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cola braised brisket tacos

February 16, 2010

The other night I was watching an Iron Chef America battle between Iron Chef Michael Symon and Chef Duff Goldman of Ace of Cakes fame. The secret ingredient for the night was chili peppers and chocolate, which is a combination that has always interested me. I had a brisket that I needed to [...]

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dark chocolate covered puffs with orange scented cream

February 1, 2010

The other day over on my fatherhood blog I was talking about my obsession with making different things using Pate a Choux after learning about it over on Michael Ruhlman’s blog. I figured that it would be a go opportunity to fire up the video camera and make some cream puffs filled with an [...]

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thanksgiving rewind: apple & pecan smoked turkey

November 30, 2009

Over the next few days I’m going to be doing a quick review of my Thanksgiving culinary adventure. Today I’m going to start out with how I prepared the turkey. I had intended to smoke the turkey this year, however, I was the victim of an equipment malfunction.
Even though I ended up roasting the [...]

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fall flavors

October 28, 2009

yesterday on my fatherhood blog, real men drive minivans, i talked about the flavors that evoke memories of the season. as a tribute to fall, i’m doing a fall flavor series utilizing butternut squash and cranberries. in today’s video i make the two recipes that serve as the foundation for the different dishes in [...]

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