Monthly Archives: April 2014

Four Days in my Kitchen

Posted on April 28, 2014 by

I spent the last four days cooking.  It’s not often I get to do that. Starting Friday afternoon, I made black bean burgers on brioche buns, tacos al pastor with homemade tortillas and salsa verde, pressed tortas with grilled pineapple salsa … Continue reading →

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The Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Ever or Why I Love J. Kenji López-Alt

Posted on April 20, 2014 by

The Internet is full of recipes claiming to be the Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Ever.  There are fake Mrs. Fields’ cookie recipes, old family recipes, bald rip-offs of the Toll House Cookie recipe from the back of the chocolate chip … Continue reading →

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Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing

Posted on April 8, 2014 by

Most bottled blue cheese dressings are disappointing.  They rarely have enough of the blue cheese tang I love. This blue cheese dressing is an exception.  It’s got a great balance of flavors. Since I’m making it myself, I can use … Continue reading →

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Updated – Toasted Buffalo Chicken Ravioli Recipe

Posted on April 8, 2014 by

[Updated 11/23/16 – I’ve added celery seed and vinegar powder to the chicken filling to get even more of that great Buffalo Chicken flavor. Vinegar powder is available from Amazon.] Saturday I perfected my Toasted Buffalo Chicken Ravioli recipe.  It … Continue reading →

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Toasted Buffalo Chicken Ravioli

Posted on April 5, 2014 by

It’s taken me four tries, but I think I’ve finally gotten this right. Toasted Buffalo Chicken Ravioli with homemade Blue Cheese Dressing. I got the idea when I went looking for interesting things to put in ravioli and stumbled upon … Continue reading →

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Bison Sous Vide

Posted on April 4, 2014 by

Bison is a low-fat meat that is hard to cook without drying it out.  Sous-vide is a technique for perfectly cooking even the most challenging cuts.  Seems like a match made in Heaven. Except I’ve never cooked bison before and … Continue reading →

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My Pledge

Posted on April 4, 2014 by

I posted a slightly different version of this in another forum on April 1st. In just 60* days, I will reach my 21st** birthday. Taking stock of my life, I realize that, among other things, I could really stand to … Continue reading →

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