cheap and Satisfying Roman…
We Are Never Full | April 29th 2008 by We Are Never Full
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, read more
Miso-Glazed Salmon with Sesame-Scallion Salad: Kinda 80s Looking,…
We Are Never Full | April 26th 2008 by We Are Never Full
Lately, we’ve been making a lot of southern European dishes and we felt we needed a break, but we were also looking for a dish that wouldn’t take all night to make and require us to buy a load of ingredients we’d use for one dish an read more
Pan Sautéed Duck Breast
A Cook's Diary | April 25th 2008 by Cpla
I had a couple of nice duck breasts in the freezer, so I decided to cook them for dinner. After some thought about what sauce to make, I opted for an orange sauce rather than a vinegar based sauce. Started off the Orange sauce first. Caramelized some read more
Noodles with Fish Slices
A Cook's Diary | April 23rd 2008 by Cpla
Some years back, I was in an office canteen that had all sorts of noodles on offer, including one that had fish slices. It was incredibly popular with the staff in the building, but over time, I had forgotten about it. Somehow, when I decided to cook read more
Asturian Oxtail (Rabo de Buey Asturiano) - Remaking A Delicious S…
We Are Never Full | April 18th 2008 by We Are Never Full
If you are a regular reader of our blog, perhaps you remember this post on my husband’s near-death by gluttony as he ate his way through a giant Asturian meal - fabada. While I had to listen to his groans and watch the thick beads of sweat rol read more
Cuban Sandwiches: The Best Way to Eat Up Leftovers
We Are Never Full | April 17th 2008 by We Are Never Full
Cuba is synonymous with a few things in everyone’s mind, and whether or not you’re a commie, a weak-willed socialist-sympathizing pinko, or even a right-wing pseudo-fascist, there is much to admire about that politically-isolated island n read more
A Touch of Ginger
A Cook's Diary | April 17th 2008 by Cpla
Yesterday was a day for innovation in the kitchen, which included a snack of Thai Style Salad in the late afternoon. Come dinner time, a lighter than normal meal was in order. So, I cooked Spare Ribs & Watercress Soup. It would normally have be read more
Ayam Percik – Kelantanese Grilled Chicken
A Cook's Diary | April 16th 2008 by Cpla
I had a couple of big chicken legs in the fridge, so I decided to do Ayam Percik with them, which I have not cooked for some time now. It is one of those no fuss dishes. Make a paste of garlic and ginger, add salt, rub in and leave to marinate for an read more
Remembering Italy with Thin Crust Pizza at Home - Why Make Pizza…
We Are Never Full | April 14th 2008 by We Are Never Full
We love pizza. We LOVE pizza. If we could eat one thing for the rest of our lives it would be pizza. During our seven weeks spent in Italy over the past two years, we collectively ate over sixty pizzas. This is not a lie, an exaggeration or a pipe dr read more
Ensalada de Cabrales: When Cheese, Fruit & Nuts Become Sublime
We Are Never Full | April 12th 2008 by We Are Never Full
There are some things that just strike you as being astonishingly simple, yet brilliantly devised. For example, the interface of an iPod- the way you use it - is unbelievably clever in its design. One “wheel” and one button, and that̵ read more
Slow-Baked Spare Ribs.
A Cook's Diary | April 10th 2008 by Cpla
It was my birthday yesterday, and also a busy day checking out the functionality of upgrades to my website.I wasn’t in the mood for dining out and I was too busy to pop out and get the couple of steaks that I had originally planned. So, took a read more
Getting 6 Meals out of $5 - Italian Style Roasted Pork Shoulder w…
We Are Never Full | April 6th 2008 by We Are Never Full
One of the tastiest and cheapest things I can buy in my grocery store is a bone-in pork shoulder. When I saw that they were on sale for 79 cents (YES, that’s right) a pound, I figured I’d pick one up. For only two of us, I bought the sm read more
How to Spatchcock a Chicken
We Are Never Full | April 4th 2008 by We Are Never Full
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 tecnics 1200s, and 5 years to practice in my bedroom, I’m starting this post, or jam, if you will, by giving a seri read more
Roast Chicken
A Cook's Diary | April 2nd 2008 by Cpla
Last night, I decided to try a regular roast chicken (not rotisserie as I have been doing), using a V-Rack to hold the bird, and the Fan function in my smaller oven.The manual calls it ‘Hot Air’ function, as opposed to ‘Conventional’. read more
Trying Hard To ‘Think Spring’ - Parsley, Garlic and Parmigian…
We Are Never Full | March 29th 2008 by We Are Never Full
With artichokes on sale for 98 cents each (better than the rabbit we bought the other week!), I just had to pick a few up. For some reason, I only grabbed two thinking I would make an appetizer or a side-dish with them. Well, let me tell you, this read more
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