Hold The Fungus

Being a meat lover, I tend to barbecue a lot. I love a good barbecue sauce, but find that many commercially available sauces leave me with a chemical taste so I generally make my own.
This is one of my Favorites and it can be made in either a slightly sweet version or a spicier version.
Ingredients Slightly […]

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I saw Curtis on Take Home Chef make an interesting sounding steak marinated in red wine and crushed Juniper berries which sounded quite interesting.  Cooking with wine sounded pretty good so I decided to give it a try even though I am not a wine drinker.
I had to hit three markets before I found Juniper berries […]

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I lived in the New York City borough of Queens for 28 years. I recently heard Queens referred to as the most ethnically diverse county in the U.S.A.  Although I never really gave it much thought, this has exposed me to a very broad range of foods long before they became trendy. 
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From watching cooking shows, it occurred to me that most use fresh herbs quite often. Knowing that herbs  have a great bearing on flavor, I picked up several at the market even though they are substantially pricier than dried herbs.  They  have a different flavor than dried herbs so I figured to experiment with them.
What […]

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The most basic of items used in cooking is salt.  Back in high school chemistry we learned that salt is Sodium Chloride (NaCl). That seems pretty straightforward, so why are there so many types of salt available? A quick pass through a well stocked market will provide many choices of salt, but they basically fall […]

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Smores have always been a Summertime taste treat and this great recipe uses honey graham cereal, marshmallows, and several chocolates to make a Sicilian style smores pizza. If desired the same technique may be applied to a round chocolate pizza.
For full Details and step by step instructions see: Smores Chocolate Pizza
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I first discovered this show in the second episode of the current series and I must admit this show is very entertaining, although cooking seems to be secondary to the drama. It is “reality TV”, but the ineptitude almost seems to have been planned.
Last night’s episode had me in stitches when a 26 and a […]

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For several years I worked in Manhattan and my favorite lunch was commonly sold by street vendors. A version of Soulvlaki, a Greek dish consisting of lamb kabobs on a pita bread wrap and doused with hot sauce, it was the only thing missed about working in Manhattan. For some reason I have never seen […]

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For years my diet consisted of very few things cooked with virtually no creativity and flavor was added with bottled sauces after cooking. Occasionally (perhaps even as an afterthought) some seasoned salt was thrown on to change things up. If you are a picky eater, one thing that can broaden your taste experince without adding […]

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I would like to congratulate Amy for winning the recent Next Food Network Star series.  Her performance throughout the series was exemplary.
This is sort of a bittersweet thing for me.  I was very tossed up about the final three. I doubtless would have watched the winner’s show regardless of who won, but being a picky […]

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