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Charcutepalooza: Hot Smoking

On April 15, 2011 · 6 Comments

This month’s Charcutepalooza challenge was all about hot smoking. The apprentice challenge was to hot smoke salmon while the charcuterie challenge was to hot smoke either a pork loin or a pork shoulder.

When I first read smoked salmon I was super excited because I LOVE smoked salmon. After doing [...]

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Chocolate Babka

On March 27, 2011 · 16 Comments

Whenever I hear the word Babka I inevitably think of the Seinfeld episode where Jerry and Elaine try to secure a chocolate babka. I remember watching that episode when it first aired, likely nearly 20 years ago (holy!), and not really knowing what a babka was to begin with. After watching [...]

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Charcutepalooza: Homemade Corned Beef

On March 15, 2011 · 7 Comments

Oh how I love Charcutepalooza! While I didn’t have to challenge myself with last month’s theme (as posted here) this month’s challenge definitely made me bring it. This month was all about brining. The Apprentice Challenge (which I skipped) involved brining a whole chicken or pork chop. I decided [...]

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Tartine’s Buttermilk Scones with Dried Currants

On February 21, 2011 · 4 Comments

While I was in Miami for the holidays I bought a copy of the Tartine cookbook on sale. I’ve already made the lemon bars with success so now it’s just a matter of cooking my way through the book.

I decided to tackle the scones. Oddly enough I NEVER [...]

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Charcutepalooza: Honey-Garlic Bacon and an Indoor Smoker

On February 15, 2011 · 6 Comments

Many of you are probably wondering what the heck Charcutepalooza is.  I’ll start at the beginning.

When I put together my 2011 food goals, one of my goals was to experiment with charcuterie (sausages, ham, pâtés, and other cooked or processed meat foods). Not necessarily just eating them but making [...]

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Homemade Granola Bars

On February 10, 2011 · 10 Comments

Sure, I’ve been making my own Larabars and granola for a minute now but I’ve never even considered making my own granola bars. The funny thing is I generally find myself underwhelmed by the granola bars available in the supermarket. They generally have a lot of sugar, the ingredients [...]

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Banana Cornmeal Waffles with Banana-Nut Sauce

On January 27, 2011 · 7 Comments


Weekend breakfasts are my favourite.  In theory I love going out for brunch but I generally leave feeling like I could’ve made the meal myself.  Weekend breakfasts at home usually involve bacon & eggs, pancakes, or ackee and saltfish so if I go out for brunch I [...]

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Thomas Keller’s Apple Fritters

On January 18, 2011 · 6 Comments


This dessert may very well be what ruins me.

A bold statement, I know, but firmly rooted in the truth.  It all started a week or so ago when my friend Jaime was coming over to dinner.  I knew that I was going to make scallops for [...]

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Top Recipes of 2010

On December 31, 2010 · 1 Comment

Every once in a while I like to look at what my most popular posts are. I’m often surprised.  To wrap up 2010 I figured I’d share with you the top 10 most popular recipes posts of the past year.  These aren’t recipes that were posted this year but the most popular posts of the [...]

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Making Bacon from Scratch

On December 20, 2010 · 5 Comments

It was only a matter of time before I went ahead and made my own bacon. I mean I’ve been extolling the virtues of bacon for years and had long-declared that “everything tastes better with bacon” long before the phrase was a part of our vernacular.  My primary bacon used to be [...]

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