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Sweet Technique: How to make Canelés (Cannelés) de Bordeaux

I've tried both the silicone and the copper molds. The copper molds work better (form a better, darker, crunchier crust), but the silicone molds DO work and they are much much cheaper.

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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: La Quercia

I just tried it the other day sliced into slivers, pan fried with a little olive oil until crispy, and then sauteed briefly with fresh, chopped thyme. This was a garnish for chestnut soup, but it tasted just fine on its own, too. :-)

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The Future of American Cheesemaking Is in Vermont

@christine colby and @kll205, I'm in the Upper Valley, too! We UVers must love our cheese. I love this article and really wish I lived a bit closer to Jasper Hill's cave so that I could use their aging facilities. We need something like this in the Upper Valley for cheese makers here.

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Sweet Technique: How to make Canelés (Cannelés) de Bordeaux

I've tried both the silicone and the copper molds. The copper molds work better (form a better, darker, crunchier crust), but the silicone molds DO work and they are much much cheaper.

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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: La Quercia

I just tried it the other day sliced into slivers, pan fried with a little olive oil until crispy, and then sauteed briefly with fresh, chopped thyme. This was a garnish for chestnut soup, but it tasted just fine on its own, too. :-)

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The Future of American Cheesemaking Is in Vermont

@christine colby and @kll205, I'm in the Upper Valley, too! We UVers must love our cheese. I love this article and really wish I lived a bit closer to Jasper Hill's cave so that I could use their aging facilities. We need something like this in the Upper Valley for cheese makers here.

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A Cheese You Should Be Eating: Beaufort

Another excellent domestic cheese made in the Beaufort style is Thistle Hill Tarentaise. One of my favorites, and it's made in the big wheel! http://www.thistlehillfarm.com/

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Cook the Book: 'Kneadlessly Simple'

My favorite bread to bake is Peter Reinhart's pain a l'ancienne. But my second favorite, and the one I make most often, is challah. I'm eating some right now...

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Weekend Book Giveaway: 'American Cheeses'

Oh, very hard to choose a favorite. Today I'll go with Jasper Hill Farm's Constant Bliss.

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Win Fuchsia Dunlop's 'Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper'

Yikes! Too hard to choose. As a whole, I'll take a big dim sum brunch over any particular dish, but I guess my current favorite single dish lately is General Tso's chicken made from from Fuchia Dunlop's amazing Revolutionary Chinese Cookbook recipe.

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Cape Cod eats

Our family's favorite is Clem and Ursie's. Very good lobster in the rough as well as big portions of BBQ and Portuguese seafood specialties, and amazing cakes for dessert (also, $1 apiece Wellfleet oysters during happy hour). It has a fun, relaxed atmosphere.

Lorraine's at the west end of Commercial street has been one of our favorites for years. Higher-end Mexican mixed with American. A huge tequila menu. I read a review elsewhere that said that Lorraine's is recently going downhill - I haven't been there for a year, so don't know if that's true. Last meal we had there was excellent.

The Bookstore restaurant (already mentioned) in Wellfleet has out-of-this-world oyster stew (with a thick layer of butter floating on the top); the rest of the food is fine and fresh, but nothing special; the view from the deck is wonderful, though.

My favorite fish and chips is actually at the little take-out shack right on the Wellfleet pier.

Also in PTown is a little place called Caribbean Corner Cafe that makes excellent arepas and other South American treats. Amazingly delicious and all made while you wait.

Finally, The Wicked Oyster in Wellfleet is one of our new favorites. They have great breakfasts, too!

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Where To Find Fried Pickles on the East Coast

This is pretty funny timing. I was just eating fried dill pickle spears at KCs Rib Shack in Manchester, NH yesterday!

http://www.ribshack.net/

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Cook the Book: 'Arthur Schwartz's Jewish Home Cooking'

Oy! It's too hard to pick just one, but my grandmother's potato kugel is right u there - and latkes, challah, and a good, greasy, piled high pastrami on kaiser.

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Cook the Book: Black Bottom Cupcakes

Yellow cake with fluffy chocolate frosting.

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Cook the Book: The Serious Eats Chocolate Lover's Library

Julia's "Best-Ever Brownies" from Baking with Julia (also available online several places, including this one: http://www.recipezaar.com/99113).

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Valentine's Day Chocolate Giveaway

dark, plain, with no additions or flavorings. good milk is next. white chocolate doesn't count as chocolate in my opinion!

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Cook the Book: 'The Bacon Cookbook'

bacon-wrapped bacon, on a bed of bacon, with bacon garnish

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Seriously Delicious Giveaway: Zingerman's Gift Certificate

So hard to choose just one! My four favorites at the moment are Thistle Hill Tarentaise, Jasper Hill Constant Bliss, Cashel Blue, and just about any fresh, local goat cheese.

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Win Your Thanksgiving Turkey!

Take a corn tortilla and warm it (for tastiest results, heat it briefly on both sides on a griddle with a little bit of butter or oil), then add leftover turkey, a spoonful of mashed potatoes, and a dollop of cranberry sauce. Roll it up and devour.

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What is your favorite book about baking bread?

I can't do without these: Beard on Bread (my first bread book),Peter Reinhart's Crust and Crumb and The Bread Baker's Apprentice (the pain à l'ancienne recipe is incredible), and Maggie Glezer's Artisinal Baking Across America.

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