Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
I have no idea what’s actually in arroz con pollo, the traditional Spanish/Puerto Rican dish. I know there’s arroz (aka: rice) and pollo (chicken for us English speakers). Beyond that, it’s pretty much a guessing game, which is why I have zero idea whether or not my version of this meal is authentic. I’m guessing…
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You probably know how to make chicken fingers. Just buy the chicken already cut into tenders and coat them: flour, egg, panko. Note: I like some cayenne mixed in my panko. Then just fry or bake. I’m trying to be healthy, so I went with baking. The story here is not the chicken, it’s the…
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Cinco de Mayo fell on a Tuesday this year so I decided not to go out. I live across from Rio Grande so that would have been the obvious choice for celebrating, but I also know they are home to the most lethal margs known to man. One ‘rita always turns into four and then next thing…
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My weeknights are kinda crazy right now. With a wedding every weekend, I need to use the week to run errands. That doesn’t leave much time for elaborate home cooked meals, but I was tired of spending the money on takeout. I had some habanero chicken sausage in the fridge and decided to build a quick…
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The Dish: When Karen wants to cheer Regina up she offers “You want to do something fun? You want to go to Taco Bell?” The fact that Taco Bell is Karen’s idea of fun is how I know she and I would certainly have been in the same clique at school, despite her lack of…
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I had no idea I would be staying late at work on Tuesday. If I had, I wouldn’t have stocked the fridge with lots of perishable items. But then I did stay late at work and when I arrived home at 9 PM I had some salmon that had to be cooked that night or…
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I’m a big fan of Trader Joe’s demos. All they ever do is take two of their products that aren’t supposed to go together and show you that, yes, they are perfect together. I don’t know who thinks up these combos – probably a stoner stock boy – but they are almost always great and…
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When my sister-in-law first came to visit New York, she made the required pilgrimage to a bagel shop and was appalled to hear the girl in front of her order a scooped bagel. “SHE’S WASTING THE BEST PART” she hissed at my brother. …And that’s how my sister-in-law had her first run in with the…
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Because I ate this while watching the mid-season premiere of one of my favorite shows, I’m going to call this meal “How to Get Away with Nachos.” They’re not just called that because I ate them while watching Viola Davis SLAY as Annalise Keating. They’re also called that because this recipe is your way to eat…
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It’s three ingredients and all you have to do is mash/stir them together with a spoon. These three simple ingredients I speak of? Goat cheese, Greek yogurt, and dill. This dip works because goat cheese and Greek yogurt both have that tang but the yogurt gives it the smooth consistency you need in a dip and makes…
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Peaches to Apples 