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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Fun with Mandolins

There’s lots of fun to be had with a mandolin.  You just have to know that you’re not going to get cut.  It’s like a visualization thing.  Be the ball, Danny.  Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na.  If you’re not feeling too zen, then the only way not to get cut is to be safe.

Some safety tips:

When you reach for [...]

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Knife

I have seen some confusion among the home cooks I know about knives.  Should I get this knife, what about that one, how many do I need?  In my limited experience I have found that a knife needs to have the following characteristics in order to be useful: it must be comfortable in [...]

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