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I know not everyone here subscribes to the Minimalist school of thought, but I thought I’d point it out anyway: Mark Bittman has a blog, and it’s pretty great[ READ MORE ]
Jake asked for my peanut butter cookie recipe. I made these all the time in Hawaii; they’re really quick and make the best peanut butter cookies I’ve ever had. Apparently this recipe is from a James Beard cookbook, but I got it from my mom. * 1/2 cup butter * 1/2 cup peanut butter (any [ READ MORE ]
While Gabe and Brandon may be the virtuosi of our little band, I have a trump card I can play whenever I need to impress someone: Pasta. It’s very easy to make, but be forewarned: Once you start making pasta at home, from scratch, it’s pretty difficult to go back to the old stuff. You’ll [ READ MORE ]
Because, lo, bacon is verily the prince of meats[ READ MORE ]
This is a recipe a friend of mine tossed off one day a couple of years ago, probably having no idea it was going to become a regular favorite in my house. I made it once, and my roommates (Hi, Jake) demanded it regularly afterwards. I stopped about a year ago after an unfortunate stomach [ READ MORE ]
There are essentially two conditions under which I make Rocket Fuel. I need a breakfast that I can take down quickly and not be remotely hungry until like 1 PM. I’m going on a hard bike ride and I haven’t had time to load up on pasta the night before. I call it “Rocket Fuel” [ READ MORE ]
By waiting so long to bake dough I made a couple of days ago, I believe I may have inadvertently created a sour pizza dough. I am extremely interested to see how it tastes — updates to follow, assuming I don’t die of food poisoning. [EDIT] I wouldn’t call it “sourdough,” but letting the dough [ READ MORE ]
I just bought my first six-pack of Shiner Bock. I’m not sure how I feel about this, but I live in Texas now, so I suppose it was only a matter of time[ READ MORE ]