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I like Angry Orchard hard cider, so I decided to give the Harpoon hard cider a shot. Meh. B+. Not as complex, not as “apple-ey”. It tasted fairly neutral, almost like a champagne. Clean and clear, but without much character.

This was the cover recipe from Bon Appetit last month rating: A Really, really good. Tremendously crispy, and the jalapeno-and-hot-sauce slaw goes great with it.

From the Border Cookbook, where it’s called “pinnata chicken”. A mixture of vegetables and chorizo (or, in my case, extra machaca) is fried up. Goat cheese and jack cheese are added. The filling is stuffed into chicken breasts that have … Continue reading →

Another one from The Border Cookbook. As with the cheese soup, I picked this to use up stock. The recipe is pretty simple: dry rub spices onto chicken parts, then fry them in a Dutch oven. Remove. Fry onion and … Continue reading →

From The Border Cookbook http://www.amazon.com/dp/1558321039 I picked this to use up stock – 6 cups of it. I’m a stock making machine, throwing a chicken carcasse into the stock pot most weeks, and even a whole pork leg bone with … Continue reading →

Some people sleep on piles of hay…but a princess can feel even one pea under a dozen mattresses. Some dogs eat out of plastic food bowls…and some demand crystal. I’m joking, of course. She eats out of plastic…but when the … Continue reading →

From Arabesque.

Tonight’s dinner was out of Arabesque: A Taste of Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon. First, a very simple preparation of fresh cod cooked in olive oil, with olive, preserved lemon, lemon juice and parsley. (Note that I made the preserved lemons … Continue reading →

This is one of Jennifer and my favorites. Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of Food and Wines’ Best of the Best vol 13. Amazon has it used for 1 cent, plus shipping. Go. Do it now. … Continue reading →