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07/03/2016

5 Recipes That Prove Indian Food and Slow Cookers Are Meant to Be — Menus from The Kitchn Highly recommended >> http://bit.ly/bestrecipebooks

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There are so many reasons to extol the virtues of a slow cooker. Most of them center around this appliance's convenience. While the slow cooker does earn its reputation from its need for minimal prep, the few extra steps required in each of these recipes by…

07/03/2016

Broccoli Stir Fry with Ginger and Sesame Highly recommended >> http://bit.ly/bestrecipebooks

Do you get broccoli cravings?

Some people get chocolate cravings. I get broccoli cravings. Sometimes I think it’s my body’s way of telling me I’ve been laying on the bacon a bit too thick (or maybe the chocolate!) But honestly I could eat broccoli every day of the year and not get tired of it.…

06/03/2016

Give Biscuits the Cacio e Pepe Treatment Highly recommended >> http://bit.ly/bestrecipebooks

Lately I've been noticing a curious new trend: cacio e pepe everything. Chefs are making cacio e pepe pizza and polenta and risotto. Now you might say, "Hang on, by that logic couldn't you call anything with freshly ground black pepper and hard sheep's milk cheese cacio e pepe-flavored?" Cacio e…

06/03/2016

A New Life for Stale Bread—For Mush Lovers and Haters Alike Highly recommended >> http://bit.ly/bestrecipebooks

The best thing since sliced bread? Stale bread. Photo by James Ransom

From stale bread comes bread puddings and stratas, croutons and breadcrumbs, soups and sauces, and more. Why, stale bread is so useful, sometimes we even find ourselves needing to stale it on purpose.

When stale bread…

06/03/2016

- Weekend Reading Highly recommended >> http://bit.ly/bestrecipebooks http://bit.do/rsh71

The anonymous world of caffeine, why wine's worth loving, and what politicians eat. Photo by Bobbi Lin

5 of the best things we read this week:

* If we ever suspected our morning cup of joe was a drug, the underbelly of the caffeine world confirmed it. [NPR's The Salt]
* Five simple…

06/03/2016

It’s been a stunner of a week here in New Orleans. Those of us that live down here in the swamp are living it up, soaking in the clear days and perfect temperatures knowing that July is coming. July is hard and July is coming. My parents came to town this past week and they helped me navigate…

06/03/2016

Haiku52:
Our thoughts on food and cooking
in seventeen beats. Photo by Mark Weinberg

Lindsay-Jean:
first bite of boxed mac
and cheese—hot, straight from the pan
(and top 40 pop)

Annie:
Granola, I love
you but I can't be near you.
Hope you understand.

Confess your weaknesses—in…

06/03/2016

The salad I've been making and taking in a jar to the studio. It's a vegetarian take on what I think of as the Chinese chicken salad of my youth. I love so many components of that salad, the crunchy peanuts, the thin, garlicky sweet dressing, the green notes of cilantro and scallions in there with…

06/03/2016

Churros Recipe cobbled from a few choux recipes I’ve used before; tips and technique mostly from Cook’s Country The recipe here creates a pretty standard cinnamon sugar-crusted churros with a puddle of chocolate — halfway between a chocolate sauce and a very rich, concentrated cup of hot cocoa — to…

06/03/2016

Here’s a quick and easy shrimp avocado salad for those times when you only have 10 minutes to put something together, and you still want it to taste great!

Maine shrimp and creamy avocado are a perfect match, especially with a crisp vinaigrette. What are Maine shrimp (also called Boreal Shrimp)?…

06/03/2016

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The slow cooker is arguably the most convenient appliance in the kitchen. With minimal attention it turns out satisfying meals from breakfast through dessert. Run it all day, or let it do its thing all night — both work equally well. Just be sure you have these tips down for successful…

06/03/2016

Grilled+Cinnamon+Sweet+Potatoes