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How to Become a Kick Ass Chef in Your Home

Posted by on January 16, 2008 at 4:00 pm
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Everyone has had the dream of cooking a grand meal for all of their friends and family and every body applauding their work and flavors. Truthfully, I know very few people who can pull this off. You need to know more than just how to cook a roast, or how to bake a potato. You [...]

A Gourmet Glass of Water – Explanation and Recipe

Posted by on December 12, 2007 at 2:05 am
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Photography: The Zen Water by Dark Patator Ask almost any Chef when they first became interested in food, and the answer will almost always date back to their child hood. Some how some way a passion for working with ingredients to create something special was seeded in a Chef’s childhood. For me, it was the [...]

45 Entertaining, Useful, and Interesting Videos about Cooking

Posted by on November 18, 2007 at 11:38 pm
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Videos are able to be found on the internet that cover every topic imaginable. Cooking is no exception. There are some sites who’s sole purpose is to offer videos about cooking techniques while others include them along side recipes. I did a lot of looking around and came up with a nice selection of videos [...]

Fish and Chips – The Endangered Dish

Posted by on October 29, 2007 at 11:09 pm
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Americans, like myself, I believe underestimate the power of a large plate of Fish and Chips. Personally I find it very difficult to even find on a menu, let alone on a menu of an establishment I trust not to screw it up. So I hear that England and the surrounding locale seems to be [...]

31 Food Blogs – Spook Yourself

Posted by on October 23, 2007 at 11:00 pm
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Photography: Jack O Lanterns by Jooliree Food is apart of our life. We have a plethora of choices in our day to day lives. If we wake up hungry, with an empty refrigerator like myself, we think to ourselves “Hmm. I’m hungry, where can I go to get a bite to eat?”. If we want [...]

Soul Food – What is it?

Posted by on October 17, 2007 at 12:10 pm

I have often heard the term "Soul Food" used to describe a certain type of cuisine. When I hear it, I immediately think of dishes such as fried chicken, braised greens, catfish, barbeque, and pork. I set out to answer a question. What does fried chicken have to do with my soul?