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Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie. ~Jim Davis

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Bread Time: English Muffin Bread

Toasted Bread – Courtesy of www.acobox.com

Have you ever thought of making your own bread?  Working in the grocery industry, the cost of a loaf of bread compared to the price we pay is pretty silly.  And that’s cost of commercial bread.  Don’t even ask what margins exist on in-store bakery!!! 

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Sriracha-Soy Fried Chicken in Lettuce Wraps

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Bon Appetit, January 2010 – Ingredient of the Year: Sriracha Sauce

See recipe at website above.

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Food Network's Top 50 Recipes of 2009

Food Network launched it’s top 50 of 2009 list of recipes.  After receiving the notification email, I started to review some of the items.  Clearly, 2009 was a year of comfort and frugality.  Not a lot of truffles, caviar, crown roasts this year.  So far, there are a large number of recipes that I’d

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Hot sauce? No way! Quintessential Condiment I say

I know, I know, you’re getting tired of me whining about Gourmet Magazine.

No more.  I‘m an instant lover of Bon Appetit.  What did they name ingredient of the year? None other than myfavorite condiment, Sriracha Sauce.  Long before it went to the mainstream sitting on tables at fast meal establishments like Noodles

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Bon Appetit Is Here

I received my first two Bon Appetit magazines yesterday.  This magazine is replacing my former Gourmet subscription.  In all honesty, I had let Gourmet run out and forgot to renew.  So, in early December, I opened up a Bon Appetit subscription.  Many years ago (10+), I had subscribed to Bon Appetit. However, when I

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Cubanitas

Had a great lunch today with friends.  We stopped at Cubanitas.  I’ve been there several times in the past…but not for quite a few years.  This Cuban restaurant is a great find in the Milwaukee area.  I highly recommend it.  Try the Cuban sandwich and definitely order a plate of tostones (fried plantain.)

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A back-to-normal dinner...

After eating a ton of food with not a lot of health benefits, I’m pleased to say we just finished a pretty decent meal.  At the store yesterday, I wound up seeing a pile of sweet potatoes that looked great.  I bought a few of those and saw some frozen fish in the seafood

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