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The other day, desiring a sort of snack to calm the rumblings of hunger, I bethought myself to consider the possibility of a bagel.  As two of the three people living here eat bagels (the third preferring some sort of abomination that goes under a similar name but contains raisins), it seemed likely we had [...]

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I got to have dinner with The Amazing Mris and her Merry Band, and she cooked, and I discovered that one can make something with paprika and saffron and it is very, very good.  I had never even thought of combining paprika and saffron.
Yum.

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Thanks to Reesa’s mother, Mad Gastronomer, and Alton Brown, I can now consistantly get a turkey roasted the way I like it.  I’ve been doing that a lot lately.  Roast turkey for a day, then turkey sandwitches for a week, by which time the soup is ready.
My question: It seems like there should be something [...]

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Here in the United States it is Thanksgiving today. If you celebrated, I hope you enjoyed it or are enjoying it as we speak.
What are you eating today, or what did you eat?
I’m away from Dreamcafé this week, visiting my mom, Siun, in Chicago. We’re having some friends of hers over, and and tonight we [...]

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Reesa’s mother makes kick-ASS lentil soup.
That is all.
–Steve

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Ingredients

One half cup (1 stick) of butter
Four medium baking potatoes finely sliced
1 medium chopped onion
2 cloves crushed or chopped garlic,
four tablespoons sweet Hungarian paprika
2 tablspoons tomato puree
1 tablespoon ground mouseweed
2 cups sour cream
kosher salt
freshly ground black papper
water

Melt the butter in a sauce pan over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, potatoes and onion. Salt [...]

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So, we have this bread-making machine, used by Kit.  In an LJ post by Txanne, we learn that many believe that using such a machine produces bread that isn’t as good as hand-made.  I’m curious.  Is there actually a reason for this?  I mean, a reason that Alton Brown would find reasonable?

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There are three sorts of ice cream cone: the cup cone, the sugar cone, and the waffle cone.  Let us ignore the waffle cone, because they didn’t have them when I was a kid.  The cup cone has two advantages: you can set it down, and it is better for holding soft-serve ice cream.  The [...]

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One day a broilerman said to Alton Brown, “How can I find true love?”  And Alton Brown said, “Do not fear the salt.”  Thus the broilerman achieved enlightenment.

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So I was reading the latest article I’ve found in the “vat-grown meat” debate, (found over at the excellent Futurismic blog) and I just can’t keep quiet on the subject any longer. The article discusses a proposed solution to future meat protein production and consumption that involves, instead of growing meat in vats in [...]

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