Jell-O Pics

Update: Got some more pics.  These are from the event itself.  Check out the PBR-drinkin’ winners.

Here are the pics from the whole event.  All pics taken by Emilie Baltz
Here are pics of the our meat Jell-O entries.

Also another write-up on the competition.  This one [...]

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Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner

Well, sort of…

Check out the results of the 2010 Jell-O Mold Competition

Here are the results of the Jell-O mold competition I entered.

All things made possible by design genius Ben Light.

Consomme

Let me tell you first that making consomme is a huge pain in the ass and parts of the process are kind of gross.  If that doesn’t turn you away, let’s go.

A friend of mine and I entered a Jell-o competition.

I swear this is going somewhere.

Anyway, a friend of mine and I entered a Jell-o [...]

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Bakin' Bacon

Someone recently asked me how I cook bacon.  I replied, “in the oven.”  This wasn’t met with surprise, and I can’t imagine that it’s much of a revelation to other bacon lovers either.

I can’t remember when I started bakin’ bacon, but I probably saw it on a cooking show.  I bet it made sense at [...]

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Quicktip: Resting

I mentioned this topic briefly in an earlier post: after you cook meat, you need to rest it.  Internal juices need to redistribute throughout the meat, and if you cut prematurely, they will run right out onto the cutting board.  You’ve seen this on just about every cooking show since the beginning of time.

More times [...]

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Albino Carrot

What with that?

Slaw

I made broccislaw last night.  And when I say “broccislaw”, I mean broccoli cole slaw.  Never heard of it?  I’m not surprised – I just made it up.  The name, not the dish.  Now I’m stumpin’ around the apartment saying “broccislaw, broccislaw.”

I don’t know what’s wrong with me.

Moving on…

Cole slaw is one of those dishes [...]

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