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Dinner Tonight: Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Sauerkraut on Rye

I used to make a version of this all the time when I was vegetarian and craving a reuben. Just like a reuben, it's good with thousand island or russian dressing!

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Drinking the Bottom Shelf: More Regional American Beer

I bought a six pack of Genny at a drive through once (they were out of Black Label). First of all, the six pack came in the bottom of an opened 30 pack box. Second, it cost me like $3. The drive through attendant proudly stated that it "makes you hyper and drunk at the same time". Yeah, I'll never buy it again.

From Drinks

Cocktail 101: All About Bitters, Part 1

Fee Brothers Rhubarb Bitters.. go buy it now!

I was lucky enough to receive a bottle as a gift a week ago, and I'm literally putting it in tap water at this point. If you get some, try adding a half shot of good bourbon in the bottom of a champagne flute, adding 5 or 6 dashes of rhubarb bitters, and filling the glass with ginger ale. We call it the Kenny D and it's one of the best cocktails I've had recently :)

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The Food Lab: More Tips For Perfect Steaks

@kenji, the secret to the broiler is to start with a room temperature steak and put it as close to the broiler as you conceivably can.. like almost touching. It smokes quite a bit, but the result is as close to a grilled sear as I can get!

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Cranberry Butter?

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Mandyhello answered "macaroni and cheese" to Which dishes are you sick of?

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Mandyhello answered "Crushed red pepper flakes" to What seasonings do you shake on your slices?

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Mandyhello answered "Both" to Do You Make Ham or Lamb on Easter?

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Mandyhello answered "Shepherd's or Cottage Pie " to What's Your Favorite Kind of Savory Pie?

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Mandyhello got 33% correct on How Much Do You Know About Condiments?

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Recent Comments

From Recipes

Dinner Tonight: Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Sauerkraut on Rye

I used to make a version of this all the time when I was vegetarian and craving a reuben. Just like a reuben, it's good with thousand island or russian dressing!

From Drinks

Drinking the Bottom Shelf: More Regional American Beer

I bought a six pack of Genny at a drive through once (they were out of Black Label). First of all, the six pack came in the bottom of an opened 30 pack box. Second, it cost me like $3. The drive through attendant proudly stated that it "makes you hyper and drunk at the same time". Yeah, I'll never buy it again.

From Drinks

Cocktail 101: All About Bitters, Part 1

Fee Brothers Rhubarb Bitters.. go buy it now!

I was lucky enough to receive a bottle as a gift a week ago, and I'm literally putting it in tap water at this point. If you get some, try adding a half shot of good bourbon in the bottom of a champagne flute, adding 5 or 6 dashes of rhubarb bitters, and filling the glass with ginger ale. We call it the Kenny D and it's one of the best cocktails I've had recently :)

From Serious Eats

The Food Lab: More Tips For Perfect Steaks

@kenji, the secret to the broiler is to start with a room temperature steak and put it as close to the broiler as you conceivably can.. like almost touching. It smokes quite a bit, but the result is as close to a grilled sear as I can get!

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The Food Lab: More Tips For Perfect Steaks

I don't have a grill, so I've done a lot of kitchen experimenting. I've found that broiling can give you a really juicy flavorful steak. I usually salt right before broiling, but I may have to try to let them sit in the fridge overnight!

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Our Favorite British and Irish Crisps, Candies, and Other Snacks

I was in an international junk food swap a few months ago, and completely fell in love with King's Cheese and Onion and Elite Chocolate Kimberleys (basically a slightly gingery and much more moist Moon Pie). Irish snacks are the best, I love Tayto too!

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Spice Hunting: Old Bay

I use Old Bay as my standard addition to basically anything I'm sauteing. It's so awesome on caramelized onions!

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The Nasty Bits: Pig's Foot

This is so timely, I'm making Crubeens for St. Pats next week (an old Irish street/fair food, it's basically crunchy breaded pig's feet). Here's the recipe I found if anybody else is curious:

http://www.europeancuisines.com/Crubeens-Cruibini-Crunchy-Pigs-Feet-Trotters

I went to my local offal-friendly supermarket last week, and they were actually out of trotters! I thought it was a good sign :)

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The Nasty Bits: Pate

I still remember a tin of duck confit mixed with fois pate that my boss brought me from France. It was one of the meals that totally changed the way I think about food.

From Drinks

Tea Technique: How to Steep White Tea

Thanks for the great advice, I hope this is a new column!

From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: 'The Just Bento Cookbook'

Spicy crab salad with cucumbers and maybe a few cherry tomatoes!

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Mapo Tofu, When Low-Brow Just Hits the Spot

I'm plotting Shake N Bake fish for dinner as we speak..

From Talk

If salt/pepper were a given, what would be your one other spice?

Does Old Bay count as a single spice? If not, smoked paprika..

From Serious Eats

Can You Do Anything with Nut Shells?

Somebody on Craftster recently used pistachio shells to make a broach!

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=321292.0

Personally, I plan to use them as exfoliant in homemade soap... just grind and go!

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Alabama Law Firm Sues Taco Bell For Misleading Labeling

Taco bell is really good about subbing ground meat beef filling product with beans, and it's a few cents cheaper.. just saying...

From Recipes

Lemon Salt with Fennel and Chili

What a great idea! This would make a fantastic inexpensive foodie gift too, I'll have to try it out.

From Drinks

Drinking the Bottom Shelf: Schlitz Classic 1960s Formula

I actually really like the new/old Schlitz, but
A: It might be packaging, you're right
B: It gives you the beer Schlitz... just saying..

Great article! For the sake of argument, my favorite cheap beer is and will always be Black Label.

From A Hamburger Today

Our Favorite Burgers of 2010

Great article, but my Ohio-based heart (and stomach) are saddened that I apparently have to go to California, New York, Atlanta, or Philly to get a good burger. Anybody have a shout out for Michael Symon's B Spot? I haven't gotten there yet, but I hear they make an insane burger.

From Talk

Your Favorite Meal?

1. Caprese salad and bread
2. Prune's Veal marrow bones on toast (ala Fergus), my grandma's potato salad, and rhubarb pie. And a Guinness :)

From Recipes

Easy Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix

I usually make mine with a good quality cocoa, dry milk, sugar, and (believe it or not) a box of chocolate pudding. Yours has fewer chemicals I'm sure, but one box of pudding produces a thick and rich hot cocoa!

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Mandyhello answered "macaroni and cheese" to Which dishes are you sick of?

From Slice

Mandyhello answered "Crushed red pepper flakes" to What seasonings do you shake on your slices?

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Mandyhello answered "Both" to Do You Make Ham or Lamb on Easter?

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Mandyhello answered "Shepherd's or Cottage Pie " to What's Your Favorite Kind of Savory Pie?

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Mandyhello answered "Rhubarb" to What's Your Favorite Kind of Pie?

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Mandyhello answered "Foodgasm" to Which Food Term Bugs You the Most?

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Mandyhello got 70% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Tea?

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Mandyhello got 100% correct on How Much Do You Know About Irish Food?

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Mandyhello got 33% correct on How Much Do You Know About Condiments?

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