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Nick • February 22, 2010
When Snowmageddon hit, Betsy and I were holed up for many days with not much to do except watch bad movies and play Scrabble. One night I wanted to cook something that would be very soothing and warming and also be great for leftovers for the next few days. Mac and cheese was the first [...]
Posted in Economical, Pasta, Side Dishes, Vegetarian | Tagged baked pasta, bechamel, bread crumbs, butter, cayenne pepper, cheddar cheese, cream, fusilli, garlic, mozzarella cheese, onions, paprika, parmesan cheese, roux, spinach
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Nick • January 21, 2010
I really struggled a title for this post. I went with the minimalist title, explaining exactly what you will find in this post, but I had a lot of other thoughts. Titles like: – When Spanakopita Goes Wrong – Good Dough. Bad Spinach. – Greek Grandmothers Have It Tough And the more subtle: – On [...]
Posted in Appetizers, Failure, Vegetarian | Tagged bechamel, butter, clarified butter, Eggs, phyllo, spanakopita, spinach
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Nick • September 23, 2009
Betsy and I have been in a many month debate over whether or not it’s possible for me to produce really awesome queso (cheese dip) without using the super-processed cheese that rhymes with Smellveeta. While the queso recipe on the back of the Rotel can is a favorite of mine I figured there was queso [...]
Posted in Appetizers, Side Dishes, Spicy, Vegetarian | Tagged avocados, beans, bechamel, black beans, butter, cheddar cheese, cilantro, cream, dips, garlic, Green Chilis, limes, Monterey Jack, pico de gallo, red onions, Tex-Mex, tomatoes
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Nick • June 2, 2009
Summer equals grilling and grilling equals burgers. Last weekend I was in charge of providing the burgers for a cookout I was going to and I was more than happy to oblige. Since I was right in the middle of reviewing Bobby Flay’s new book, I thought I would give one of the burgers out [...]
Posted in Beef, Main Dishes, Sandwiches, Spicy | Tagged bechamel, burgers, butter, Chuck Roast, Monterey Jack, poblanos, tortilla chips
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Nick • November 1, 2008
This is part two in an ongoing search for the absolute perfect Grilled Cheese. You can check out round one here. That sandwich was pretty good, but I was ready to kick these trials up a notch. For that I look for help from the French. Allow me to introduce you to the Croque Monsieur [...]
Posted in Pork, Sandwiches | Tagged bechamel, butter, grilled cheese, gruyere cheese, ham, milk, mustard, parmesan cheese
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