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The Chocolate Brownie Cookie Experiment

Every so often, I’ll taste something that I just can’t stop thinking about. It’s like getting a song stuck in my head, only in the form of a particularly unforgettable combination of flavors and textures. Nothing will do until I … Continue reading

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Hook, Line and Sinker: Cooking a Whole Fish

I used to stand in front of the fish counter, looking at all the options but never choosing the whole fish–worried that it would be way too much work. I often thought back to one of my vacations (to Zihuatanejo, … Continue reading

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Man vs. Cured Meat

On the tails of Friday’s popular post about bacon, we give you another mouth-watering tribute to cured meat. There is something about the transformation of a simple cut of pork into sausages and salumis that smacks of alchemy. Our relationship … Continue reading

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The Armchair Epicurean

I love everything about cooking. Except for the actual act of cooking. And, I’d imagine, to the food-passionate circles of which I dream of being part, such a declaration would be akin to telling, say, a whale activist that I … Continue reading

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