It’s my humble belief that every home cook should know how to make their own chicken stock. Sure you can get away with store-bought stock for tasks like adding flavor to grains, or for building depth in a sauce. But when it comes to soups, especially brothy soups, you will never get the same […]
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When I was about 15 years old, my family and I took a vacation to the beautiful country of Peru. It was during this trip that I received my introduction to the great, diverse, and in my opinion, underappreciated cuisine of Peru. Needless to say, I loved everything I ate, but the one dish
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I’ve been in love with Peruvian food ever since the first time I tried it, yet, when looking back on the experience, I can’t recall the exact dish I ordered. But that doesn’t matter for today’s discussion, because what I do remember is that the food was served with a mysterious green sauce on
Recently I was walking down the bulk food section of my local grocery store when I noticed that they were selling something labeled mayocoba beans. I had never heard of them before, however being a curious cook I figured I would just purchase some of the beans now, and figure out how to use them
In the tales of ancient Greek mythology, there existed a heavenly substance which was called ambrosia. It was the food of the gods, and ever since these myths were first written, many great minds have wondered what substance ambrosia was made out of. Well folks, after 27 years of eating many different foods, I
To be honest, I’m sort of new to the whole barbecue thing. I mean, obviously, I ate my fair share of it growing up, but as far as cooking “real” barbecue, well that was virgin territory for most of my life. However, four years ago my father invested in a stand-up smoker, and ever
In our BBQ Baked Beans recipe, I talked about how the most important side dish for any barbecue feast was beans. Well, today I want to follow up on that discussion by showing you folks how to make the second-best side dish for a barbecue, coleslaw. I mean what’s not to like about coleslaw?
If you were to ask me which dessert I love to make the most, the answer would easily be sorbet. Not only does it taste great, but more importantly it is incredibly easy to put together. You basically need three things for sorbet, some frozen fruit, some form of sugar, and a liquid with
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Football season is back, which means I will be spending a good portion of my Sundays watching with despair as my beloved Buffalo Bills get their butts handed to them. ***UPDATE, Wait the Bills are now finally good now!*** But no matter how they’re doing a true fan sticks with their team through and
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I love spicy food, so much so that I have a tendency to cover most of my meals with heavy sprinkles of crushed chili peppers. However, through many years of experience, I have come to find one major problem with store-bought crushed chili peppers. They tend to decrease in spiciness over time. Sure they
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