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One Pot

Jambalaya with Andouille Shrimp and Chicken

20.01.2009 Chicken

I’d like to say I’ve been on vacation and that’s why I haven’t written lately, but honestly, the time away has been more about working on admin issues here.  Although I’ve learned quite a bit about websites and CSS and can fake code like the best of the posers since I’ve started blogging, suffice it [...]

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Scarlet Runner Bean Soup with Vegetables

07.01.2009 Beans

I love beans.  I always have.  Although you might catch me sampling the piquant flavors of a great baked beans recipe at a barbeque, I’m more of a straight bean sampler.  Someone who enjoys the texture and taste of a big pot of beans without too many other flavors interfering with that of the bean [...]

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Spicy Game Day Chili Beans

03.01.2009 Beans

Having been a resident of San Diego for so many years, it's impossible not to get caught up in our Chargers even though there always seems to be just as many fans in the stadium for the opposing team as there are Chargers fans.  Lots of people who grew up elsewhere find their way here [...]

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Braised Pork Shoulder with Guinness and Dried Cherries

30.12.2008 Chef's Recipes

A few months ago I was fortunate to have won (and I never win anything…) Daniel Boulud's book Braise from The Constable's Larder.  Since receiving it, I've read through it several times, not only savoring all the possibilities, but learning about how braised food is prepared through the myriad international recipes included in this book.  [...]

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Beef Short Ribs in Red Wine

20.12.2008 Beef

I grew up eating braised meat.  I don't think it mattered what time of year it was, but at some point during each month, and usually on the weekend, my mom would make what she called a roast.  Although we don't have them as frequently, it is something we enjoy. Essentially, braising involves cooking in [...]

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Chunky Chili with Squash and a Rant

28.10.2008 Beef

If you'd asked me even at age 25, I'd have told you squash wasn't something I thought I'd enjoy eating at any point in my life.  I'd just begun to experiment with zucchini about then and that's only because I had a small garden and harvested a few that were more than a foot long [...]

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