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Nick • August 2, 2010
A few weeks ago I went on a pantry cleaning expedition. You see my pantry space is incredibly limited. In fact, I don’t really even have a pantry. It’s just a single cabinet that I keep all my canned/dried stuff in. Ideally, it would be perfectly organized but it pretty much always looks like a [...]
Posted in Beef, Main Dishes, Spicy | Tagged ancho chiles, chili powder, Chipotle Peppers, New Mexico Chiles, steak
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Nick • May 24, 2010
The first time I had something wrapped in lettuce I was pretty sure that I wasn’t going to like it. I mean… why not use a tortilla or bread or any number of delicious wrapping things. Lettuce? Really? That’s the best you can do? Of course, when I tried it, my mind was immediately changed. [...]
Posted in Appetizers, Beef, Healthy, Main Dishes, Quick and Easy, Spicy, Stuffing Stuff | Tagged Asian Food, bulgogi, butter lettuce, Chili Oil, garlic, ginger, kimchi, rice, scallions, sesame oil, steak
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Nick • May 5, 2010
One bonus of getting married (besides everlasting love) is that we’ve gotten a number of gifts for the kitchen. So many in fact that we can’t actually store them all in our very small kitchen. So we’ve kind of temporarily converted our second bedroom into a kitchen gadget store room. Eventually we’re gonna donate a [...]
Posted in Beef, Main Dishes, Quick and Easy, Spicy | Tagged Asian Food, broccoli, chicken stock, Chili Oil, corn starch, garlic, ginger, Oyster Sauce, Red Pepper Flakes, red peppers, rice, soy sauce, steak, stir fry
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Nick • December 2, 2009
One of my absolute favorite ways to relax is to take my time cooking a really nice dinner on a weekend. I’m so frequently rushed to bang something out between work and blogging and watching re-runs of The Office that I sometimes forget how relaxing it can be to take the time to enjoy the [...]
Posted in Beef, Main Dishes, Salad, Side Dishes, Spicy | Tagged beets, butter, cream, garlic, goat cheese, mashed potatoes, pink peppercorns, pistachios, red wine, steak
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Nick • March 23, 2009
A few weeks ago a friend called me and asked, “Nick! How do I cook steak?” It was hard for me to explain over the phone, but I promised a post showing a really good way to cook a steak using a stove top. The home cook is at a disadvantage when it comes to [...]
Posted in Beef, Main Dishes | Tagged butter, ribeye, steak
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