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Monthly Archives: January 2008

A simple winter stew recipe from Jamie Oliver

Saturday, January 5, 2008

Several years ago, I participated in an online chat featuring Jamie Oliver. Here’s the excerpt with my question and his answer: W: I enjoy beer and would like to incorporate it into my cooking as one uses wine. What types would you recommend, and with what kinds of food? JO: Let’s start with the most [...]

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Hungry suckling pigs

Friday, January 4, 2008

These are video images from a farm exhibit at the Museum of Science and industry. For some reason I’m suddenly craving bacon and a glass of milk.

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Jamie at Home

Thursday, January 3, 2008

My favorite celeb chef Jamie Oliver is back with a new cooking show called Jamie at Home, which debuts Saturday, January 12 on Food Network at 8:30 AM CT, an awful time slot if there ever was one. It’s shown at 8:00 PM on Channel 4 in the UK. Here’s a TV promo: For more [...]

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Hot pot – our Christmas dinner

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

As a child of Taiwanese immigrants, I was sometimes embarrassed by the ethnic dishes my mom served for Christmas dinner. I wanted the beautiful browned turkey and the honey-lacquered ham; what we got was roasted duck from Chinatown. (And you can stop it with the fa-ra-ra-ra-ra jokes already.) Now, a couple of decades later, I [...]

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