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Curry Popcorn

Peppy Popcorn Popcorn is one of my favorite snacks.  Two of my favortie chefs here in LA, Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger have a wonderful recipe for popcorn in from their City Cuisine cookbook from 1989.  My husband and I made this a lot when we were first married and poor!  It’s pretty spicy, so you […]

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  September 18, 2009   1 comment

Gastrosexuals

According to Urban Dictionary, a Gastrosexual is: noun [countable] a person, especially a man, who uses cooking skills to impress friends and potential partners ‘Gastrosexuals are a new generation of men who consider cooking more a hobby than a household chore and use their kitchen prowess to seduce women.’ Bring it on!

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  September 3, 2009   1 comment

Chile Rellonos

Feather-Weight Rellenos Okay, I know I said I wouldn’t bring up Hatch Chiles again!!  Sorry, but this is too good. Over the weekend, I went to my friend Chris’s house (she is one of my favorite foodies to hang out with) to deliver her 10 pounds of Hatch Chiles.  She invited me for breakfast and […]

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  August 31, 2009   No comments

Roasted Green Chile Salsa

The Hatch Hook UP Well tomorrow is that day that I pick up 72 pounds of Hatch green chilies at 10:30 am PST.  My freezer (in the garage) is empty, in chilly (get it?) anticipation! I guess I will need to host some “hot luck” parties soon, though I need to discern from my posse […]

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  August 21, 2009   No comments

Chili Verde

The Hatch Green Chile Debacle As most of you already know, my brain temporarily left the building yesterday. I was watching an episode of Huell Howser a few nights ago doing a piece on Hatch New Mexican chiles. They are sold in the months of August and September. They roast them when you pick them […]

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  August 6, 2009   3 comments