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Category Archives: Culinary

Warming Up to Breakfast (Steel Cut Oats)

Monday, February 15, 2010

I’ll admit, I’ve never been a huge fan of breakfast. Growing up, breakfast was more often than not a bowl of cereal – I wasn’t a big egg fan, bacon was a rare treat, and most mornings nobody had time to prep a hot breakfast. (Aside: To think of all the bacon I could’ve [...]

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Closing Out The Year

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Okay, gang. Once upon a time, work slowed down after about Halloween and really slowed at Thanksgiving, giving me a chance to catch up on all the admin things that never seemed to happen, and catch my breath. No longer; now, the fourth quarter of the year is a mad, screaming dash to complete as [...]

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Pork is the meat of kings!

Saturday, October 31, 2009

 
Here are some of the “after” shots of the rillettes. I got two jars’ worth out of the belly in the previous post. It doesn’t seem like a lot until you realize that because it’s so utterly rich, you only eat a little bit at a time – like, one big spoonful [...]

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The rustic spiritualness of pork. (Pork Rillettes)

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Behold. In this pot, you see magic about to happen. Cubes of pork belly, seasoned with salt, black peppercorns, celery seed, quatre épices, thyme, and crushed garlic. Cover with water, put the pot in a 275 degree Fahrenheit oven, and wait six hours.
Rillettes (translated as "plank", thought to refer to how it looks like [...]

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Necessity, the mother of invention (and breakfast for dinner!)

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Start your day with a little surrealism… Ducks on a Truck!
It’s been a long week. A loooooong week. When Friday night rolls around, and one is far too tired and out of sorts to get presentable and head out to the Geek Gathering or Tiara Happy Hour (so sorry to miss y’all!), cooking something interesting [...]

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