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Posts tagged ‘poached eggs’

Setting up shop

What I really want to tell you about is how I managed to cook this entire meal without getting a speck of anything on my shirt, particularly notable since our kitchen in Vienna did not come supplied with an apron (or many other things).

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And there’s certainly a lot more to say – about our time in Vienna thus far, about how amazing it feels to have our own kitchen space, and about all the little confusing things about going grocery shopping in another country. Or about how easy it is to burn things in the thin, aluminum pans that sorely stock our kitchen here, or how the stove really only goes down to medium-high, and that effectively using anything lower requires some MacGyver-like manuevering. But for now I have a few more important things to move on to. Read more

BLT bread salad

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One of the things I love talking about when I’m teaching is how to take the flavor combinations of your favorite dishes and apply them to something completely different. It’s all about food as a canvas for whatever sorts of additions and ingredients you usually love in a completely different context.  Read more