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I live two blocks from this taco truck, and I couldn't be happier. I don't care if it helps or hurts my property value--this is a crap neighborhood anyway--what I do care about is how damn good it is. My mouth waters just thinking about the tacos al pastor, grilled onions, cilantro, a little squeeze of lime, YUM. Out here, where you have to choose between the culinary delights of Claim Jumper or (god forbid) Macaroni Grill, El Nutri is a welcome addition.

Potato gratin with porcini mushrooms and mascarpone cheese!

Yep, Peking duck.

Nigel Slater! I'd ask him if I could have dinner with him in his garden.

angrywayne, you should start your own cheap healthy good food blog; I'd much rather read that. I'll be quoting you on the cheap meat thing.

For reals, four boxes of cereal???? I don't care what brand you buy, cereal is NOT healthy. Buy your own darn grains and make your own darn cereal, for pete's sake.

Use what you have. Period. If you buy a whole bunch of green onions and you just need one for the recipe you have, go to a recipe search engine and type in "green onion." Find out how to use up the whole bunch before you waste it. Apply this principle to everything in the kitchen. Make a list of what's in your fridge and put it somewhere visible in your kitchen, then cross things off as you use them. You'll be less likely to forget what's in there and toss it a week later.
Be mindful of your food. It's the best way to save money.

Tomatoes of course, five different kinds I think, Armenian and pickling cucumbers, turnips, peas, fava beans, chickpeas, cardoons, artichokes, eggplants, um I don't remember everything I'm the cook my partner's the gardener!

Flourless chocolate cake, preferably with coffee ice cream.

It would have to be a spring meal, perhaps because spring is on my mind right now? Roast chicken with morels, asparagus, stuffed artichokes or maybe sauteed with sherry vinegar and thyme, fantastic bread, rhubarb crumble or confit with ice cream for dessert.

I love roast chicken and have finally got the perfect (for me) method down. I buy the chicken a couple days in advance, so I can salt it as soon as I get it home and let it hang out in the fridge and get all juicy and full of flavor. The big day I take it out an hour or so before it goes in the oven, rub it with butter, maybe some lemons, maybe some herbs, but nothing more fancy than that. Place in my roasting pan with a v-rack, put a bit of stock in the pan, and start it out the oven around 450-475 for twenty minutes. Turn the heat wayyyyy down, a la Paula Wolfert, and let it slowly slowly finish roasting to perfection. Give it a rest out of the oven while we make the gravy and finish roasting veggies.

I don't know about that jd7979, it sounds rather alarmist and defensive, and where's the evidence to support your claim? It's a funny clip, which happens to highlight that fact that not everyone is going to be a sheep and cave in to corporate "food." Who knows what Susan feeds her kids--maybe she makes hamburgers and fries for them at home that are far more tasty and nutritious that the fake stuff they sell at McDonald's. Still kind of junk food, but on her own terms. I think you're judging a bit too quickly there.

Laguna, I'll bet it's 1 tablespoon of butter, and you would want to poach the chicken before adding it. I'm thinking probably a pound of chicken? Depending on how many hungry people you're serving. Hope that helps!