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My step by step guide to making macaroni.

( Once you click this cut, you will immediately gain five pounds. It's just a fact. )

I spent some time this afternoon organizing my photos on my hard drive and uploading some to my Flickr stream. I also made some delicious pasta for dinner last night and used some of the leftovers to make an easier and (in my opinion) superior lunch today. Photo and recipe below.


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I was starving so I made a lazy-ass version of Ilan's fideos with clams and saffron using a handful of pasta, a quarter of a cup of cream and a can of clams I picked up at the grocery store. And even with those minimal ingredients, it was delicious. I am so making it for realsies soon. Dry runs of recipes rock.

I kind of hate myself for this, but the first thing I'm going to make from the Top Chef cookbook is Ilan's Fideos with Clams and Saffron. It looked delicious in the episode, it looks delicious in the photo, and someone on the internet says it's good. And Padma did almost lick her plate.

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I went home on Saturday to see if I could help my dad with the booth he'd set up at the Sebastian Clambake, but it turned out to be a dud as far as marketing goes. On the plus side, I had good local seafood for lunch both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday it was peel-and-eat shrimp that were very fresh, and clam strips that I could tell had just been ( Read more... )

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It started out well enough.

me: I'm going to make a test run of my London broil for Thanksgiving sometime soon.
I need people's opinion, and I trust the residents of your apartment to tell me the truth and give suggestions. Would you like some free food maybe next week or this week or something?
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Menu
- Mojo chicken thighs
- White rice
- Spicy fried corn and broccoli
I started the chicken marinating last night. I put it in the oven at 425F for about twenty-five minutes, turning it over halfway through. I put enough marinade in the pan with the thighs that they were almost half-poached. I wanted to have some vegetables with my dinner so I ( Read more... )

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