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Simple Breaded Chicken

Posted on May 1, 2010 by Chris

There are a lot of options for using breaded chicken in a variety of different styles of cuisine. Here’s a blogger who explains the process in simple terms. This is just how we do it in the restaurant business. How … Continue reading →

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Container Herb Gardening

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Chris

There’s really no substitute for fresh herbs in cooking. But have you priced them in the produce section lately? It seems all you can find are these little clamshell packs with a few stems of limp-looking herbs, maybe a quarter … Continue reading →

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Grow Your Own

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Chris

What better way to save money in the kitchen than to grow your own? It takes very little actual land area to make a quite decent garden. It can even be done in containers! Here’s a list of easy-to-manage vegetables … Continue reading →

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Wine Survival Guide

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Chris

Some excellent tips for surviving (or recovering from) some annoying wine pitfalls. Seven Wine Emergencies and How To Fix Them In A Pinch Thanks to Snooth.com for this timely set of tips!

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Ovoids In The Raw

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Chris

Raw Eggs. What ingredient, other than raw chicken, inspires such trepidation in the hearts of cooks and diners everywhere? And yet, how many culinary delights is one missing if one avoids these often-misunderstood ovoids? Well you need miss them no … Continue reading →

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