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With the recent opening of Bell Street Burritos in Westside, people are again eulogizing Tortillas, Atlanta’s original burrito joint. After shutting their doors in 2003, but before they set off into the sunset, Tortillas bequeathed one last gift to Atlanta’s Tex-Mex aficionados: some loose recipe guidelines on how to make most of what was made …
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Nearly every home cook I know has a system for organizing their recipes. Some of my older friends (and a few of the younger one’s as well) use a classic card system. My mother, for example, has this little open top card box stuffed to the gills with all sorts of recipes. Some of my …
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ramen recipe adapted from David Chang’s Momofuku cookbook This is part 2 of my Momofuku ramen guide. This post focuses almost exclusively on the cooking process, the ingredients, and the time management aspect to making this ramen, an easy to execute but time intensive dish. While I strongly suggest you check out part 1 of …
This is the complete guide to the ramen recipe from David Chang’s Momofuku cookbook. I’ve split this into a two-part series whereby this part gives you a little background on ramen and some notes and advice on how to best execute Chang’s version. Also included is a composite grocery list so though you don’t have …
A few months ago, TV personality Andrew Zimmern was spotted in both Atlanta and Athens filming segments for a season 3 episode of Appetite For Life. A4L is an online “TV” show that focuses on Southern food and culture. After a few months editing, the Atlanta episode is now available online. The episode includes lots …
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Recently, a friend tasked me to find her a grilled salmon recipe that used something sweet to accent the fish. A little googling turned up a Salmon of the Americas cooking contest from a few years back. Amongst the 41 entries featuring farmed salmon, one that caught my eye was a seared salmon with sweet …
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image courtesy of FancyFastFood.com McDonald’s decision to bring back the McRib has absolutely inundated food news over the past few days. Even mainstream media lamed things up with their coverage and there has been a surge of new “make your own McRib” posts going up. So why did I jump on the band wagon? B/c …
Caesar Salad recipe adapted from The “21” Cookbook (buy on Amazon) Caesar dressing recipes are as ubiquitous as any. Everyone has their way of doing it and many will debate the merits of one version over another. For the record – I do fall in the pro anchovies camp. I’ve sampled a wide number of …
Forget JT, Tyler Capps is the dude who has been bringing sexy back. His Cooking Comically website may just be the best new recipe site on the web. A little over a month ago, Capps decided to use his artistic talents and his love of creating food to put together some very stylized recipes. His …
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I hate bacon. I don’t really mean bacon itself, rather … I hate what has become of bacon. It’s everywhere and it’s Benton’s fault! Still, when I found this recipe for bacon strip pancakes, I knew I had to make them! So while y’all are reading this, I’ll be making this! To be honest, had …