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Fries Are a Crouton
Pendants will tell you a crouton is piece of cubed bread, tossed in oil and seasoning and baked or fried until crunchy, but a crouton is merely a construct. If it provides textural contrast to a pile of raw vegetables, it is, in my book (or blog), a crouton. Cheese is a crouton. Tater tots…
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You Should Waffle Some Mozzarella Sticks
Out of all the things I’ve put in my waffle iron, cheese is probably my favourite. Pressing brie, cheese curds, halloumi, and the like between the hot, divoted grates melts it while creating crispy and crunchy peaks and valleys, for a pleasing textural contrast. I’m also a big fan of waffling frozen convenience foods (like…
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Teach Yourself How to Start Cooking With These Easy Meal Ideas
Something wonderful happened recently: My teenage son stole some of my food. He is ravenous, but also considerate. So when I said, “Fine, you can have some of my leftover chilli, but you’ll have to replace it,” he agreed. And thus he began to prep (some of) his own meals. I usually make myself a…
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10 Ways to Build a Better Smoothie
What came first, the milkshake or the smoothie? Maybe they developed simultaneously, but I like to think the milkshake paved the way and that’s why smoothies feel like dessert even when they’re packed with kale and wheatgrass. And while it really should taste like a treat, sometimes the texture is mealy, or you can’t seem…