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Lemon Tarragon Polpette

May 2, 2009
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Lemon tarragon polpette with caramelize tomato glaze
I spent the first three days of this week in the kitchen preparing for a 75 person cocktail party I catered on Wednesday. It’s the first time I’ve ever done anything on that scale, and to be honest, it was a bit daunting. It all ended up working out [...]

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Green Mango Maple Relish

April 21, 2009
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Saturday was one of those perfect spring days that keeps me hooked on notion that New York is the best place to live in the world (despite mounting evidence to the contrary). It was the kind of day that makes you want to climb up onto a Williamsberg rooftop and smoke 5 lbs. of [...]

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White Chocolate Chestnut Blondie

March 12, 2009
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Who ever coined the phrase “blonds have more fun” was definitely on to something. Don’t get me wrong, I can’t resist a luscious dark brownie, but I’ve always had a soft spot for the golden allure of a blondie.
For those of you who are thinking that these fairer variants of the brownie lack sophistication, I [...]

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Buttermilk Banana Bread

February 20, 2009
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Like chocolate chip cookies, banana bread has adherents of several schools of thought. On one hand, there are those that believe that a good banana bread should be more like a bread: dense, slightly chewy and not very sweet. On the other end of the spectrum there are those that like a sweet, moist, cake-like [...]

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Ginger Lime Buffalo Wings

February 11, 2009
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I’m a huge fan of Southern fried chicken. Luscious bits of buttermilk brined chicken with a thick crunchy crust that looks like the forehead of an aging pug. When the urge hits, I’ll even tuck into a bucket of the Colonel’s Original Recipe to get my fix. I’m a fried chicken whore though and my [...]

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Hot and Spicy Chocolate Chip Cookies

February 4, 2009
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There are few desserts that I can think of that cause as much debate as the proper texture for a chocolate chip cookie. Some like them chewy, others like them crunchy while there’s another camp that prefers a more cake-like texture. I’ve always been on the fence, loving the crisp caramelized snap of a good [...]

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Tofu Spinach Artichoke Dip

February 1, 2009
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I know I’m a bit late to the party, but I’ve been seeing all these Superbowl recipes and although I’m not much of a football buff, they’ve made me a bit envious. So for the first time in a few years I turned on the TV and cooked up some ginger lime buffalo wings (which [...]

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Tofu Terrine with Red Shiso Gelée

January 30, 2009
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Before you conclude that I’ve totally lost it, let me explain. Tofu is one of those things that people either detest, or are just okay with. Unlike other broadly disliked foods (like brussel sprouts), you never hear anyone proclaiming their unholy love for tofu. People seem to either hate it for its blandness or because [...]

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