Take Two!

Not everything turns out perfectly, but we do try.
Dave does this thing with his hamburgers, where he heats the cast iron pan to near molten temperatures, puts the burger in, and flips it constantly. According to Heston Blumenthal of In Search of Perfection, this seals in the juices. Dave makes delicious burgers, but it does [...]

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Keep On Gnocchi But You Can’t Come In!

Every time I mention to someone that cooking is a hobby of mine, I’m immediately asked what my ‘best’ recipe is. Most what I do involves just randomly grabbing recipes from the internet and trying them out; I don’t have many staples, and I have even less I’d say that I can really show off. [...]

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I’m melting! I’m melting! Oh what a world…

I hate corn silk.
In the history of mankind, perhaps the universe, I don’t believe that there is any more substance that has evolved on our planet more irritating than corn silk. Don’t try to lead me astray with your lies, either. Removing it under running water, slicing around the bottom, just removing the stuff by [...]

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Stew: More of a Thick Soup Than a Name, Really

I bought a roast on the weekend with the purpose of making beef stew. I was looking for an excuse to use the slow cooker. We found this one at Coopers for seven dollars. There are a couple of great butchers in the area, but with gas prices being in the $1.40 range, it’s hard [...]

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Neglect and Muffins

My parents have this cat. Miss Kitty. She’s 18 years old and she’s looking a little rough around the edges. She’s blind and I think she may be going deaf, her back legs don’t work so well, and if she weighs more than five pounds, I’d be surprised. My parents went away for a couple [...]

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Cream of I Have No Idea What I’m Doing

So last week, we were all laid off. By all of us, I mean Dave, Chris, Kristy, and myself. Now, Dave and Chris were given positions immediately. I’ve submitted a resume for a chance to go overseas, but in the meantime, I’m finding ways to amuse myself. One of these amusements is cream of potato [...]

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Rösti Toasty!

So I haven’t posted in two weeks and for that I sincerely apologize! I have failed all of you, and will try to make it up to you with my witty witticisms and… something. You’ll also notice that rosti is sometimes spelled here with an umlaut, and sometimes not. The reason for this is I [...]

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Rachel Ray’s Spicy Smokin’ So-Sassy-You’ll-Slap-Your-Mammy Chipotlicious Smoky Easy Cheesy Cheddar Mac & Cheese Under a Brick

Okay, so there’s no brick.
Anyways, I stumbled across this recipe on an episode of 30 minute meals I left on while doing something more important. It looked tasty so hell, why not? I’ve never tried a Rachel Ray recipe, and you know… we’re kind of kindred spirits!
We both have no formal training [...]

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Cat Pot Pie

It is currently 12AM, Monday morning/Sunday night, and it’s been one hell of a lousy weekend. Saturday was spent putting together furniture and fantasizing about suicide and/or homicide, and Saturday night was spent hunting down my rat faced shitbastard of a cat, Izzy, who had broken a brand new lamp.
To compound this, [...]

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Caramel Apple Pie

I’ve been planning on baking a caramel apple pie for some time now. We found the recipe at one of our favourite stores, Quality Greens. I love this place. We can get a ton of great fruit and vegetables for much less than I always expect to pay. And their deli has some amazing sandwiches.
Anyway! [...]

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