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Filed under: Dinner, Poultry, Food Oddities, Food Quest, Roasting, America, Retro cookery, North America, Thanksgiving, FallA few days ago, I documented my first visit to a Pollo Vivero, or live-kill poultry place. Well, having now had the joy of dressing and eating a freshly-killed turkey, I can absolutely state the following points: Cutting ...

Filed under: Dinner, Recipes, On the Blogs, Roasting, Comfort Food You probably won't win any nutrition awards for this meal (its painfully whitish-tan color reminds us that there aren't many rich nutrients hidden in the dish), but no matter - it's still a delicious dinner choice for meat eaters and veggies alike. The recipe does call for ...

Filed under: Dinner, Vegetables, Recipes, Roasting, Vegetarian/Vegan I shied away from brussels sprouts until I found Ina Garten's (the Barefoot Contessa) recipe, and then I never looked back. I make 'em every few weeks, and I'm pleased every time. They're deceptively simple and unbelievably delicious. Roasted Brussels Sprouts A cup of ...

Filed under: Dinner, Vegetables, Recipes, Roasting I had something of a whirlwind weekend in which I hung out with a bunch of Philly bloggers, helped a friend arrange the couches in her new house and baked a batch of brownies to take to an impromptu dinner party. Other than the brownies, I didn't do much in the way of cooking and by last night, I ...

Filed under: Dinner, Business, Poultry, On the Blogs, Roasting, New Products Last week, I found myself shopping for a turkey the day before I needed to cook it. Finding a fresh bird a month before Thanksgiving was something of a challenge but we managed to do it (although the guy at Whole Foods gave Scott attitude when he called to ensure they ...

Filed under: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks, British Isles, Vegetables, Recipes, Fruit, Books, How To, Boiling, Roasting, America, Europe, Comfort Food, Spices My Slashfood friends, I am a sadist. Or is it masochist? I never knew the difference between the two. Either way, for some reason known only to, well, to no one, I decided to do the most punishing ...

Filed under: Dinner, Vegetables, Recipes, Fruit, How To, Roasting, America I went a little overboard with the tomatoes at the farmers' market on Tuesday morning. I already had a few nice yellow ones from a market visit over the weekend and then ended up buying several heirlooms as well as an overflowing pint of black cherry tomatoes. When I came ...

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Filed under: Dinner, Food Porn, Vegetables, Cheese, Pork, On the Blogs, Roasting If we're going to start our day with a glossy photo of a gorgeous breakfast, we've got to end the day the same way with a little late dinner. Jennifer Hess writes food blog Last Night's Dinner, and while her creations in the kitchen certainly sound (read?) like ...