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Nob Hill Foods open in Alameda
story ... this older gentleman ... perhaps 200 or 300 years old ... was being helped by the manager and a few clerks. He was having trouble walking and dealing with the cart. So, I offer to get one of those electric carts for him...
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Authentic Cuban Sandwich
and Genoa salami, and then mashed in an electric press that melted the salami fat over other ingredients."
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Kitchen Disasters
lipstick on my stovetop and it rolled into the burner, and was hidden under the kettle. In the morning when I was boiling water for coffee, it melted into a pool of blood-red – I usually walk around in the morning without...
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Cast Iron Skillet Advice
the racks first (and your pizza stone / unglazed quarry tile) and set the iron pans on the floor. (If you have an exposed electric element, you’ll need to leave one of the racks in.)
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Cooking for One
Seal the bag almost completely, then use a straw to suck the air out and quickly complete the seal. This will help prevent crystallization and freezer burn. I invested in an electric vacuum sealer, which maintains quality longer...
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First REAL Food memory
's in Fall River.My mother and aunt would layer them in giant kettles with ears of fresh corn and the house would fill with friends who’d go home stuffed, chins glistening with butter.
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Simple and, healthful breakfast suggestions. Please.
. Fry (nonstick electric griddle works great) or even bake it. It puffs up beautifully and is protein rich. Serve with fruit or no sugar added jam. I don’t rely on precise proportions for this. It always comes out fine.
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Losing faith in cast iron cookware
for slow cooking except when you want to maintain a stable temperature environment for the food. It’s good in electric ovens where the air temp can vary from 325 to 375 because the thermostat ‘lags’ behind the...
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Going "green" in the kitchen
food co-op. We haven’t tried the keg idea! Unfortunately we cook on electric - bad on several levels but we can’t really change that. It is not hard to switch toi a more green kitcheen – but it is expensive....
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Alton Brown
I enjoy his show tremendously, especially when he builds contraptions for home use. I was gung-ho about making his flower pot smoker. I bought the hot plate, have the grills from old kettle grill, but I kind of lost interest when...
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Help Me Find the Perfect Blender
So, if it – the Vitamixer – doesn’t come apart how do you thoroughly rinse it out without the danger of getting the electrical parts wet and therefore damaged? What’s the best price and where is the...
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Restaurants you will defend no matter what anybody says...
The Kettle, Pinkberry and PF Changs... let the flaming begin.
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Bittman's No-Knead Bread...Wow!
no kneading is equivalent to kneading if you let it hang out longer (a shorter version of this, anywhere from 15-30 minutes is called an autolyse in bread terms — originally invented to conserve electricity!). if you do the...
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What do you serve with drinks before Thanksgiving Dinner?
I used to do crudites and chips, but nobody ate the crudites. Now I serve it with celery sticks, and, if I can find them, Solea rosemary olive oil chips (or thick kettle-style potato chips otherwise). Be sure to use a very good...
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Where are you a regular
Baja Fresh The Shack Zankou Chicken California Chicken Cafe The Kettle Sharkeez Hooters Panini Cafe (MDR) Uncle Darrows Titos Tacos Blue Marlin Shershah (MDR) Wahoos Fish Tacos Sorry guys, I usually just grab “quick bites to...
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