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Pasta Carbonara

June 14, 2009
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Pasta alla Carbonara is one of my favourite fall-back meals when there is nothing else to cook. All you really need is some dried pasta, cured pork, cheese and an egg to pull off a delightfully rich and satisfying meal. In Japan, パスタ　カルボナラ has become a staple of corner cafes and can even be found [...]

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Choucroute Garnie

May 7, 2009
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Choucroute Garnie is a hearty Alsatian dish made from choucroute (sauerkraut), sausages, cured meats and potatoes.
Disclaimer: This is not a dish for the faint of heart. If you have heart problems, eating a heaping bowl of Choucroute Garnie will probably make them worse. Also, if you’ve looked at one of Thomas Keller’s cookbooks and [...]

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Bacon and Bourbon Pecan Pie

February 27, 2009
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When I was a kid, I secretly enjoyed having maple syrup flow onto my bacon or sausage. While most people would save their sausages from drowning by moving them to higher ground, I left them in the lowlands, gleefully watching as the creeping syrup engulfed things it wasn’t supposed to. Sometimes, if I was feeling [...]

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Bacon Bagna Càuda

February 26, 2009
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While anchovies are ubiquitous in Japanese cuisine, the western canned variety tends to be fishy and very salty, putting them in the unappetizing category for many people. As a kid, I’d dread going over to one particular friend’s house because their family was quite fond of the “everything” pizza topped with those grayish brown slivers [...]

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Killer Meatloaf

June 8, 2008
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No, this isn’t some reference to a bad horror flick from the ‘50, nor is this a post about a portly 80’s rockstar known for his power ballads. I’m giving it this name because it’s so good it will probably kill you. This is the most unhealthy thing I’ve come up with since I made [...]

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Bacon, ramps ‘n nuts

April 24, 2008
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While I’m all about making simple things regardless of the time of year, this is especially true as summer approaches. Part of this is a practical thing (don’t want to have the stove on all day), but it’s mostly because I like to enjoy summer’s bounty almost naked, with just a few accents to make [...]

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Orecchiette with ramps and fiddleheads

April 22, 2008
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Having brought home quite a haul from our little foraging expedition, my head was abuzz with all the possibilities. While foraging I was worried I might not be able to use everything we’d picked. By the time I was done with this meal, I realized I should have gotten more.
This simple pasta dish just tastes [...]

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Cherry Coke Braised Bacon

March 23, 2008
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I’m one of those people that associates holidays with certain types of food. Thanksgiving=turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sauce; St. Patrick’s Day = Corned beef boiled potatoes and cabbage. Easter then is… no surprise… ham. There’s a particular recipe I’m actually quite fond of in Nigella Lawson’s Feast: Food to Celebrate Life for a Coca Cola [...]

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