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• Technique of the Week: Tossing

  

  To mix the ingredients of a recipe, such as salads or pasta, by using a light lifting and fluffing gesture. The food is gently turned over and mixed together... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• View (Almost) of Savannah Red Rice

  

  We spent a week on Amelia Island, Florida for Spring Break this year which is a stone’s throw from the Georgia coast. With a ready supply of fresh shrimp,... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• At The Beach With Elizabeth David & Tunny Fish

  

  As mentioned in a recent post, we spent a week on Amelia Island during this year’s Spring Break. While the guys were off fishing, I spent time walking along... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Technique of the Week: Simmering

  

  Simmering is a food preparation technique in which foods are cooked in hot liquids kept at or just below the normal 212 °F boiling point of water. Simmering... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Technique of the Week: Deveining

  

  Generally speaking, deveining is the process of removing veins from meat. It can also refer to the removal of fibrous or inedible “veins” of vegetables such as... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Technique of the Week: Kneading

  

  This technique is used in bread making. The dough is kneaded to develop the gluten in the flour so that it will hold its shape while rising. The dough is... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Much Kneaded Pizza Rant

  

  Pizza. A word we’d wager that every American knows. A word most likely every kid over the age of five knows and has had a slice. It is also a word that both... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• TOW: Proofing

  I was comparing our recipe and techniques for pizza dough with a friend when she suddenly asked me why I bothered to proof my yeast before making the dough. I... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Technique of the Week: Proofing

  

  I was comparing our recipe and techniques for pizza dough with a friend when she suddenly asked me why I bothered to proof my yeast before making the dough. I... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Do WOP Chopped

  

  The term “Wop” has long been used in America and has evolved into a derogatory ethnic slur for people of Italian origin or descent. Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Doo WOP Chopped

  

  The term “Wop” has long been used in America and has evolved into a derogatory ethnic slur for people of Italian origin or descent. Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Technique of the Week: Chopping

  

  Chopping is the technique of cutting ingredients into small pieces of an even size. The cubes do not have to be perfectly equal, but should approximate the... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Corned Beef Hashed

  

  After enjoying a corned beef feast to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day, the question becomes what to do with the leftovers. Of course, the first thing that comes t... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Corned Beef Rehashed

  

  After enjoying a corned beef feast to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day, the question becomes what to do with the leftovers. Of course, the first thing that comes t... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• π Cracking Pie

  

  Pi (π) is an irrational number, which means that its value cannot be expressed exactly as a fraction; its decimal representation never ends and never repeats. P... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Technique of the Week: Creaming (Butter)

  

  Creaming butter is one of the most basic techniques in baking. Most cakes and cookies require that the butter be well creamed to achieve a fluffy end result.... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Hungry Bracketologist's Chili

  

  Ah yes, it is the month of March and everyone knows what that means: March Madness! And, Selection Sunday just wouldn’t be the same without steaming bowls of... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Technique of the Week: Corning

  

  Color us confused! In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, people will dye almost anything green from potatoes and pudding to beer. So what is the deal with the... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Tunisian Tuna Salad Sandwiches

  

  The Tunisian "sun cuisine" is based mainly on olive oil, spices, tomatoes, seafood and lamb. Tunisian fare gets its distinctive fieriness from their... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Technique of the Week: Blackening

  

  The cast iron pan glowed red as the spice-covered snapper hit the pan. Inside the tiny (really tiny) apartment, Dom and I coughed as the napalm-like fumes fille... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES