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The Garlic Chronicles: Pain-in-the-tookis Beef Brisket
Earlier this year, during some episode of Top Chef Seattle, one of the chefs presented her restaurant idea called “Unkosher,” which would feature non-traditional Jewish food. I automatically dismissed it … Continue reading
Pork with Caramelized Milk Sauce (a.k.a. Fugly Pork)
Well, you can’t win ‘em all. I try really hard to make sure that anything I cook is visually appealing, even when I’m not posting pictures of it. However when … Continue reading
Pho without the Funk
The first time I tried pho (pronounced “fuh”), a Vietnamese beef soup with noodles, I was grossed out. I was a college student living in San Jose, Calif., and had … Continue reading
Food is Love: Pasta with Sauce and Meatballs
They say food is love. Especially the Italians. As if this fact needs proof, consider where my Aunt Rose recently found some childhood letters I’d sent to my Grandmother Vincentia. … Continue reading
The Ethics of Curried Carrot Almond Soup
One of my New Year’s resolutions was to do meatless Mondays and I’ve been pretty successful at it. I didn’t follow it for a lot of the holidays – Memorial … Continue reading
Two Boudins and Cotechino Risotto
I know, it’s been killing you. I posted about Publican Quality Meats last week and you’re asking yourself, “What the heck did the Hedonist do with all those sausages?” Oh wait, … Continue reading
Farmers Market Adventures – Jingle Bells Rock!
Actually, they don’t. And that title was a little too obvious. Not very imaginative or exciting at all. Lacking creativity. It’s as cliche as small sentence fragments when you’re trying … Continue reading
Farmers Market Adventures – Hungarian Peppers
I haven’t done a Farmers Market post in a while, but it doesn’t mean I haven’t been going. Quite the contrary. When it comes to the Market, I’m as inevitable … Continue reading
My Immigrant 4th of July Again
Hey folks – for those of you in the US, hope you have a Happy 4th of July. Be careful with those fireworks because you need those fingers to comment … Continue reading
Farmers Market Adventures – The Hip Hop Version
Yo yo yo! What’s up with my lil kitchen warrior homies? It’s your culinary Jedi master – Sir Mix-a-Lotta-Ingredients. Y’all enjoying the summertime weather out there? Now THIS is … Continue reading
