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Kielbasa with Sweet Onions & Lima Beans

Sorry for the long absence, but I have a good excuse or three. I was in Galveston for a few days attending a wedding (congratulations Travis and Keri!). I’ve also been having some medical issues that led to some minor surgery this past week. Nothing too serious, but it’s kept me out of the kitchen [...]

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Smoked trout and buckwheat rolls

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On the way to the Union Square farmers market yesterday I was met with a downpour of torrential rain. Rather than wait in the steamy subway station I decided to make a run for the Barnes & Noble at the north end of the square. By the time I made it across the street to [...]

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Smokra

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Okay, I wish I could say I’m that clever, but alas this is just my take on one of my favourite pickles by Rick’s Picks, a local pickle artisan with pithy pickles like Phat Beets and Wasabeans. I love all their preserved produce, but at 13 bucks a pop, it’s a splurge I can’t indulge [...]

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Noodles with black bean sauce

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I’m fascinated by foods that have been transplanted from one country to another and in the process become their own unique dish. Some dishes like Chop Suey get totally lost in the translation, while others, like Tacos Al Pastor, and Japanese Curry take on a different, though no less tasty life of their own. This [...]

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Sweet victory frozen watermelon and sangria

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I won something today. It wasn’t a plastic tchotchke from a trade coference, nor was it a Publisher’s Clearing House giveaway… I actually won 10lbs of something delicious because some people over at Marx Foods liked my burger! It’s the first food competition I’ve ever won and given all the tasty looking entries, I’m pretty [...]

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Creamy truffled swiss chard

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Given that steak is such a dense heavy dish I never fully understood why steakhouse sides are always so heavy. Don’t get me wrong, I love me a good baked potato with butter, sour cream, cheddar, bacon and chives, but it’s not exactly what I’d call a contrast up against a big hunk of grilled [...]

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Steak with mint chimichurri sauce

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Perhaps it’s your body telling you that you need more iron, or maybe it’s a commercial you saw on TV, but sometimes you get a hankerin’ for a big juicy steak that just can’t be satisfied by any other means. In New York that usually means you head to Peter Luger’s, Strip House, Craft Steak, [...]

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Frittata muffins (a.k.a. leftover muffins)

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Sunday brunch is one of my favourite meals. I’ll often wake up around 10, pour myself a glass of o.j. and spend an hour preparing something tasty, but then there are those lazy mornings when I wake up and just don’t feel like cooking anything. These muffins are the cure for those days. It’s also [...]

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