A copy of The French Chef dvd, arrived from Netflix, so last night I made Supremes De Voilaille a l'Ecoissaise, which is the French for Chicken Breasts with Diced Aromatic Vegetables and Cream. The vegetables are the classic trinity of celery, carrots, and onions that are sweated for ten minutes, while the sauce is a brown stock base reduced with madeira and heavy...

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From Creole by Babette de Rozieres, with sauteed kale on the side. Creme fraiche, butter and egg yolks make the sauce silky smooth, and a generous pinch of turmeric gives the dish a vibrant golden color. I reduced the amount of wasabi by quite a lot however. Two teaspoons and the dish was already quite pungent. When cooking the lamb, no water is...

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The garbage train wrecked on an E-Puddle, and the result was so grotesque I had to take a long gander despite my best efforts. The garbage train wrecked on an E-Puddle, and the result was so grotesque I had to take a long gander despite my best efforts. ...

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 From Martha Stewart's Cupcakes book, Peanut butter sponge with Peanut butter cream cheese frosting and blackberry jelly.  Recipe available here.  From Martha Stewart's Cupcakes book, Peanut butter sponge with Peanut butter cream cheese frosting and blackberry jelly.  Recipe available here. ...

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 Closeup of Cowgirl Creamery Devil's Gulch, their winter seasonal. Draeger's sold it to me in this condition, with a white fur beginning to grow on the top, the kind I would rather cultivate myself. By all indications this is the natural mold for this type of cheese, but it put me off. The flavor is grassy with a yellow paste and a white...

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1.5 lbs pork belly cut into 1.5-2" square. Oxtails (about 6 meaty pieces) or other stew cut of beef with some fat can also be used. 2 tbsp vegetable oil 4 tbsp brown or white sugar, or 4" piece of yellow rock sugar 1 fruit's worth dried tangerine peel or orange zest * 2 whole cloves star anise 2 whole cloves garlic, peeled...

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On a whim, I bought this Ikeda brand steamboat and grill combo at the local Chinese market, and decided to host my first dinner party in a long time. With only two people in the house, we're short on tableware so I went to Ikea and MVP Trading for rice bowls, plates and glasses. The 365+ pieces at Ikea are so versatile, I...

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New Album is leaked!  Official release is Feb. 24, 2010.   Sports is perhaps less experimental and has more straightforward blues based rock than some previous efforts - track four, Kachi Ikusai, probably being the most literal. Nodoteki Sanpunkan, the single, is that familiar Soil and Pimp-era chunky funk which really sold me on Tokyo Jihen, but I really appreciate the sci-fi anime ska...

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