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Homemade Bacon

Homemade Bacon

The first time I saw a wild boar smoking slowly under the soot-blackened eaves of a dome-shaped grill I was mesmerized. I was standing 100 yards from the banks of the Mississippi, deep in the beating heart of the Arkansas Delta. The body of the pig was cloaked in thick slabs of bacon which were…

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How to Render Duck Fat & Other Important Matters

How to Render Duck Fat & Other Important Matters

I rendered some duck fat and wanted to tell you all about the glorious experience. I plan on using it in all of my recipes, from pie crusts to steaks to milkshakes. Just kidding. Sort of. I made the rendered duck fat and have step-by-step instructions over at my "second home"... I just had too many boxes and filing…

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Grandma's Pudding

Grandma’s Pudding

Grandma Pellegrini has these faintly pink glass bowls in her house. She's had them since the 1930's. She and her sister (my great-aunt) lived together in New York City when they were working girls. I like that she still has them. She served me a pudding in them that I would like to tell you about, because…

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Yellow Corn Bread with Grandma P.

A few weeks ago Grandma Pellegrini sent me an email. Yes, she does email. She also does facebook. It is the dawn of a new era. She said: "I'm just sitting down to enjoy my soup and my latest triumph in the kitchen.  I decided this morning to put my various cast iron baking pans to…

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Red Quinoa Salad

Guess what this is... I'll give you one clue... It's not a leotard. Okay, I'll give you another clue... Now guess? Okay, okay, geez, one more clue! Red quinoa!!! If you've never heard of it before, you're not alone. It's been slowly rising to stardom recently but hasn't reached full celebrity status yet. It's a grain-like crop grown for its edible seeds.…

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