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How Do You Soften Butter?

While we're at it, why do you soften butter?
May 17, 2013 1:31 pm

Sometimes a recipe will call for softened butter. How soft is soft, why does it need to be soft and how do you soften it properly? Grab a slice of bread and a dull knife and meet us in the kitchen.

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What We're Reading: Neurogastronomy, Insect Gastronomy, Cheap Beer

A survey of food and drink stories from the Web
May 17, 2013 12:31 pm
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Grilling Month

Grilling God: Chad Newton

Bay Area chef talks surefire tips, Giants baseball
May 17, 2013 12:02 pm

Chad Newton — along with his wife Grace Nguyen — are the culinary forces behind Asian Box, the Vietnamese fast casual mini-chain located in Palo Alto and Mountain View, California.

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Boos Chopping Block Giveaway

A chopping block from renowned manufacturer Boos
May 17, 2013 9:17 am

John Boos & Co. Is the leading manufacturer of butcher block products in the US. They are renowned for their famous Boos Blocks© and cutting boards which are all made of solid and quality North American hardwoods. One of these awesome walnut end grain construction Boos Blocks can be yours. Enter for your chance to win after the jump.

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Whatchamacallit?

What's The Difference Between Shrimp and Prawns?

Solve the fish mystery and toss both on the barbie
May 16, 2013 1:31 pm

It's a prawn, it's a shrimp, it's a delicious crustacean! We're happy when either lands on our plate, but if you truly need to know the difference, we can point you in the right direction. For the record: you'd be hard-pressed to tell them apart by taste-test alone. 

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Grilling Month

Grilling God: Jason Dady

Texas chef on the joys of grilling with rosé
May 16, 2013 1:01 pm

“I’m a small cook from a small town. It’s the seventh largest city in the United States. It’s called San Antonio.” Jason Dady tells me this, wide-smiled and sweating, while he hovers over a Big Green Egg at last month’s Austin Food & Wine Festival. He’s grilling a whole branzino that has been simply dressed with fresh herbs and a little olive oil. It's just one of the grilling secrets he shares with us. Many more, right this way...

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The Game Plan

7 Ideas For Dinner Tonight: Out-Of-The-Ordinary Chicken

Chicken recipes from around the world for dinner
May 16, 2013 12:02 pm

Tonight's not about opening a pack of chicken breasts and hoping something interesting will happen if you put them in a hot pan. Tonight is about treating poultry right — that means firing up the fryer, getting your grind on, honoring the thigh and getting every piece of meat off that juicy carcass. Here are 7 chicken recipes to keep your bird game fresh.

 
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    What To Eat: Lunch

    Chicken For Lunch? Go For The Thigh.

    When you reheat it, it gets better. Period.
    May 16, 2013 11:31 am

    Today for lunch, get intimate with what I firmly believe to be the best part of the chicken (aside from deep-fried skin, obviously), don't hesitate to go to the dark side and find your perfect use for this juicy meat. 

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