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chocolate pasta with pork ragout

February 22, 2010

After the success I had with creating an Iron Chef America inspired dish last week it fueled my desire to attempt to replicate a dish I saw Chef Michael Symon make on the same episode. His dish was a chocolate pasta with a pork and boar shoulder ragout, however, I wasn’t able to find [...]

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roasted garlic duxelle

December 21, 2009

A little more than a week ago I talked about the pork wellington that I would be making for my family’s Christmas dinner. This past Saturday we had our Christmas dinner early thanks to my wife’s holiday work schedule and the roasted garlic duxelle I had devised for the pork wellington came out amazingly [...]

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dry run christmas dinner: pork wellington

December 9, 2009

Last year we embarked on a new tradition in our family by having our first pot luck Christmas dinner. Now that my little man is mobile and my little nephew will be celebrating his first Christmas it is even more important for us to keep things simple.
The only wrench in our plan is that [...]

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thanksgiving rewind: sides & sauces

December 1, 2009

Continuing with the rewind, today I’m presenting a few basic recipes for the sides and sauces that I served on Thanksgiving. The pearl onion and cranberry sauce takes the place of a traditional gravy. I tried it for the first time about three years ago and it has since become a requested item. [...]

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reinventing mofongo

November 10, 2009

This post originally appeared on my fatherhood blog Real Men Drive Minivans on September 9, 2009.
Whenever I find a good deal on pork I get excited because that means I usually get to experiment with some Latin flavors. For some reason the thought of Cuban style pork marinating in the refrigerator makes me happy. [...]

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savory potato flan

October 22, 2009

about a week ago i was looking for something different to serve with dinner. i had half a bag of Yukon Gold potatoes handy and i decided to reach back into my bag of tricks and prepare a savory potato flan to accompany our meal.
i had made a potato flan before, but that time [...]

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