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alannaface
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- Location: Silicon Valley, CA
- Last bite on earth: Boston's No Name Restaurant's lobster, scallop and shrimp special sauteed in butter, garlic and white wine.
AHT Giveaway: Case of Pat LaFrieda Burgers
Any burger grilled by my husband on my homemade potato rolls. Or as Ron Swanson says, "It's meat on a bun, put ketchup on it if you want, I don't really care."
Giveaway: Win A Limited Edition "Zelda Collection" from Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
Greyhound. And I would be happy to taste test all of the above as well! :)
Win Two VIP Tickets to Cochon 555 in San Francisco
Ribs. That might be a little bit of a cop out but it's so simple and when done right I could eat like 10 pounds of ribs.
Good Eggs, a New Local Food Marketplace in the Bay Area
I've been following them now that I'm able to get deliveries/pick-ups on the Peninsula but I still feel that my local farmer's market has better prices for similar items. If I were in a pinch and couldn't get out to the market I might go this route and look forward to seeing more super local options in the future.
Do You Compost Your Food Scraps?
I'm a SF Bay Area person and I didn't compost before it was introduced in my city. I still think it requires lots of education to get people to start composting regularly but in my home we quickly switched over (city provides a small bucket that can go under your sink, on your counter). It takes some training but in SF it's second nature for everyone to see multiple trash bins in public for sorting your trash.
I think that especially for people who ARE responsible for their individual trash fee, like those in houses with no community waste, it makes it easy to save ourselves money by using smaller "trash only" bins and utilizing the recycling and compost bins more.
Bake the Book: The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen
Louisville... that's southern right?
Cook the Book: 'From A Polish Country House Kitchen'
My favorite way to eat cabbage and potatoes is in pierogi form!
Giveaway: Win Tickets to In Pursuit of Balance in San Francisco and LA
Right now I'm really liking Kunde (we're wine club members, so I'm biased) and Roederer.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: The Sriracha Lover's Ultimate Gift Pack
Sriracha fried rice= best sriracha food ever.
Holiday Giveaway: The Amazing Thermapen Thermometer
A candy thermometer into caramel.
Bake the Book: Liddabit Sweets Candy Cookbook
Pretty much any candy but I think I've really been enjoying Junior Mints (at the movies, duh) and I have to restrain myself every time I see the gummy penguins at Trader Joes because I could entirely eat a bag in a sitting.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Zingerman's Camp Bacon Gift Box
My favorite way to eat bacon is basically a BLT sandwich with added turkey and avocado. My mom used to make it for my sister and I as a special treat!
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: The Sriracha Lover's Ultimate Gift Pack
My husband loves me making sriracha popcorn and I love it in Asian style soups, on noodles, and part of my hamburger spread. The sriracha fried recipe on SE is also pretty epic.
Holiday Giveaway: The Amazing Thermapen Thermometer
Spatchcocked turkey on Thanksgiving. Unfortunately we undercooked the bird despite the thermometer reading so the leftovers were raw in parts. Oops!
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: The Baking Steel
Tomatoes and basil from my garden (when in season)! But I'm going to try and perfect the marinara pizza so that would be: canned tomatoes with basil (from my garden) made into marinara!
Ask The Food Lab Anything, Thanksgiving Edition
Last year I employed many of the tips for making gravy given on Seriouseats and was blown away by how good the resulting gravy was, as was my family. However, there just wasn't enough! We like a thicker gravy and we have 10 people this year so I'd like to make at least four cups or more of thick gravy. What's the best way to do this?
Slurped: Of Bad Dates and Good Rice Noodles at New Hon Won
Love this article!
Los Angeles: Where to Find the Best Non-Chain Fish Tacos
I would love to see something about the fish tacos at Shanghai Red's in Palm Springs because I'm obsessed with the white sauce on their fish tacos and can't identify what it is/ how to replicate it. It's the closest I've ever had to the fish tacos in Mexico driving through Baja. Which is to say: ridiculously amazingly good. I would love to know if any of these tacos have the same tangy (mayo and crema maybe?) sauce!
The Urban Gardener: How to Fight Weeds Naturally
Are your tomato plants trimmed or are they just pretty sparse with the leaves? I have tomato plants that get huge but have read that some people trim out leaves and am thinking maybe I should try.
AHT Giveaway: Case of Pat LaFrieda Burgers
My ideal burger is grilled (medium), tender and juicy, with sharp cheddar. Lettuce, tomato and very thinly sliced red onion plus some sriracha mayo. Keep it simple!
Cook the Book: 'Eat with Your Hands'
In my family, for every birthday my grandma makes an angel food cake with chocolate frosting. It's just always been that way. But ever since I can remember, we've eaten our slice of cake with our hands. Why? I'm not really sure but for some reason it always tastes better that way.
8 Memorable Sips from San Francisco Beer Week
What, no Devil's Canyon Barrel Aged Full Boar Scotch Ale!? :)
Cook the Book: 'Bi-Rite Market's Eat Good Food'
My go-to grocery store is not necessarily my favorite because the produce isn't great and they don't always have everything I want (they don't sell sriracha!) but when I go first thing on a Saturday morning it's nice and empty and fully stocked. Then I continue to have a good reason to visit the farmer's market afterwards for my produce.
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I had the Cochon pork on the bun and you didn't miss anything. The bread overwhelmed the pork and didn't seem that fresh so I would have preferred more meat and no bread. Their ribs were pretty great though!
And Model Bakery, wow! Great deals for sure. We got the cheese "plate" picnic ($10) and it had three good size wedges of cheese, olives, a giant strawberry and two packages of garlicky toasts. Great deal when a cheese pizza from another stand was the same price and didn't seem like the same amount of food. I'll be seeking our Model Bakery next time I'm in Napa.