My sister is amazing. She doesn’t take credit for the recipe or design of these cupcakes but she put them together and I have no idea where she gets the patience and time to do something like this. And as a bonus, in addition to being a work of art, they were delicious.
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Steve made some delicious steak and mashed potatoes the other night. He’s working on putting together the recipe, which includes bleu cheese and some unbelievable reduction sauce of some sort. Anyway, here are a couple of photos.
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Refrigerators are usually an innocuous appliance in kitchens. People know they are there, and that they do something important. Usually this involves keeping beer cold. What a lot of people don’t do is keep the fridge nice and tidy. Your average fridge has a distinct odor of unpleasantness caused by bacteria and other microbial nasties. (more…)
Can we talk cutting boards? Great. Because I see so many houses that seem to think if you have one nice butcher block cutting board, or even a cheap wood board from Wal-Mart, you’re all set. The truth is those boards are perfect for cutting vegetables. They are faster than the plastic boards and you don’t have to worry about bacteria if they’re properly kept and cleaned. (more…)
Sideways came out and surprised a few people with how good it was. Mostly me, I guess. I resisted seeing the film when it released in theaters despite my enjoyment of Paul Giamatti in most things he’s done. Even for a foodie like me I have trouble being drawn to a film just because it involves that thing I love so much. (more…)
Ingredients
Brine
¼ cup salt
¼ cup brown sugar
1 Tbsp black pepper corn
1 Tbsp Old Bay seasoning
5 whole cloves
¼ cup orange juice
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With the advent and popularity of food programming on television the average consumer is aware of the history and reality of foods they eat. Most know now that in America we don’t actually get real cantaloupe, instead it’s a subspecies of those found in Europe and that originally came from India and Africa. (more…)
Sunday night was Taco night. Well, I had tacos. Steve had beef fajitas.
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I recently purchased my first piece of lighting equipment in the hopes that a more controlled lighting set-up will help improve my food photography skills. Here are a few pictures I took, using the new light:
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There was a time in my professional working life when I came up out of the subway right next to the Starbucks in Union Square. What that means for a coffee drinker running late for work because of train and subway delays is a near daily routine of overpriced beverages. During the summer one of my favorite things to get, and only on Fridays as a treat, is the mocha frappuccino with whipped cream. (more…)
