Can you do me a favor? I want you to cook this weekend. Cook for yourself, or cook for your family. It doesn’t matter. Just get in the kitchen. It won’t take up much of your time, and the results will be amazing. Are you with me? Good. You’re roasting a chicken. Roast chicken with [...]
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Simple, delicious roasted chicken
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Brussels sprouts with mayonnaise and bacon
I first heard of this recipe during an Anthony Bourdain special. The one set at Dufresne’s WD-50, I think. One of the guests (maybe a camera man) mentioned his mom used to make him Brussels sprouts with mayonnaise and bacon, and everyone said it sounded amazing. I had to agree. But when I tried to [...]
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Hearty broccoli and potato soup
My daughter’s a picky eater, one of those people who is particular about both taste and texture. Things easily range into some combination of bitter/slimy, so we have to be careful what we serve her. Strange thing, though, she seems to like all beans, from lentils to lima (spare me, okay?). She’s eleven. Beyond beans, [...]
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Salt
“[T]he primordial condiment that was prepared by the earth billions of years before early humans ever learned to enliven their food with it.” -Harold McGee We start with salt. We must. Before history, before tools, before technique. We start with salt, a basic taste. That to which other food is compared. A fundamental descriptor, the [...]