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• Take a Wok on the Wild Side (a kickass recipe from a kickass book)
  on Apr 3, 2016
  Today's Specials:  Hard Rock and Hot Woks.Set to the tune of Electric Eel Shock's "Japanese Meets Chinese in USA"I love me some Asian food. I mean I love it.Sushi, Kung Pao, Pho, Kimchi, duck with the darkest glazed skin you'd swear it was simpl...
• An Open Letter to the Bitch at Table 15
  on Jul 31, 2015 in Bitch Braised In Captivity Chef Cooking Cooking Blog Manifesto memoir open letter salt sauce Sex
  There’s no congenial way of saying this so I’ll just come out with it.....but I hope you die of dehydration brought about by venereal disease.  I know, I know, I know.  You’re probably saying, “Oh, you don’t REALLY mean that. ...
• Confit and Loathing in Omaha (the conclusion to the Duck Confit Chronicles as told in the style of Hunter S. Thompson)
  on Jul 12, 2012
  3am.  Omaha. The effects of the evening's festivities are beginning to recede and reality is slowly encroaching.  Once upon a time (a lifetime ago it seems) they flocked to me like motorists on a stretch of highway where a horrific accid...
• Pudding for a Day, King for a Lifetime (a word on friendship)
  on Apr 2, 2012
  Set to the tune of Primus' "Pudding Time" As the calendar slowly and methodically creeps towards a day that will mark the 32nd year of my presence on this planet, I ponder the vast intricacies of life.  I search for conclusion....I test m...
• A Humorous And Witty Title (for an overdue conclusion of a Corned Beef blog entry)
  on Mar 15, 2012
  Set to the tune of:  The Zutons' "Pressure Point" Alrighty roo (or roux if you prefer), this one is gonna be a little different and I'll tell you why.   Right now you should have your brisket brining or dry rubbed and you should be waiti...
• I Like My Beef Like I Like My Women (full of Guinness and in my mouth)
  on Mar 11, 2012
  Set to the tune of:  Flogging Molly's Salty Dog Twenty bucks says you didn't know Corned Beef was invented by the Babylonians thousands of years before the birth of Christ in an attempt to ward off evil spirits from the rice crops.
• Remember Kids, Try This at Home (or even better try this at Rome: a recipe)
  on Mar 5, 2012
  I have a confession to make, dear Braisers.  I haven't been making desserts lately.  I don't know why....maybe it's my decision to be a little healthier that has steered my subconscious away from sugar (and towards duckfat, bacon, and cream...
• A Chef By Any Other Name Still Reeks of Garlic (a tale of two semantics)
  on Feb 28, 2012
  There's an old joke that goes, "A chef is just a cook who doesn't have to wash his own dishes."   Now, while I don't know that I subscribe to this view fully, I stopped doing dishes years ago just to be on the safe side.  But it begs an in...
• A Chef By Any Other Name Still Reeks of Garlic (semantic comedies)
  on Feb 28, 2012
  There's an old joke that goes, "A chef is just a cook who doesn't have to wash his own dishes."   Now, while I don't know that I subscribe to this view fully, I stopped doing dishes years ago just to be on the safe side.  But it begs an in...
• A Chef By Any Other Name Still Reeks of Garlic (a semantic comedy)
  on Feb 28, 2012
  There's an old joke that goes, "A chef is just a cook who doesn't have to wash his own dishes."   Now, while I don't know that I subscribe to this view fully, I stopped doing dishes years ago just to be on the safe side.  But it begs an in...

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