Butter Boy’s vegan adventure
28 May 2010 – 1:00 pm | 2 Comments

I will start by stating for the record that my favorite vegan meal consists of foie gras. So there.
This post is about Butter Boy, but for one of the few times on this blog, it actually isn’t …

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Fun with squid
18 July 2010 – 1:27 am | No Comment
Fun with squid

I actually received an out-of-the-blue recipe request from none other than Dr. McHappy.
For those with short memories and in need of a dose of omega-3 fatty acids (and perhaps a couple of rounds of bridge), …

Lake trout
4 July 2010 – 10:12 pm | 2 Comments
Lake trout

I was very fortunate to be the recipient of some lake trout (truite saumonée).
High-quality protein is always good, but when someone actually catches the fish and then delivers a cleaned fillet in pristine condition, it stops …

Roast pork sandwich
13 June 2010 – 4:46 pm | No Comment
Roast pork sandwich

The roast pork sandwich is the other “classic” sandwich coming out of Philadelphia, the other of course being the iconic cheese steak. I’ve actually had the roast pork sandwich at DeNic’s in the Reading Terminal …

Deboning a chicken
3 June 2010 – 12:01 am | 2 Comments
Deboning a chicken

French and Chinese cuisine have many things in common including a variety of poultry dishes that involve deboning birds (the galatine and eight-treasure duck are two examples that I can think of).
What’s different is the …

Post #100: Ikura and peas
8 March 2010 – 12:01 am | No Comment
Post #100: Ikura and peas

Ah! I’ve made it to 100 posts and I’ve decided to put forward ikura and peas to commemorate the milestone. Besides,

Quinoa risotto
7 March 2010 – 3:46 am | No Comment
Quinoa risotto

Quinoa (pronounced /ˈkiːnoʊ.ə/ or kinwa) is a pseudocereal that’s been around for about 6000 years but is now of interest as a “supergrain” outside of Peru and the other Inca regions of South America. Why? it …