April 2013
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March 2013
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February 2013
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“‘Look, we’re not going to screw around with the company jewels here and change...”
– Consumers need to buy wisely. Only money will change this game. The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food - NYTimes.com
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January 2013
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The Mighty Radish
The Radish. I am not even sure why I was so bent on getting to know the radish. I am certain that the radish good for me and it looks damn cool in a salad but the flavor was a bit much for me to get used to. The radish is at times like eating watery dirt. Yes, I’ve eaten watery dirt on more than on occasion. But, after a few different pairings in my salad and then omitting the radish from...
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What is a bread-less grilled cheese anyway?
Shorthand: Peppers make awesome food vehicles. Stuff them with a blend of cheeses, then cook them for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Eat it.
For a guy who no longer eats bread, tortillas or any other glutenous foods, finding new ways to deliver some foods to your mouth is considerable harder. For example:
How do you eat a tuna-fish sandwich without bread?
What exactly is a bread-less grilled...
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Garlic and the science of suface area
I’ve always kind of half-wondered how some really old-school Italian eateries could put 10-15 garlic cloves in a dish and not only kill any vampires close by but keep from killin the patron who likely paid an arm-and-a-leg for the dish. Then, while making a drink last night it came to me. You ready for this? It could be whoey, I don’t know for sure but it makes perfect sense in my...
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Celery - Kid friendly cuts
Do you want to know how to get your gets to love the celery? Slice it thin. When I think back to the veggies that I had to learn to love celery is certainly one of them. It’s like eating a cucumber with dental floss hidden in it when you’re kid. But, when sliced thin the little boemerangs of flavor whip around your mouth with a clean, yet earthy crunch that’s perfect for...
December 2012
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Eggs On a Leash (or the naked rings and eggs)
One of my absolute favorite breakfasts in the summer is a this:
This is one of those hard-to-go-wrong dishes. I mean, you could seemingly put these ingredients together at any ratio and they’d be awesome. But, with a little creative cookery you can create a dish that isn’t just good, tis magical. I save this dish for mornings where I can’t hardly remember my own name. Be it...
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The Cutting board contemplations - Garden edition
The simplicity of it all. I’m missing the summer garden pretty badly as this frigged Colorado winter continues to destroy what is left of my garden. To try and dull the phantom garden pains I’ve been plotting-out next years gardenly bounty and admiring the few hold-outs still surviving the Colorado weather.. Surprisingly the rosemary and sage are still growing in this freezing weather...
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How to keep your zucchini love life interesting
Another great use of those juicy little cherry tomatoes is a coconut soup with zucchini and tomatoes. It’s like a flavor explosion in your mouth every time you get one of those little tomatoes. I’ve learned the hard way that poking a little hole in the side of the tomatoes is the safest way to eat this meal at the “just below burring your face off” temperature. The little...
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Crutch food - Transitioning from gluten to a brave...
There was a time when quinua was the most amazing ingredient that had ever dropped into my kitchen. We were just getting off the gluten and finding out that life without bread and pasta might be one of the hardest transitions ever. You don’t know how much you of the gluteness stuff you eat until you try to remove it from you diet. quinua was a great crutch food but we’ve since...
October 2012
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August 2012
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Almost, all peach'd out
“And the secret ingredient is…” as if I were some Iron Chef getting ready to battle it out in Kitchen Stadium. Every year I get at least one box of fresh peaches from Palisade, CO and like a celebrity chef I do my best to make the most of each and every peach before time runs out. In this case the time limit to make something out of these juicy peaches is a few days and getting the...
April 2012
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Yak and Yeti Indian Restaurant
What can I say… the Yak and Yeti was a huge let down after all of the hype I’ve heard about it. We took the entire family to experience Indian curry, including my eight year old son who was just recently diagnosed with celiac disease. For those that don’t know what that is, it’s a disease, not just an allergy that can cause a person to get very ill. When we let the waitress know...
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East Moon Asian Restaurant
If you’ve ever stumbled across a song on the radio that became your favorite song you know what it’s like to try a restaurant with no real expectations and be blown away but the full experience. That is exactly what happened with East Moon. We had very little expectation and we were “wow’d” at every turn. The atmosphere is amazing. Relaxed, intimate, casual and just...
March 2012
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