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Chicken Roasted Unevenly">Chicken Roasted Unevenly
To render fat and melt tough tendons, the dark meat really has to hit 180F in my opinion, while the white meat should not go above 150F in the thickest part of the breast (I know that the USDA says 165, but I'll take the slight risk for juicy breast...
Read moreWalmart Is One Of The Biggest Beneficiaries Of Food Stamps">Walmart Is One Of The Biggest Beneficiaries Of Food Stamps
Americans spend about 18 percent of all food stamp dollars at Walmart, according to company estimates told to the Wall Street Journal... Read more
Minestrone soup transfer to slow cooker">Minestrone soup transfer to slow cooker
I want to make one of my favorite minestrone soups tomorrow. Just found out I am going to have to do something tomorrow afternoon and won't be able to stick around to watch soup for a period of time. Was wondering if anyone tried making their on stovetop...
Read moreExtra pie crust">Extra pie crust
I made a blueberry pie today and still had enough pastry dough for another, smaller pie. I'm out of blueberries (or any other frozen fruit right now), don't want to make a heavy quiche and can't think of what to do with the extra pie crust. I hate...
Read moreCracking One of Miami's Best Culinary Secrets">Cracking One of Miami's Best Culinary Secrets
Photographs by Marisa Matluck
If you live in South Beach, chances are you've cracked one of Miami's secret culinary gems: the hard to crack crustaceans at Joe's Stone Crabs.
Out of towners are more than happy to battle... Read more
Chocolate and Child Slavery: Say No to Human Trafficking this Holiday Season">Chocolate and Child Slavery: Say No to Human Trafficking this Holiday Season
Fried Chicken using coconut flour?">Fried Chicken using coconut flour?
Anyone tried it? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read more'The Chew' Cast Dresses Up As The Spice Girls For Halloween (PHOTOS)">'The Chew' Cast Dresses Up As The Spice Girls For Halloween (PHOTOS)
We'll just let the... Read more
To Be or Not to Be Vegan - the Omnivore's Other Dilemma">To Be or Not to Be Vegan - the Omnivore's Other Dilemma
Coming up on Thanksgiving I am thinking about meat. My 25-year-old daughter, who grew up on our farm, milking goats and gathering eggs, is raising Narragansett turkeys for our and our friends' Thanksgiving dinners. We bought the farm as the solution to my moral dilemma. I was of draft...
Read moreMcDonald's Fires Back To Damning Charity Report, Says It's 'Shameful And Misleading'">McDonald's Fires Back To Damning Charity Report, Says It's 'Shameful And Misleading'
On Tuesday, Corporate Accountability International released Read more
About Me
I love food. Unfortunately, I can't cook worth a damn. I've been known to even burn water.
When I watch chefs and good cooks on tv, I'm so envious of their skills. This blog is the closest I get to cooking, other than the microwave ;)
Try not to drool!
John, New Englander turned Cali dude