Thickening Coq au Vin without dairy or gluten">Thickening Coq au Vin without dairy or gluten

By: chefenvy | 0 Comments | On: December 30, 2013 | Category : Recipes

I'm planning on making coq au vin for New Year's Day dinner (making it the day before or the morning of and reheating at dinner). One of my guests cannot have gluten or bovine dairy. I usually thicken with a beurre manie, but with the butter and flour...

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Anne Lamott: 'Please Join Me In Not Starting A Diet January 1st'">Anne Lamott: 'Please Join Me In Not Starting A Diet January 1st'

By: chefenvy | 0 Comments | On: December 30, 2013 | Category : Recipes

Bestselling author Anne Lamott has a striking recommendation for anyone who has "lose weight" on their New Year's resolution list: Don't do it.

In an amazing Facebook post from December 27, Lamott shared her own...

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Times Square On New Year's Eve Is The World's Biggest Rip-Off">Times Square On New Year's Eve Is The World's Biggest Rip-Off

By: chefenvy | 0 Comments | On: December 30, 2013 | Category : Recipes

Some people avoid Times Square on New Year's Eve like the plague and some are willing to stand in the cold for up to 12 hours to get a piece of the action. One strategy to avoid the wait, and the potentially frosty elements,...

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Tipping In Restaurants: How Much Should We Tips Servers In 2014?">Tipping In Restaurants: How Much Should We Tips Servers In 2014?

By: chefenvy | 0 Comments | On: December 30, 2013 | Category : Recipes

In 2014, look for the ongoing dialogue on North American tipping culture to reach a tipping point, as both restaurateurs and patrons consider putting the practice on the chopping block.

It’s one of several predictions out of a trendspotting report from consultants...

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Adam Platt, New York Magazine Food Critic, Abandons Anonymity">Adam Platt, New York Magazine Food Critic, Abandons Anonymity

By: chefenvy | 0 Comments | On: December 30, 2013 | Category : Recipes

Adam Platt, the longtime restaurant critic of New York magazine, has abandoned his anonymity in a cover story about the very topic. The magazine's cover features a big photo of Platt, looking a little grumpy:

This week's cover...

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Food Choices Influenced By Social Norms">Food Choices Influenced By Social Norms

By: chefenvy | 0 Comments | On: December 30, 2013 | Category : Recipes

Why do people eat the way they do? Food choices are based on many factors, and a new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics explores the degree to which environment and social norms affect what we...

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What NOT To Put On Your Vanity Plate">What NOT To Put On Your Vanity Plate

By: chefenvy | 0 Comments | On: December 30, 2013 | Category : Recipes

Upon seeing this vanity license plate, Redditor sometimeswemeanit's wife knew what she had to do.

Reading More May Cause Envy...

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Health Trends We'd Be Happy To See Go In 2014">Health Trends We'd Be Happy To See Go In 2014

By: chefenvy | 0 Comments | On: December 30, 2013 | Category : Recipes

Every new year gives us an opportunity to say goodbye to some of the less appealing trends of the previous year. And when it came to health fads, 2013 was no exception. The year that brought us some inspired trends (see: bike-sharing programs and...

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Your own sauce creation?">Your own sauce creation?

By: chefenvy | 0 Comments | On: December 30, 2013 | Category : Recipes

This is one I stumbled on by accident then refined: 6 egg yolks (cold) Into food processor Pinch of salt t home made mustard t white sugar two cloves of blanched garlic (I think raw would be too much heat) Processor on lowest speed Slowly drizzle in any OO you like until the consistency is like heavy...

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The 12 Most Delicious Foods You'll Discover Abroad, In Order">The 12 Most Delicious Foods You'll Discover Abroad, In Order

By: chefenvy | 0 Comments | On: December 30, 2013 | Category : Recipes

Let's face it: you can self-discover all you want, but food-related discoveries are the best discoveries you'll make while away from home.

There are many delectable treats out there, to be sure. Here's just a sampling of some delicacies whose...

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