November 2009

crisp duck breast on a shaved winter salad

28 November 2009
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This ain’t no Skagit Valley mud flat duck!  My first experience with duck was when some friends of mine from high school went hunting then baked it in a loaf pan.  It looked like meat loaf and had ketchup poured over the top.  It tasted like yuck, therefore I thought that I hated duck.  Come [...]

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Liquid Gold and breaking it down

27 November 2009
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The gold price is going higher and higher in a hurry.  It is believed that it will reach $1200 an ounce before the end of the year.  With only one more trading day this month it might happen before December, we will have to see.  I remember just a few years ago it was $400 [...]

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Skipping the dry turkey this year?

23 November 2009
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You’ve got yourself a turkey defrosting for the big day?  Are you worried about serving up a dry bird to your friends and family? Have you considered brining it?  That is the key to a juicy bird and raves from your guests.  Even if you are planning to deep fry the bird, I would use [...]

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Happy Birthday to You!

16 November 2009
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My baby, well technically my oldest, is 12 today.  It doesn’t seem possible that 12 years ago at a small hospital in Pretoria, South Africa my first baby was born.  He had apparently had enough of womb life and wanted out about a month early.  He was teeny tiny, 2.76 kg (just 6 pounds) so [...]

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Starbucks VIA Ready Brew

16 November 2009
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Recently Starbucks contacted me to see if I was interested in trying their new VIA Ready Brew.  I do not claim to be a coffee connoisseur so I was reluctant. I drink coffee, occasionally, and I think I know what I like, but I am not in the slightest qualified to even give my opinion [...]

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miso soup with crispy shiitakes

4 November 2009
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If you have been wondering where I have been, I’ve been nowhere.  I’ve been right here.  However, cooking has been an issue since there is not a category on this blog for “don’t try this at home.”  From a house filled with the lovely aroma of burnt sugar, really charred would be a better description, [...]

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