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Cooking Techniques & Kitchen Formulas: Pasta Toss with Asparagus and Chicken

Pasta Toss Picture

I had the privilege of speaking with Michael Ruhlman the other day, one of my heroes who also happens to be from my hometown. We talked about apps (his are Ratio and Bread Baking Basics) but also about food of…

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Posted in Dinner, Fast, Food Articles, Kid Friendly, Philosophies, Recipes, Techniques

Happy Together: Apple Ginger Glazed Pork Chops

On Valentine’s Day, it’s time to celebrate a timeless couple who needs no introduction: Pork and Apple. I don’t know why they have such great chemistry but it can’t be denied. Orange Chicken is a favorite take-out dish for our…

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Quick Cooking: Fast Easy White Rice

Fast Easy White Rice

I’ve heard “simplicity” discussed a lot as a goal for the new year, whether or not people are using that specific word. Along that line, here is recipe which yields very tasty rice in an absolute minimum of prep time.…

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Gingerbread Manor and Dual-Purpose Dough: An Awesome Gingerbread house

Gingerbread Manor

My wife and girls really rocked the gingerbread house this year, don’t you think? I’m loving the high facades, snowy landscape, and inhabited interior. I’ve generally believed that a gingerbread recipe can only be good for one purpose: eating or building,…

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Posted in Fun, Holidays, Kid Friendly, Recipes, Techniques

Broc Speed: Pan-Seared Three Ingredient Broccoli

Finished broccoli

Restaurant Worthy, Family Worthy I wrote an early post about heat as a main ingredient, how it adds huge flavor without adding calories. Perfect for “fast families,” this new broccoli recipe adds nothing but a bit of oil and soy…

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