Tomato Sauce

I think that one of the best parts of cooking is taking a recipe and adjusting it to your needs.  This tomato sauce has to be the easiest on earth, it tastes great, and can be customized to whatever you have on hand.

First things first, this is Marcella Hazan’s recipe.  Credit where credit is due, [...]

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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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