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It has been said that every dish needs something crispy.  It helps keep things interesting.  The next challenge then is to come up with int...

The technique on these cakes is really fun, but the magic is in how incredibly tasty they are.  The fact that the flavour is pumpernickel m...

Granola has always been tops for me when it comes to breakfast cereals.  My parents were never big on sugar cereals, so at an early age I w...

sift the dry  We were messing around with breakfast this weekend.  I managed to blend a few pancake recipes into one very nice one on S...

The sunshine brings out the barbeques, which in turn brings out the burgers.  As we've explored in the Ultimate Burger Series, by inves...

Foie gras has a real knack for stirring up a hornet's nest of trouble, especially out here on the West coast.  Since the last post, I t...

A well made foie gras parfait is a beautiful sight, and even nicer to eat.  There are a few good ways to make it, but the techniques differ...

This jelly is surprisingly tasty and very West Coast.  Make sure you are picking your cedar tips from the tender tips as they are the young...

This is a terrific pastry book that fits nicely into the French Laundry and Bouchon series - it's not written by Thomas Keller, rathe...

Prawn crackers are great on their own, but I like to break them into random shapes and use them as a garnish on a dish.  They are very easy...