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I mentioned this recipe on my twitter feed, and a couple of people asked for the recipe, so here it is: Chicken Satay so easy your 7 year old can do a lot of it.
It’s important to note here that we deviated from the traditional Thai recipe and methodology. This is a kid-friendly recipe, which [...]

So, I’ve been working on some new recipes, trying to find the perfect thing for dessert for a big party.  Something that goes with the Sumatra Caviar.  However, the cookies, while wonderful, aren’t the texture I needed.  That said, these are some pretty amazing cookies, so I thought I’d share the recipe.
Ingredients and Preparation instructions [...]

Today’s bread experiment will be mini-baguettes.  I’ll also be making a fresh pea, garden mint and leek soup.  I’m crossing my fingers that the flavor profile will do what I expect it to do.  I’ll be using the baguettes to make a montrachet and roasted red bell pepper and basil sandwiches to go with the [...]

The store had bing cherries on sale, and we brought a couple pounds home, only to find that they needed to be used asap.
So…what better use for cherries than cheesecake! Everyone loves a good cheesecake. Heck, folks love a bad cheesecake, but a good one is even better.
When making cheesecake, I use a [...]

We followed a recipe from Alton Brown that we adapted a tiny bit, mostly because I didn’t have pretzel salt on hand. But the recipe was easy enough that Igor got to do a whole lot of the actual recipe.  He didn’t get to do the boiling part, and he didn’t get to put the [...]