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I get totally psyched on cooking - and then lose motivation!!

I'd wager that, although you haven't fully realized it, you're simply cooking dishes you're not finding genuinely interesting.

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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Zingerman's Praise the Lard Gift Box

Pork loin braised in milk making the perfect pork compliment--a nutty brown sauce.

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The Food Lab: Animal Fat Mayonnaise

Great post. The other thing you didn't really mention was the temperature of the oil/fat. I can recall in a culinary class when the chef liked to do various things to trip us up to teach us. One time he used warm oil--I don't know, maybe 125-150F. It would break the emulsion every time.

I wonder if the rendered fat was too hot and that's what prevented the emulsion?

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From Talk

I get totally psyched on cooking - and then lose motivation!!

I'd wager that, although you haven't fully realized it, you're simply cooking dishes you're not finding genuinely interesting.

From Serious Eats

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Zingerman's Praise the Lard Gift Box

Pork loin braised in milk making the perfect pork compliment--a nutty brown sauce.

From Serious Eats

The Food Lab: Animal Fat Mayonnaise

Great post. The other thing you didn't really mention was the temperature of the oil/fat. I can recall in a culinary class when the chef liked to do various things to trip us up to teach us. One time he used warm oil--I don't know, maybe 125-150F. It would break the emulsion every time.

I wonder if the rendered fat was too hot and that's what prevented the emulsion?

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Dinner Tonight: Linguine with Mussels and Kale

Hey, that's suspiciously similar to my dinner last night! I happened to use some clam juice to help steam the mussels, a little smoked paprika, and about a metric ton of flat parsley.

But one question--how in the world do you get the salty brine without the crunchy sand? If I don't give the buggers a couple baths, I'll invariably end up with the wrong kind of 'al dente'.

I've only ever happened to use wild mussels, perhaps this isn't an issue with farmed?

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'Miami Herald' South Florida Gourmet Pizza Guide

Anthony's (specifically, Ft Laud on US1 near the airport). Beyond having an incredible grilled flavor to their crusts with a richly cooked marinara, they made me a believer for anchovies on pizza. Would that I could get that sort of pizza in Boston (which has equally incredible pizza eats, just...different).

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