Cook Smarter

I decided last month that our family should make a better effort to eat more seafood and less crap like deep fried nuggets of chicken fat. Not that I wasn’t trying to be healthy or anything, because that would be called a D-I-E-T, which is against my religion, culture, gender and overall cellular structure.
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When I’m fresh out of ideas, I usually turn to the blogs or to Epicurious’ website for their extensive history of recipes from Gourmet and Bon Appetit Magazines. This Moroccan Lamb Shank is a winner, especially since I used my slow cooker!  Here are the ingredients:

Brown the shanks

Throw all in slow cooker.  Six hours later, you […]

You know you want one….RoastMyWeenie (via Cooking Gadgets)

What could be a new species was found in the deep waters off the shores of the Big Island in Hawaii.  This “Octosquid” is 1-ft long, 8 tentacles and white suction cups.
The foodie in me says, “MMmmmmm….imagine the fried calamari rings from this guy!”
I know. I’m bad. Personally, I like the name “Squid-o-pus” better.
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If you think I spent all day in the kitchen making Pho, a Vietnamese rice noodle soup, you’re wrong.  That lovely bowl came from a new company called Original Pho.  Go to their website and sign up to receive free samples of their Vietnamese instant noodles … you’ll get not just one serving, but look […]

check out this brilliant 1 minute commercial (via Cha Xiu Bao)

Horizon Organic , whosupplies about 45% of the nations’ organic milk supply, has been purchasing milk from a dairy whose organic certification has been stripped.  While Horizon’s own certification is fine, they will have to look for a new supplier.  We pay such a premium for organic products - shouldn’t Horizon have its own inspection […]

Screw the teddy bear - I want a lobster! Guilty Carnivore

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The ultimate in food porn - Brittany Murphy in a remake of Tampopo? Eat Drink & Be Merry

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Dial-a-Spice - for the family who has both pepper wimps and fire-tongues. Also conveniently doubles as mace. Oh My Thats Awesome

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Make your own finishing salts: Macha Salt, Tangerine […]

Great online videos on how to make authentic Thai dishes. The videos were originally broadcasted for television, so they are of good quality and not Cousin Jimmy holding a shaky camera.
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I’m sure you’ve heard of the Tastingmenu.com, but did you know that they have a gorgeous cookbook called All About Apples available for free download? […]

This is the Shopping Issue!

Its crawfish season!  Live crawfish overnighted to your door for less than $5 per pound. Shipping is included in the price.  My local supermarket has them for $7.99 per pound. Dead. Overcooked. Frozen.  Add some corn on cob, red skinned potatoes and throw in some shrimp, clams and mussels….have a Crawfish […]