As anyone who follows me on Twitter knows, I’ve been slightly obsessed with Gordon Ramsay lately. Thanks to hulu.com I’ve watched 2 seasons of Kitchen Nightmares back to back and I’ve caught up on the last season of Hell’s Kitchen and The F Word.
On a previous season of Kitchen Nightmares, he gave a meatball [...]

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Whenever I cook poultry – especially chicken or turkey, I brine it first. Brining adds moisture to the meat, making it harder to overcook into dryness. It also adds flavor, depending on what you put in you brine. It’s super easy – nothing to be afraid of.
The first thing to do is [...]

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This is another one of those I-made-it-up-as-I-went-along recipes.  I had 2 red bell peppers from the farmers market that were just crying out for something more than being chopped up in a salad – stuffing them seemed like a good choice. 

I spent a few minutes thinking about what makes a great stuffing.  My mom [...]

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