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Demi-glace: A Mother of a Sauce

11.02.2009 Beef

At some point when you've got as much time as I do on your hands, you get around to cooking something that caught your eye years ago when time was quite the precious commodity.  But years have gone by since then and time does a good job of layering all the possibilities life tosses in [...]

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Sliders and Bratwurst are Quick Game Day Food

30.01.2009 Beef

It’s Friday, and much of the food world seems to be focused on one thing:  Super Bowl food. Okay, so maybe not, but I had to start this somewhere, right? Maybe it would be more accurate to say 50% of us use it as an excuse to have a party. What would game day be [...]

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Shepherd’s Pie with Beef, Pork and Lamb

23.01.2009 Baked

It's raining here today, so I'm as subdued as the grey skies.  After two mornings of very early morning walks as I attempt to get back into the "I, too, can be fit!" swing of things, I'm content to sit in the quiet sipping my coffee.  Thoughts come and go but hover around memories of [...]

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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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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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