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Dulce De Leche: Redux
After over 14 hours of cooking and 4 hours of tasting our Sous Vide Dulce De Leche, the results are in! First a quick recap: The tasting panel, getting ready for our taste test. Notice that only 5 of...
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DIY Immersion Circulator
Almost every serious home cook I know (and a lot of professional ones too) has an immersion circulator at the top of his or her gadget wish list. As discussed in a previous post on Dulce De Leche, an...
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It’s Cherry Season, So Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em
Late spring into early summer is by far my favorite season for cooking and eating. The grill is fired up at least 7 times a week (sometimes more). And all my favorite foods are at their peak (like soft...
View ArticleSleeping Turkey: The Tryptophan Myth
L-Tryptophan is an amino acid found in turkey that is a natural sedative. (Tryptophan helps the body produce the B-vitamin, niacin, which, in turn, helps the body produce serotonin. Serotonin calms the...
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DIY Individual Fondue Pots
Ask anyone who likes Illy coffee and they’ll probably tell you that they have a hard time throwing away the beautiful tins that each pound of coffee (8.8 ounces, actually) comes in. I’ve been...
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Tortilla or Not Tortilla, That is the Question (Or, The Secret to Making...
Introduction The folks over at ScienceFare.org (a favorite food blog I read regularly) recently published two articles about those amazingly light yet amazingly crunch tortilla chips you seem to be...
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Find the Hotspots in Your Grill With This (Not-So) High-Tech Device
A couple of months ago, I bought a new grill. This grill is a reflection of me. Quite literally. I LOVE it. But I also HATE it. To me, grills are like running shoes. New shoes look pristine, don’t have...
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The Quest for the Perfect Matzo Ball: Traditional, Sweet and Deep Fried...
There are many great foods that have been born, or, at least, popularized in America, from Jewish tradition- taglach, charoset, potato latkes, and those chocolate covered marshmallow things you eat on...
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Guacamole Bruschetta Toast
Ok, so you love guacamole, you love bruschetta, but have you tried guacamole bruschetta toast? This amazing recipe has been making its way around over the past few years and is something you have to...
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Hot Summer. Dry Ice. (Making the Perfect Slushy with Your At-Home Dry Ice Maker)
I am a kitchen gadget snob. Not a whore, but a snob. What’s the difference? Think back to high school. The girl (or guy) who had the reputation for being “such a whore” was the person who kissed every...
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