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“How Cam’st Thou In This Pickle?”
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PASTA LA VISTA BABY!
A quality dry pasta should be able to stand on it's own merit and is just as important as the complimentary sauce. One should be able to...
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Easy-Peasy Short Cuts
"Cooking is an observation-based process that you can’t do if you’re so completely focused on a recipe" --Alton Brown-- As much as I...
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Beets-Purifying & Invigorating
The vivid colors of beets reveal the loaded high antioxidant content, similarly to berries and other brightly colored fruits and...
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Partnerships & Substitutions
The backbone of creativity in food preparation comes from bringing science into play with the understanding of how to effectively choose...
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Affordable & Succulent Meat
Many butchers have raised their eyebrows at me over the years, after asking me how I was going to prepare the beef that I was buying. ...