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Chili in a Pinch

December 26, 2015

On Valentine’s day, I thought it appropriate to discuss my love for chili. Chili love is just like real love. It warms the soul and the stomach. The spice can make your heart flutter and race. It’s rich and messy, and yes, there are times chili love will hurt you, but you know it doesn’t mean it. The indigestion…maybe even some […]

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Cooking Serious Eats – Chicken Chili, Green Chile Chicken

November 17, 2014

It’s no secret that I love cooking recipes from Serious Eats, particularly those from Kenji and his Food Lab. I constantly file them away in Evernote (so I can tag them) and search for them based on my mood or the season. Recently Kenji posted a creamy chicken chili recipe and I made it nearly immediately. […]

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Lasagne Verdi al Forno, Duck Fat Carnitas, Twice Fried Wings

February 6, 2012

As mentioned, I’ve been traveling frequently for work and pleasure over the last two months. This past weekend was my first spent at home since mid December; I’ve been quite eager to cook. My first project was beef bourguignon. I was happy with it. I sous vide half the meat (the other half prepared traditionally) and […]

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Chicken & Beer [And Noodles]

August 10, 2011

How can you not love a place called Chicken & Beer? Even if it’s really just the subtext for the actual name of the Korean chain – BBQ Chicken. Whenever I’m driving home from Greenville (which is often), I make a point to stop in Duluth for some grub. I usually check out Chow Down and […]

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Salsa Havana

January 25, 2011

Salsa Havana has reopened just down the road from its former self, in the former Key West Seafood space on Howell Mill near Collier Rd. It’s my understanding that Key West and Salsa were owned by the same people, but based on my visit the other evening, it appears Salsa Havana will perform much better […]

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Vegetarian Chili That Doesn’t Suck

January 5, 2011

Chili has been on my mind. It is every winter, especially when it comes time for our annual chili cook-off. We hope to have a lot of attendees this year. Hopefully we have solved some of last year’s logistical issues due to having so many people/entrants. As there are a lot of details to plan, […]

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Duck

October 12, 2010

I bought a whole duck at Buford Highway Farmer’s market. Whole, as in, the duck’s head and feet were still attached and its tongue was hanging out of its mouth. It cost $15. I’ve had never purchased a whole duck, but I proceeded to break it down similar to a chicken. I cut off the […]

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Veggie, Burger?

July 27, 2010

One cool item I picked up from Caw Caw is smoked slab bacon, or “bacon ends”, the large chunks of trimmings from when the belly is cut after it has been cured and smoked. Pieces of bacon this large are hard to come by, and it has some great applications. Frisee au lardon and carbonara […]

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