The San Francisco Chronicle tasks its Taster’s Choice panel with ranking the turkey bacon brands. Short version? If your fork can’t touch pork, Oscar Meyer’s Louis Rich brand wins by, like, a lot. And if you shop at Kroger, definitely skip the house label. (via) (photo)
“It takes a special kind of nutjob to attempt every recipe in The French Laundry Cookbook,” Carol Blymire writes on French Laundry at Home, where she did exactly that. Start with her recap and retrospective, then work your way back through all the brilliant success and maddening kitchen sadism. (via) (pic)
Zilly Rosen, a cake artist from OBK’s home base of Buffalo, NY, leaves us nearly without words with her 1,250-cupcake Obama portrait. Read how she did it at Cupcakes Take the Cake.
The crispy calamari at Union Square in Manhattan has a secret - Graham cracker crumbs in the crust - and it’s easy to make at home.
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The jerk chicken at Richie’s Place is crusty with allspice and thyme flavor and juicy insides.
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Browned gently in a pan, Taylor pork roll is a fine addition to any hearty breakfast.
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Puff pastry from the supermarket’s frozen food case, wrapped around brie topped with pesto or jalapeno jelly, makes a welcome, oozy party appetizer.
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If fresh sliced meat on a bun and nothing else is your sweet spot, Steve’s Pig and Ox is the place for you.
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Here’s how to bring the Brussels sprout back from childhood ban lists: Don’t boil them. Pan-braise the little cabbages in a touch of Dijon cream, and shazam!
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Alton Brown had lots to say in a candid interview - but then again, the “Good Eats” czar and “Iron Chef” fixture also insisted he is not a Food Network star.
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Kung pao chicken with roasted peanuts can deliver authentic Chinese flavors in about 30 minutes preparation plus 15 minutes cooking.
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A visit to Austin, Texas finds a wealth of restaurants worth exploring, from the down-at-home to the upscale Fonda San Miguel.
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