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iron stef: August 2013
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Follow me on Twitter. Get this custom mug. Wednesday, August 21, 2013. Chicken and waffle balls. One waffle." If that phrase doesn't bring sorrow to your heart, you may not have a soul. It's a sad thing to have a single lonely leftover waffle. Sure, you could reheat it and eat it, but it just doesn't feel right to eat one waffle, now does it? Fret not. solitary waffles have friends, too. chicken! Chicken and Waffle Balls. 1 Tablespoon honey or maple syrup, plus more for serving. 1 lb ground chicken.
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iron stef: September 2013
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Follow me on Twitter. Get this custom mug. Wednesday, September 25, 2013. Cauliflower butternut squash gratin with turkey meatballs. Cauliflower Butternut Squash Gratin with Turkey Sage Meatballs. 15 lbs. ground turkey. 1 cup panko breadcrumbs. 1/2 teaspoon dried sage. 1/2 teaspoon tried thyme. 1 clove garlic, minced. 1/4 teaspoon white pepper. Salt and pepper to taste. 4 slices bacon, cut into bite-size pieces. 1/2 cup all purpose flour. 8 oz chvre (soft goat cheese). 2 cups heavy cream. Cook the bacon ...
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iron stef: May 2014
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Follow me on Twitter. Get this custom mug. Friday, May 30, 2014. Taiwan Eats: Installment 1. Greetings from the land of "So much to blog about, so little time." I'm doing a terrible, horrible, no-good job at this 10 year anniversary thing! Shouldn't I be posting ALL THE TIME? Or maybe I've calmed down in my old blog age. learned to just let it happen. Life has been busy. Good busy. For instance (and this is a big instance) I went to Taiwan! Is staggering. There is so much to see and so much to EAT! A ver...
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iron stef: January 2015
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Follow me on Twitter. Get this custom mug. Monday, January 26, 2015. Fennel and white bean soup with slow-roasted tomatoes. January, you cold beast. There is so much pressure to shake off the rich foods of the holidays and get back into healthy eating patterns. But, it's freezing and dreary and we're still aching for comfort food. We need warmth in our bones. What better for thawing out than soup? Fennel and White Bean Soup with Slow-roasted tomatoes. 8 Roma tomatoes, halved. Splash of dry white wine.
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iron stef: January 2014
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Follow me on Twitter. Get this custom mug. Saturday, January 18, 2014. MFK Fisher inspired eggs in tomato sauce with wine. One of the best food writers of all time, M.F.K Fisher. Wrote one of my favorite sentences in history:. Probably one of the most private things in the world is an egg until it is broken.". Seriously. This line of type and the chapter it begins was indeed one of the reasons I was inspired to do a "Year of the Egg." It is from her book How To Cook a Wolf. I wrote, perhaps, to glibly...
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iron stef: May 2015
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Follow me on Twitter. Get this custom mug. Saturday, May 16, 2015. A few years ago my debit card got declined on a $3 purchase at QT. When I checked my bank account I saw that I was overdrawn because I was charged. 8000 for 6 tacos. Did you BUY the whole taco restaurant? And my favorite: "I hope those were some good tacos! Well, they were indeed good tacos. In fact, I still frequent this taqueria, Taqueria Durango, despite the financial trauma that happened there. I just pay cash now. The Tacos El Pastor...
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iron stef: February 2015
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Follow me on Twitter. Get this custom mug. Wednesday, February 11, 2015. Culinary cuts blogger event. Nothing re-invigorates my blogging mojo like a sponsored blogger event. When done well, these include my 3 favorite things about having a blog: friends, food and free stuff! Yep, the ol' "F Trifecta." Last night I attended a class/demo/meetup at Kitchen Conservatory. Hosted by Mann's vegetable company. And Serena of A Teaspoon of Curry. And some new friends! This was my favorite of the night! Sweet potat...
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iron stef: March 2014
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Follow me on Twitter. Get this custom mug. Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Roasted cauliflower, radishes and olives. Yeah, I'm not performing very well as a blogger lately. Maybe this 10 year blogiversary is too much pressure? Pshhhh. Don't worry. I've still been cooking, still at least THINKING about the blog. I haven't forgot about ya'll, trust me. Life, though, you know? Well I get to go try it! To say I'm stoked is an understatement. Other exciting news. my good friends' opened a restaurant! They microwav...
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iron stef: chicken pineapple bacon kebabs with coconut rice
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Follow me on Twitter. Get this custom mug. Friday, July 31, 2015. Chicken pineapple bacon kebabs with coconut rice. I may have been slacking on posts, but I'm still cooking regularly. These are one of my favorite things I've been making this summer. pieces of chicken and pineapple inter weaved with bacon on a handy dandy skewer. These come together quickly enough for a weeknight meal. I've made them 3 times in the past month. Chicken Pineapple Bacon Kebabs. 14 wooden skewers, soaked for 15 minutes or so.