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  • Spice Rubbed Wings

    Printable version These spice rubbed chicken wings are the second of two recipes intended for the same snack. Find a complimentary sauce to these savory spiced wings here. Clove is a spice native to Indonesia and used all over the world in cooking. It’s difficult to harvest, making it more…

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  • Parmesan Garlic Sauce

    Printable version This Parmesan garlic sauce is the first of two recipes intended for the same snack. Find the complimentary spice rubbed chicken wings to drizzle this sauce on here. This sauce can be used with just about anything from vegetables to steak. It’s inspired by the Parmesan garlic sauce…

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  • Slow Cooker Shredded Pork Tacos

    Printable version I have cooked several pork loins in the past. Usually I have either roasted them in the oven – or my favorite way – cooked them over indirect heat on a charcoal grill. Ironically, I had never cooked a whole loin in a crock-pot. Pork loin is lean…

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  • Spicy Thai Curry Beef

    I made this recipe to challenge myself. I haven’t had that much experience cooking Asian food, let alone Thai food specifically. I thought making a dish adapted from the Spicy Thai Curry Beef from Fine Cooking‘s One-Pot Meals would be a great place to start and introduce me to some…

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  • Red Pepper and Onion Dip

    Printable version In the 1950s, the Thomas J. Lipton Company began promoting dip made from mixing their dried onion soup with sour cream or cream cheese. They sponsored radio and television programs and provided recipes on millions of their packages as promotion.    At the same time, potato chips were…

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  • Smoky and Sweet Brussel Sprouts

    Printable version I took the easy route with these brussel sprouts. Bacon, sautéd onion and a little garlic can make about anything taste good. As the wild card, I threw in a little white wine just for some added pop. I needed these brussel sprouts to burst with flavor. It…

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  • Bacon Aioli

    My last post was of a basic garlic aioli from Cook’s Illustrated. It was the first step in recreating a bacon aioli I had tried with french fries at Box Frites, a concessions stand at Citifield, home of the New York Mets. I wasn’t hoping to recreate the sauce exactly,…

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  • Garlic Aioli

    I’ve been wanting to make aioli for quite a while. Back in the summer of 2009 Citi Field, home of the New York Mets opened in Queens. The famed Shae stadium had closed the season before. The new park featured a food court that could rival any stadium in the…

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