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Chocolate for Breakfast with Taza

First, to update from previous posts. The chef’s knife that I won has been working out fantastically. The edge is sharp, and the weight of the knife has been a welcome addition to all my cutting. It certainly came in handy over the gustatory celebration known as Thanksgiving. I had a great seasonal recipe published [...]

Sweet Potato Pie

Nov 10th, 2009

by Jason.

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I was always skeptical of sweet potato pie. I’m not sure why. I’d say it was the idea of vegetables in my dessert, but I got over that for the delicious Indian dessert made with carrots cooked down in milk, gajar ka halva*. I had it at a few different restaurants, still just trying a [...]

Bento – the Art of Lunch

Oct 4th, 2009

by Megan.

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After seeing me taking photos and trying all sorts of things in the kitchen, my wife wondered aloud why I never wrote any posts about the bento lunches she makes for our daughter. In our house, we tend to cook separately. She doesn’t want me in there. She loves it and excels at it, and [...]

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Sep 20th, 2009

by Jason.

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Chocolate chip cookies are probably the most classic American dessert after apple pie. You can get them at any grocery store, coffee shop, or even freshly baked at a bakery, but the best chocolate cookies are the ones you make at home. In part, it’s because it’s a recipe anyone can do with minimum equipment [...]

Using Your Dashi

Sep 9th, 2009

by Jason.

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Last week I described what dashi is and how it’s made. No ingredient is worth having around if you don’t know how to use it, and that’s what you’ll learn here. Just like any meat stock, which can be used in applications ranging from making sauces to being a braising liquid, there are so many [...]