Today I made Apple Flour.

Yeah you read that right biatch...apple flour.

Then I wrapped it around a hockey puck of goat cheese and deep fried it.

I know, I know.

Molten Goaty goodness and apple-ly tastiness?!...and yet, try that over some arugula, candied walnuts, olive oil, & balsamic reduction and you have some goddamned deliciousness, I gotta ( Read more... )

Do it...NOW.
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• 3-4 Tablespoons of softened butter in a bowl.
• toss 4-5 chicken thighs (or legs, or skin on breasts!) in the bowl and toss to coat.
• Toss Chicken butter mixture again with Minced Sage & Minced Garlic, making sure to rub the skin (caress it, love it, yes...) to get it evenly shellacked with buttah!
• pull chicken out of delicious butter bath ( Read more... )

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Dear Rosemary Parmesan Foccacia,
  Thank you for making my house smell like home.
xox,
 The Monday Night Baker.

Other cool highlights if the day:
Bright green silly putty, with which to heal my hand.
Rendering Duck fat...
half of which I will save, half of which I will use to make a Duck Fried Rice like you've never seen.

Happy day off to me.
:)

Yesterday at work I decided to put out another special.  It was really on a whim as I suddenly remembered that we had some leftover littlenecks in house after the Raw Bar the night before. Submitted for your approval:


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10) Just call me Sous Chef in training.
9) I'm a little nervous, but a bit excited about getting the riegns to the kitchen this weekend.
8) Swordfish over corn, bell pepper, sugar snap, and fingerling ragu.  

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Well damn...it feels like I've been away from this thing for a while. I've had alot on my mind, and been running around like a crazy person with the new job, so pardon my lack of real entries. As an apology, I give thee:  The where the hell have I been entry.

Highlights include:
Climbing, or lack thereof
New Job at Franklin Country Club
Maine Trip
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10) had a terrible night ( Read more... )

10) Family Meal Victory: Chicken Picatta (mmm lovely lemon butter sauce) and Toasted Orzo salad with mint, basil, lemon, grapes, toasted almonds and blood orange supremes....F*N Tasty! 
9) That whole crush on Esteban thing?...Yah out the window, QED
8) Forgive me, but nothing beats this doctor-ed cold case italian sub from the convenience store right ( Read more... )

10) holy balls does the website look awesome...and its not even done ( Read more... )