Tag: cuisine
member name: Kevin Weeks
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November 16, 2006 05:53 PM EST --
I don't know who "the self-appointed recipe police" are, but I wish they'd quit tormenting Shannon 'cause I'm tired of reading that stupid disclaimer. So what if she copies all . . .
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August 06, 2006 05:10 PM EDT --
Consorting with Cookies
My mother was never much of a baker. It wasn't that she couldn't bake when called upon -- she had the skills -- she just wasn't particularly interested. That said, . . .
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August 14, 2006 05:57 PM EDT --
Beer Bread, Take II
(Note: This was originally posted on Seriously Good in November of 2005.)
Some months ago I made a loaf of beer quick bread. It was mighty tasty but had the drawback of all quick . . .
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September 03, 2006 02:33 PM EDT --
(Note: This is my entry if the Bermuda cruise contest. If you don't mind, please rate this article.)
I walked in the front door and confronted a huge bowl of paella. At least, I thought it was paella. . . .
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September 04, 2006 11:26 AM EDT --
Frites!
Fall is fair season. All over the country for the next month or so there will be county fairs, state fairs, and harvest festivals. Vendors will flock to them offering corn dogs, fried Mars . . .
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September 12, 2006 12:47 PM EDT --
Over Does It --
Last January I taught my first cooking class at the local Williams-Sonoma and, typically, I began my teaching career by over-promising.
Oh, I came through and delivered . . .
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September 17, 2006 05:37 PM EDT --
A friend of mine celebrated his 6th Annual 42nd birthday this past fall. For those of you unfamiliar with Douglas Adams and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 42 is the answer to life, the universe, . . .
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September 23, 2006 02:34 PM EDT --
Teenage Bread --
But the bread… Sigh. It was nasty, soft, gummy stuff that stuck to the roof of my mouth without benefit of peanut butter. No, not that loaf in the picture, another, sadder loaf. . . .
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October 09, 2006 12:39 PM EDT --
Enticing Empanadas --
When I was in Spain a few years back with my family celebrating my parents' 50th wedding anniversary, we had a lot of excellent restaurant meals in addition to the meals we . . .
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October 09, 2006 03:20 PM EDT --
I've been considering writing a book on picnics and have completed what I call a mockup for the TOC and first chapter. I'd like comments from anyone interested in food or writing. There is a . . .
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December 07, 2006 05:58 PM EST --
Today's Gather Poll was, "Do you agree with the ruling in New York to ban all trans-fats in restaurants?" For the 49 percent of respondents who answered, "Yes," I have a . . .
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February 03, 2007 08:28 PM EST --
I'd never been in a sex shop before. It was… interesting. The fur-covered handcuffs were interesting. The leather collars were interesting. The costumes were interesting, And the, well… . . .
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April 05, 2007 02:39 PM EDT --
el·e·gance: 1 a : refined grace or dignified propriety : URBANITY b : tasteful richness of design or ornamentation c : dignified gracefulness or restrained beauty of style : POLISH d : scientific . . .
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April 09, 2007 10:22 PM EDT --
The flavor appeared from nowhere -- literally. I was trying to decide what to fix for supper, flipping through magazines, when suddenly I tasted a shrimp cake. I'd never had a shrimp cake before. Never . . .
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April 19, 2007 04:30 PM EDT --
The entire meal was seriously good. Not fancy, in fact, quite the reverse, but each component was delicious and they all worked in perfect harmony. It was a great Father's Day meal.
I poached the . . .
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May 05, 2007 03:36 PM EDT --
Fishies Again
A few weeks ago Stephanie (Dispensing Happiness) and her husband and son and Marianne (The Unemployed Cook) and her husband got together for dinner here. We all cooked and, as expected, . . .
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August 05, 2006 01:36 PM EDT --
Geekhood comes in all forms and shapes. Computer/technology geeks are probably the most common in the popular imagination, but geeks are found in all sorts of fields. For instance, I have a good friend . . .
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September 14, 2006 06:11 PM EDT --
Dis 'n Dat
(Originally published on Seriously Good on 01/16/06.)
Slashfood declared Tuesday to be D-day. The deal is to do something food oriented involving the letter "D." I was . . .
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September 19, 2006 07:52 PM EDT --
Deep in Our Genes --
Were you and I living on a farm in the South 100 years ago, we'd be giving thought about now to the upcoming hog-butchering. Here in the valleys of East Tennessee (it's . . .
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October 06, 2006 05:45 PM EDT --
Ritual --
Sunday I cooked -- really cooked -- for the first time since I moved into this new place.
After a week of TV dinners while I searched for and began organizing pots and pans, dishes and glasses, . . .
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