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wasabigelatine’s 2011 holiday gift guide

Monday, December 12, 2011

Bright stars on coasters and boxes of toffee Soap for your mittens and booze for your coffee Cookbooks with cuisine so mindboggling These are a few of my favorite things this year!   Isn’t it more fun to give out handwritten recipe cards rather than clicking the “send to a friend” button? Rifle Paper Co. [...]

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Homemade ramen

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Like many people, my early ramen experiences involved pouring boiling water into a large styrofoam cup and waiting for the tangled brick of dried noodles to magically transform into a piping-hot, satisfyingly salty soup best enjoyed while pulling an all-nighter cramming for finals. Up until my early twenties, I’d assumed that all ramen was instant, [...]

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Sous vide: high tech slow cooking

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Thomas Keller. Heston Blumenthal. Grant Achatz. Chipotle. Stouffer’s. American Airlines. From world-renowned chefs to large-scale food production companies, sous vide (French for “under vacuum”) has revolutionized the way people cook. This method involves vacuum-sealing food in plastic and submerging it in a temperature-controlled water bath for a specific period of time. It’s a very efficient [...]

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wasabigelatine’s 2009 holiday gift guide

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

This year, it’s twenty items for $20 or under. Enjoy! Honey and honey mustard gift set – $12, Chicago Honey Co-op.  Located on Chicago’s West Side, Chicago Honey Co-op practices sustainable beekeeping and honey production while providing jobs for the city’s underemployed. This gift set is a great way to sample their products and support [...]

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White truffle salt

Saturday, February 28, 2009

A friend of mine gave me a jar of white truffle salt from The Spice House in Old Town. It has real bits of white truffle in it and is so powerfully aromatic it scents the kitchen even when sealed in a plastic bag. I like it on mashed potatoes, french fries, and sweet corn. [...]

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