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Miso Glazed Black Cod Recipe

March 16, 2010
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Because fish roam the oceans, free of political, ethnic and language barriers, they tend to get many different names in different parts of the world. Like little finned spies, they lurk in the ocean depths, switching aliases as they move from port to port. Take the Sablefish for example. Depending on who you ask, you’ll [...]

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Beef Cheek Confit with Caramelized Turnips Recipe

March 13, 2010
Beef Cheek Confit

I was recently asked what my favourite thing about New York is. Anyone who’s lived here, knows that there’s a lot to like, but one of the things that makes it unique for me is that you can walk down almost any block and witness something you would never see any other place on Earth. [...]

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Japanese Curry Rice Recipe (video)

February 8, 2010
Japanese Curry Rice from Scratch

One of the great things about cooking without recipes is it leaves you free to add different ingredients and experiment, this keeps an old favourite new and interesting even after you’ve had it for the umpteenth time. Some might call this inconsistency, but for me there’s no such thing as a “best recipe”, because my [...]

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Cooklyn Improv

March 2, 2009
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Last week I attended a Rachel’s promotional event hosted by Pim from Chez Pim. The yogurt, cottage cheese, and drinks were good and I was able to met some fellow food bloggers including Cathy of Not Eating Out in New York and Talida of Talida Bakes. Pim also introduced me to a few of her [...]

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February Dinner and a Movie: Chocolat

January 21, 2009
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Update 01.22.2009: As it turns out, great minds think alike and Susan from Sticky Gooey Creamy Chewy has also been thinking about creating an event with the same name. We’ve decided to team up and co-host Dinner and a Movie and will be alternating months. I’m still hosting the event this month, but next month [...]

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Kuromitsu porkchop with kinako powder

September 21, 2008
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This dish was used as part of a 1 night “restaurant” held out of our apartment as part of the Foodbuzz 24,24,24 launch event.
Kuromitsu and Kinako are commonly used in Japanese desserts. You’ll often find rice cake (mochi) desserts rolled in the sawdust-colored kinako powder and kuromitsu is commonly used in kanten (Japanese jello) [...]

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Creamy Maple Polenta Succotash

September 7, 2008
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The photo doesn’t look like much and the name might remind you of Sylvester from Looney Toons, but if creamed corn is your thing, this is your Holy Grail.
Succotash is truly an American dish if there ever was one. Its roots go back to a time before the Pilgrims had the first Thanksgiving. Beans [...]

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Japanese Style Broast Duck

August 24, 2008
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Okay, this is admittedly a terrible name. I always cringe when I see any recipe that starts with “Japanese style” (replace Japanese with any country). It tells me that the creator either didn’t feel confident enough in the authenticity of the dish to give it its proper name, or they were just too lazy to [...]

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