Archive for September 2013
Julia's Beef Bourguignon">Julia's Beef Bourguignon
I suggest a Graniteware-style enameled metal turkey roaster if it's an oven recipe, e.g.: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Granite-Ware-19-in.-Oval-Roaster/17377473?action=product_interest&action_type=title&placement_id=irs_top&strategy=PWVAV&visitor_id=21886512839&category=0%3A4044%3A623679%3A133020%3A928479&client_guid=2b1ae2c9-8fd1-4429-857d-929b67a35c70&customer_id_enc=4a4b9d39ed0dd3d02c44c8ae2a564131&config_id=2&parent_item_id=17193282&guid=c7f6d938-ccac-4eb9-98d6-d57bddf14761&bucket_id=000&findingMethod=p13n Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreTed Danson: Farmed Salmon Are Not a Sustainable Alternative">Ted Danson: Farmed Salmon Are Not a Sustainable Alternative
Yesterday the Washington Post published a dangerously misleading article about farmed salmon. Lauding improvements in the salmon farming industry, they assert that farmed salmon is a viable alternative to wild-caught fish. We'd like to set the record straight: farmed salmon is a terrible choice... Read more
What We Thought Of This 'Game Of Thrones' Beer">What We Thought Of This 'Game Of Thrones' Beer
"Night gathers, and now my watch begins." So opens the oath for brothers pledging to the Night's Watch, a band of characters in HBO's "Game of Thrones...
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Read moreWhich Chain's Pumpkin Spice Latte Is Best?">Which Chain's Pumpkin Spice Latte Is Best?
Fall is in the air. Crisp, freshly fallen leaves. Sweaters. And pumpkin spice lattes, as far as the eye can see. Seriously, it seems like another chai...
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Read moreCan anyone save my chow fun noodles?">Can anyone save my chow fun noodles?
Put them in a bowl with hot water (not boiling). Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreFarmers Arrested In Fatal Listeria Outbreak">Farmers Arrested In Fatal Listeria Outbreak
DENVER -- The owners of a Colorado cantaloupe farm were arrested Thursday on charges stemming from a 2011 listeria epidemic that killed 33 people in o...
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Grass Fed Beef--color?">Grass Fed Beef--color?
I normally buy what's in the store; but grew up on beef that we got processed and chicken that we sometimes butchered ourselves. My uncle raised pigs, so we didn't buy a lot of meat in the store--just grabbed something out of the deep freeze. That is to say, I have...
Read moreWhy You're Obsessed With Shake Shack">Why You're Obsessed With Shake Shack
What makes the Shake Shack machine so well oiled? As part of Advertising Week 2013, Cooking Light editor-in-chief Scott Mowbray moderated a panel wit... Read more
Left over polenta">Left over polenta
I made polenta last night for the first time, and had a lot of leftovers. I immediately smooshed it into a cake pan, it had hardened a bit already so it is not perfectly even but it is about 2cms thick. I know I can cut it up and fry...
Read moreBest uses for various beef cuts">Best uses for various beef cuts
I saw a post in another thread about using one kind of roast for sandwiches, one for braising, etc. and I figured I'd ask a question that's puzzled me forever. These are the roast cuts I have regular access to: chuck arm eye of round loin tip rump top round bottom round shoulder top sirloin What is the best use for...
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