I Can't Believe I'm Reading This ....


" There are two activities in life in which we can lovingly and carefully put something inside of someone we love. Cooking is the one we can do three times a day for the rest of our lives, without

pills." -- Mario Batali, Esquire Magazine.

I suppose the second refers to thermometers?

Never mind.


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Tried out the organic, house-smoked pork spare ribs from Green's Market last night.

Braising them gently over a low heat left my abode smelling like a trapper's cabin in the woods, and they were so ferociously salty it was really too difficult to eat them as is. (The salt makes up for the lack of nitrites.)

The powerful smokiness however, turned out to be a virtue. Chopping the meat into a fine mince for sprinkling and rendering down the fat for drizzling, created two ingredients capable of giving a boot kick to any number of food items that can be on the bland side without a little help. In this case, it elevated two plain vegetable dishes of baked pumpkin and roasted cauliflower into something sensational.

$2.99 for six small ribs.




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