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Smoke 'Em if You Got 'Em: How to Brew Lapsang Souchong Tea

A favorite here as well, although I have not had any that neccesarily live in the "good" range. I worked my way through a bunch of Numi's Smokey Tarry, which apparently they no longer make. So I'm stuck with Twinnings as I can easily and cheaply order it, nobody around here within reason seems to carry any of it. Ah well, it still does the trick better than nothin.

mightydarv at 2:44AM on 09/14/11

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Giveaway: Enter to Win This Panasonic Breadmaker

I have a serious fondness for a nice pumpernickel.

mightydarv at 10:58PM on 08/31/11

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3 Great Eastern North Carolina Barbecue Joints: Grady's, B's, Wilber's

"slow-smoked in the indirect heat of an oakwood fire until them eat is meltingly tender."
Them eat = the meat? Or is that just a jab at southern grammar? ;)
Seriously though, I'm at work, dinner tonight will be food from the caf and I gotta look at these pictures... that is so not fair and you know it.

mightydarv at 9:40PM on 08/22/11

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Labor Day Giveaway: Tenderloin Filets and Cedar Grilling Planks

I love grilling the chicken I'm not allowed to grill ever again ("when are you making that chicken again? no, don't make it again... when are we having it?"). Grilled chicken pieces marninated in a fairly basic lime/soy/ginger/pepper/fish sauce combo. Some layers of heat, nice bright tang, and good crunchy skin.

mightydarv at 9:36PM on 08/22/11

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Drinking the Bottom Shelf: Cruzan Black Strap Rum

Interesting timing on reading this one, I was just in the store yesterday and one of the things we were buying was a bottle of ginger beer for me. The guy doing the bagging was all over making sure I knew how awesome the ginger beer/rum combo was.
I just drank the ginger beer, but that's just me.
Note to self: why is a person who doesn't drink so fascinated by this column?

mightydarv at 2:45AM on 08/15/11

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Cook the Book: 'River Cottage Every Day'

Pho. While I don't make it at home, I could easily eat this once a day and be happy. In fact, for stretches of time my old roomate and I basically did this. We'd walk into our vietnamese place and get a table, and the regular wait staff would just ask if we wanted anything different that day or if it was the usual.

mightydarv at 9:37PM on 04/12/11

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Drinking the Bottom Shelf: Gordon's London Dry Gin

Gin makes a man mean, everybody booze up and riot!
Sorry, I could not read the article without coming back to the classic lines.
Comedy gold, by the way.

mightydarv at 10:22PM on 03/06/11

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Anti-Valentines Inspirations

whyuseafork has a point, it ain't just your side that can loathe the day alone. I would modify that to "and be nice to the stressed-out looking IT guy who's stuck working". :)

mightydarv at 3:24AM on 02/09/11

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10 Favorite Serious Eats Recipes of 2010

I'm with marchpane, I was really expecting to see the carnitas here. Coincidentally, guess what I have cooking *right at this very moment*?
Oh yeah....

mightydarv at 9:21PM on 12/23/10

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36 Hours in New Orleans: Where to Eat

As mentioned in comments above, must agree with Dick and Jenny's, Coop's and Central Grocery. Hopefully Mona's is still on Frenchman and will still be there next time I can get back.

mightydarv at 5:08PM on 08/17/10

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Food for when you (or your loved one) is sick/has a cold????

One more vote for Pho, total go-to for being sick.

mightydarv at 9:00PM on 03/25/10

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How to Judge a Mexican Restaurant: The Chile Relleno Test

Ooh, I'm gonna have to try the Chile Relleno test. For.. uh... for science! Yeah, that's it.

For me, in a new Vietnamese place it's "Can I get a bowl of Pho with *only* thin-sliced raw steak and have the broth properly stand up on its own, flavour-wise or does their broth need to be propped up by a steak/fatty brisket combo?".

mightydarv at 11:51AM on 03/10/10

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