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August 2009

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Lobster Mac & Truffle Cheese

Lobster Mac and Truffle Cheese

I may be stuck in a hotel without so much as a microwave or a good bottle of whiskey six pack of ginger ale clue, but that doesn’t mean I can’t find a way to cook. Check out how this pimp urban survivalist makes do (h/t Hugging The Coast): While I do have an iron, [...] Read More »

Published on August 25 under Seafood

Rosemary & Thyme Chicken w/ Mirepoix Champagne Sauce

Rosemary and Thyme Chicken with Mirepoix Champagne Sauce

I enjoy creating mostly original recipes but sometimes you just have to throw down some basics and pump out a trusty good meal. Take a whole chicken, cook it in an oven with a time-tested herb combination and declare victory. Because of the “trusty” factor I’ve heard variations on this dish described as The One [...] Read More »

Published on August 19 under Chicken

Chivas Macerated Fruit Collage

When you find yourself spending most of your time in a hotel room without a microwave you can still make delicious food. Here’s how. Cheat, damnit. Don’t cook your food. Ingredients Chivas Regal 12-Year Scotch An assortment of the freshest fruit you can buy locally. In this case: Strawberries Raspberries Blackberries Baby Thomson Grapes Medjool, [...] Read More »

Published on August 11 under Vegan

You May Be A Lazy Shit, But Your Grandchildren Will Cook

Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma and In Defense Of Food, gave an interview on NPR on the same topic as his latest New York Times Magazine piece. You should seriously listen and read, but since we both know you’re a lazy shit here is the basic premise: People are cooking less and watching [...] Read More »

Published on August 4 under Opinion

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Caleb Troughton is a professional front-end web developer and amateur food enthusiast. He loves to cook, write, code, and refer to himself in the third person.

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