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05/07/2013 05:01 PM

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Meatless in Seattle.

I eat meat. In fact I eat a lot of meat. I adore juicy chewy meaty goodness. I wasn't always a hot dog and cheeseburger loving fiend though. I had a good 12 year run of being totally meat free. Vegetarian to the core. When I was young and broke I would even sit through an entire service at the Krishna temple to eat free veggie food when that was pretty much the only place you could go and say the

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03/14/2013 05:16 PM

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Pork and Beans is Made from People!

After the apocalypse I assume I'll be eating a lot of beans. That and perhaps some human flesh but I don't want to get into that right now (just read the book The Road and you'll now what's what). When I was little I would just sit there and pop open a can of Beanie Weenies (grey looking hot dogs chopped up in saucy baked beans) and eat them cold out of the can. I liked to pretend I was vagabond t

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03/08/2013 06:04 PM

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Super Kawaii Food Fun Time Oishii Show!

Onigiri Rabbits and a Heart Filled with Smoked Salmon and Topped with FurikakeWhy so serious? Ya know, I subscribe to a lot of fancy food magazines and blogs and whatnot and the one thing that has always troubled me is the omnipresent snobby, richy rich snobbery (whether the writers are well off or not). Look I don't care if you sleep in a water bed filled with gold teeth and use thousand dollar b

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02/26/2013 07:22 PM

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Picky Pick.

I love little picky pick meals. Small bites of complimentary flavors. Salty, sweet, sour, bitter, hot, cold, crispy, silky all in one meal. It's a very "un-American" way to eat. No I don't mean that eating small plates makes you a red commie bastard, although they are great for sharing. I'm just saying that the folks around here (especially in the rebel flag, gun rack, can-o-soup casserole baking,

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01/10/2013 06:45 PM

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You're the best around! No one's ever gonna keep you down!

Hello there loyal readers and fellow food eaters. Well here we are. 2012 is becoming but a bitter, distant memory (or The Year of Suck as I prefer to call it) and we're still alive to talk about it. I'll be honest, last year ran me over and kicked me repeatedly while I was down laying down in a fetal position (not the face!!!). Bruised and broken I still crawl up to a near standing position with a

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09/25/2012 05:33 PM

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Swede Dreams.

Avocado and egg smørrebrød with hunters sausage and strawberries. Välsmakande! That's Swedish for tasty!I have a secret love affair with Sweden. Okay, I guess it's not a secret anymore. Sweet, supple Sweden with it's quiet demeanor and tender, juicy meatballs. Just thinking about it makes me want to rub butter all over myself and... Oh you're still here. Hmm Where was I? Oh yes, Swe

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09/13/2012 03:28 PM

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Soylent Greens.

Greens. I hated them as a child. I felt as if they were some alien torture device used to put the fear in children. I ate pretty much most things as a child including dog biscuits and rusty nails (long story) but greens made me unhappy. I didn't have the sort of mother that would make me sit at the table until I ate everything off my plate like some deranged dinner table prison guard. No, my mothe

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08/29/2012 06:15 PM

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One More Warning and You're Fired!

Once in a while the standards here at The Hunger drop below par. That's when the bigwig suits from corporate decide to make a surprise visit with clipboards and frowns in hand (they frown with their hands, it's very awkward). We all scramble to turn our "Eat ***** and Die" t-shirts inside out and switch The Cramps over to Peter, Paul, and Mary over on the ole' 8-track pod (or whatever the kids are

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08/16/2012 02:54 PM

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Aint No Party Like a Bahn Mi Party.

Pork bahn mi from Seattle Deli. Yum.Whenever you read one of those 'This city is known for this food' articles in whatever stuffy newspaper or rich people culture rag, Seattle always gets the ubiquitous salmon reference. We are known for salmon. That is all. Writers don't even need to visit to know what we're about. Salmon, Tom Douglas, Pike Place Market, Ride the Ducks. The end, consider my resea

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08/06/2012 05:21 PM

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Birthday Beef.

Ribeye au Poivre with Heirloom Sun Gold SaladSo a few weeks ago it was my cute lil' wife's birthday. She craved seafood but her special day landed on a Sunday and the idea of eating three to four day old fish was less than ideal. Nobody likes the taste of smelly old decaying flounder. Her next favorite thing; steak. A big juicy slab-o-meat. All dark and crusty on the outside and pink and juicy on

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07/19/2012 07:22 PM

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Tiny Spam Taco Bubbles

Okay, everybody knows I love Spam. And everybody knows I love tacos. Some people know that I love Filipino food. And Hawaiian food. So the logical thing for me to do was to make Filipino/Hawaiian inspired Spam tacos. It had to be done. There, sitting right in front of me. A shiny, slightly dented can of "luncheon meat" and a stack of fresh corn tortillas. Instantly a creepy but satisfying renditio

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06/29/2012 03:06 PM

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Pretty on the Inside.

I have a soft spot in heart for ugly food. Those brown, squishy dishes that are just so damn hard to make pretty. Some of the most tasty things are just ugly as hell and there's nothing you can do about it. Even if you try to spruce it up by shoving it into ring molds or garnishing with a little sprig of fresh herbs it still ends up looking like lipstick on a pork chop.There's a saying the w

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06/22/2012 05:11 PM

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Cocktailin' - The Havana Sunset

What better way to forget your crappy job and unpaid medical bills than a delicious alcoholic beverage or three. Being sober is not nearly as fun as it was when you were a kid (unless you were a drunk kid). When I was little there always seemed to be party happening at my house with happy slurring Cubans everywhere. I would play bartender and stir up a batch of rum and cokes for my relatives and n

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06/21/2012 05:20 PM

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Wings and Radishes of Desire.

The bowl of pink shiny candy was dessert.Well, it's officially summertime (everywhere but Seattle). Truth be told, I'm not particularly fond of the big, hot ball of fire in the sky. No, I don't drink human blood but I do tend to be as pale as milk and skulk around in the shadows. Occasionally, I crave the sunlight even if it makes me sparkle (especially after I roll around in glitter, which I do d

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06/12/2012 05:48 PM

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Hot Potato.

There are a lot of cultures out there that seem to have a terrible reputation when it comes to bad, bland food. The British, the Irish, the southern half of Central America, Canada, Utah, the middle part of Africa, most of the former U.S.S.R., Australia, Hawaii, etc... I call bullshit. Every single culture has something delicious to offer. Just because you travel somewhere and have a bad meal does

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06/06/2012 06:25 PM

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My What Big Meatballs You Have.

As the late, great wordsmith Bon Scott of AC/DC once said "Some balls are held for charity. And some for fancy dress. But when they're held for pleasure. They're the balls that I like best." I'm not sure but I think he may have been talking about meatballs. I love a good meatball. Moist and succulent. Perfect when covered in sauce. Okay hmmm, how to escape the somewhat nasty images

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06/01/2012 05:14 PM

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The Keys To Having A Bad-Assed Pantry: Part 4 - Grains, Legumes, and Other Dried Goods

Okay, let's see here.You should be all spiced up.You must be all lubed up.and of course you must be all sauced up.Here we are, the end of the pantry stocking world. It's all about the dried goods. It may not seem that exciting but let me tell you, when the world collapses these are the items that are going to save your life. When I was a poor college student (okay, I lived on a collage campus but

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05/21/2012 07:02 PM

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Tater Tot Heaven

You know those days where everything just seems way too hard. You’re hungry but you’re also kinda broke so ordering pizza for the third night in a row just aint gonna happen. Cooking an elaborate meal is out of the question as well. Times like these I usually just end up eating a bag of taco flavored Doritos (even though they kind of smell like vomit) and then clutch my stomach in disgust for the

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05/15/2012 05:53 PM

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Like a Fine Swine.

There's nothing like getting a series of serious sinus infections to make you dislike food for a while. Well, I'm on some sort of beginning of a mend and thankfully food seems appealing once again. No more cans of chemically enhanced soup and cough drops for dinner. Nope, I'll be using my teeth to chew things from here on in.So I don't know about you but when I get better from a cold or what

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03/09/2012 04:53 PM

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The Whole Enchilada.

I am a sucker for Mexican food. That includes the sauce covered, down and dirty stuff that was born in the states. You know, the deep fried ground meat concoctions swimming in pools of greasy orange cheese. Tacos (those crunchy taco Tuesday bar tacos that are made with already broken Ortega taco shells and a teaspoon of oily meat covered in iceberg, shredded cheddar and Tapitio hot sauce) and chee

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02/09/2012 06:52 PM

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I'm Strong to the Finish, Cause I Eats Me Spinach.

I remember asking my mother why Olive Oil never ate any spinach since she was the one always getting kidnapped by the big ugly guy. She had no answer for me. I myself didn't need Popeye and his spinach conspiracy to coerce me into eating spinach or anything for that matter. Hell, I'd eat dog biscuits if they were put in front of me. I was a five year old garbage disposal. The sheer volume of food

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01/30/2012 06:16 PM

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The Keys To Having A Bad-Assed Pantry: Part 2 - Oils & Vinegars

Time to lube up your pantry with some wetness. Okay, you've accumulated all the spices you need. If not read The Keys To Having A Bad-Assed Pantry: Part 1 - Spices. Now we're going to move on to the wet stuff. I'm talking about oils for fattiness and vinegars for acidity and flavor.Fats.First let's talk oils and fats. I'm one of those cooks who uses Extra Virgin Olive Oil for most things. It's

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01/16/2012 05:46 PM

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Bread Winner.

Fresh baked bread is an elusive trick that a lot of chef's cannot grasp. I too thought that I needed to make a blood pact with a demon or perhaps perform black magic human sacrifices to pull it off. Pastry is not my forté. Pastry chefs and "regular" chefs are not built from the same cloth. Most pastry chefs were raised in loving environments that encouraged learning math skills for fun. They follo

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12/30/2011 06:01 PM

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A Basket Full of Eggs.

I am a soft boiled egg slut. I love them and I will kill to have them in my mouth. Okay, perhaps that's an exaggeration but I really do love them. Nobody does soft boiled eggs as well as the French. Maybe it's the French chickens (or le poulet as they like to be called). Who knows. What I do know is that I also make a mean soft boiled egg. Not to brag (okay, I am) or anything

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11/14/2011 03:42 PM

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Where's Violet?

Good things come to those who wait. xoxo

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07/13/2011 06:37 PM

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The Keys To Having A Bad-Assed Pantry: Part 1 - Spices

Are you one of those people who complain about how expensive it is to cook for themselves? Or perhaps you have a friend who says that all the time. I say to you (or your sad, hungry friend), that's nonsense! The problem is this beginner cook. You don't have a stocked pantry. If you have the basic supplies the times you got the itch to cook it wouldn't cost very much (

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07/07/2011 04:29 PM

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Rockfish and Roll.

It's no secret that Seattle is a Caribbean black hole. No Cuban, no Jamaican, no Haitian, and just a tiny bit of Puerto Rican food. Being a Miami girl I get serious craving for island food but it just ain't happening up here in the land of sasquatch. What do you do when you can't find something? You make it. When I lived in North Miami Beach I used to swing by this li

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05/11/2011 05:02 PM

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Pork Chop Express.

The pork chop has a really bad reputation. Often cooked to death until all that is left is a burnt dry mouthful of sawdust. Dry pork is disgusting but it's not the pork chops fault. It's the human that thinks it's okay to commit chuleta de cerdo asesinato (pork chop murder). Look, as long as you're not buying your meat from a shady back alley pork vendor (or grocery store factory

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04/22/2011 01:59 PM

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The Eastern Block.

I just wanted to give a shout out to a newish restaurant up here on Seattle's Cap Hill. Kanape is a cute lil' cafe located on the north tip of Broadway situated next to one of the many tanning salons (who the hell is going to Desert Thunder or whatever it's called, nobody is tan in Seattle?) on the hill. Anyways, a friend and I had lunch at Kanape yesterday and we were greeted by an ad

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03/29/2011 06:02 PM

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Saucy Bird.

Saucy saucy goodness. The more butter and cream the better. Smothered and covered. This rainy cold winter has led to lots of heavy one pots and stick to your rib meals. Not that I'm complaining, I love eating stews and comforting casseroles. My waistline may not thank me but my sleepy inner hibernating polar bear in me does. I guess that's what spring time

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03/17/2011 04:52 PM

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Kiss me, I'm Irish. Well not really, but my wife is.

Happy St Paddy's day everyone. Eat, celebrate, and stay out of your damn car after drinking. xoxo Here's a repost of one my corned beef and cabbage recipes: Corned Beef and Cabbage6 lbs corned beef brisket1 1/2 lbs yellow onions, thickly sliced2 lbs carrots, peeled and cut into large pieces4 lbs red potatoes, peeled and halved2 heads cabbage, cut into 6 wedges ea.1/2 cup malt vinegar1/2 cup Gu

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02/28/2011 06:00 PM

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My Godfather would be proud.

Okay, so if you've ever read my blog you may have decided that my taste can sometimes be a little suspect. Sure I pop open the occasional can of Spaghetti-Os (I eat it when I'm really nervous) but I know food and have a serious appreciation for the finer things. Is it so wrong that I am capable of enjoying a lovely seared piece of foie gras as well as a microwavable double chili cheeseburger fro

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02/17/2011 07:12 PM

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It's Cold in Here.

It's really hard to eat healthy in the middle of Winter. All I want is heavy rib sticking fuel to get me through the day. Although I have to say that since (believe it or not) I'm not a logger or a fishing vessel sea captain I don't need to eat 2 pounds of lasagna for lunch. My body is not being subjected to the harsh elements and back breaking manual labor so I can manage on a f

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01/31/2011 07:26 PM

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There Goes One Tasty Dish!

Some things just don't look that tasty. My mother always said you can't judge a book by it's cover. Actually my mother never said that. She usually said things like "That looks terrible, I'm not eating it." or "That looks like the dog vomited on your plate Honey.". She was brutally honest like that. Perhaps it's where I get my lack of social filters from. Things

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01/17/2011 07:10 PM

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Welcome to Cajun Country.

When I was a kid I remember sitting in front on my television on Saturday afternoons. While all of the other kids were outside running around like sugared-up maniacs throwing rocks at each other I was sitting on the floor of my wood paneled and brown shag carpeted family room with one of my mothers aprons on watching The Cajun Cook on PBS. "I gar-un-tee!" I would yell along with Mr. Justin W

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01/04/2011 07:16 PM

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It's a Fish Party.

Debbie: Duke, let's go do some crimes.Duke: Yeah, let's get sushi and not pay. I love that scene in Repo Man. Or how about this one from The Breakfast Club:John Bender: What's in there?Claire Standish: Guess? Where's your lunch?John Bender: You're wearing it.Claire Standish: You're nauseating.John Bender: [pointing to Claire's lunch] What's that?Claire Standish: Sushi.John Bender: Sushi??Cla

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12/16/2010 05:36 PM

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Beef, It's Whats For Dinner.

Flank steak is the best part of the cow. There I said it. No going back now. Cooked properly (marinated and grilled 2 minutes each side until medium rare) it is so freaking tender and mouthwatering. Growing up in a mostly Cuban household we didn't do much beef. The holy pig was out beast of choice and with the exception of my Mom's famous Hamburger Helper and mi Abuel

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12/07/2010 05:44 PM

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A Soup That Squashes The Rest.

It's no secret, I am not a big squash fan. In fact it's one of my least favorite vegetables. My CSA (local farm fresh veggies delivered weekly to your door) sent me yet another trillion apples and a giant butternut squash. Instead of crying about it I decided to make it a challenge. Make squash that I like. You can trick yourself into anything I thought to myself.&nbs

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12/02/2010 03:02 PM

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The Lone Star Treat.

I just wanted to say thank you Texas. Aside from your generally scary politics and unforgiving, dirty, hot summers you created something I can really get behind. You make some awesome food. BBQ, yes Ma'am. Amazing beef, check. Mexican food, well not really your invention but I'll thank you for just being in proximity to delicious Mexico. Frito Pie, Hell yes.&nbs

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11/28/2010 04:08 PM

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New Kid on the Block.

There's a new foodie website in town. Restauranteers.com is a website dedicated to local Seattle culinary news, restaurant reviews, and chefy goodness. It's literally foaming at the mouth with all things Seattle food. If you live and eat in Seattle or just wish you were that cool and you love food check check check it out.By the way, wanna eat out once a month for free for

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11/23/2010 06:22 PM

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The Art of Layering.

Lasagna is delicious, true or false? If you answered false you should go cut your tongue out with dull scissors because it's dumb and defective. Lasagna is in fact delicious. It's one of those foods that sticks to your ribs and keeps ya warm all night long. Layers of pasta filled with yummy gooey goodness. I've said it before and I'll say it again. There are lot

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11/17/2010 06:29 PM

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My Potatoes are Leeking.

Soup is good food. Especially when it isn't a squishy salt lick that oozes out of a can. When I was a kid I loved Campbell's cream potato soup. In fact, I wouldn't even add any milk to it because I liked how salty it was. Yes I know, I was a strange kid who grew up to be a slightly strange adult. As a little girl I also ate squid out of a can but that's another story. Back to soup talk. Sou

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11/08/2010 02:18 PM

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The Beast Within.

La Bête (French for The Beast) is a lovely little unassuming restaurant hidden away in the parking hell zone of southwest Capitol Hill. Underneath an old apartment building sits this pretty world of dark wood and dimly lit chandeleirs. A few days ago K and I went to La Bête for our 9 year wedding anniversary and as we entered we were welcomed by the sounds of freshly made pork rinds st

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10/22/2010 05:35 PM

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The Bird is the Word.

Stuffing meat into different kinds of meat is an American tradition. Take an ordinary lil' chicken breast for example. You can slice an opening in the side of a nice piece of chicken breast and stuff it with virtually anything and it will be delicious. Well maybe not anything. Bubblegum or soap are two things that I would not recommend stuffing into chicken but anything yum

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10/13/2010 04:48 PM

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A Barrel Full of Crackers.

If you're from the South, chances are you've been to Cracker Barrel. Part old-timey candy store, part country cookin' restaurant. I used to go nuts when my folks would take the family out to some far away, middle of nowhere Cracker Barrel. They always seemed to be nestled right next to an outlet mall or a seedy truck stop. The second you walk in the door you're transported

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10/07/2010 06:13 PM

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Pork N' Beans.

When I was a kid I used to love the pork and beans that came in a can. A congealed mess of mushy beans and unnaturally pink "pork" chunks. I was a pretty disgusting child. I'd eat anything. I loved the mystery food that came from cans. I'm sure I already have my entire lifetime supply of sodium. It's terrible but I still have cravings for the over salted, proces

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09/29/2010 02:34 PM

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A Fancy Pork Belly Breakfast.

I've said it before, I'll say it again. Breakfast is my favorite meal. I mean sure I am not a morning person so I tend to eat breakfast a little later than most. To me, there is nothing better than sausage, bacon, eggs, biscuits, grits, and ham. Throw a little cream gravy over the whole thing and I'm in Cracker Barrel heaven. However let's get something straight, I am

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09/23/2010 05:14 PM

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Fall Cleaning

It's that time of year again where the The Hunger cleans out it's closet and gives you her hand me downs. No these aren't defective recipes or scraps from the trash. This are a collection of amazingly delicious dishes that weren't quite pretty enough to get a full blown photo spread. You know, kinda like the fourth place winner of an Oklahoman beauty pageant. Pretty, but pe

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09/17/2010 07:28 PM

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The Keys To Having A Bad-Assed Pantry: Part 3 - Sauces & Condiments

Okay, by now your pantry should be spicy via The Keys To Having A Bad-Assed Pantry: Part 1 - Spices and lubed up via The Keys To Having A Bad-Assed Pantry: Part 2 - Oils & Vinegars.Now we're going to move on to the sticky, saucy, and chunky stuff. It's no secret that I am a hot sauce junkie. I pretty much add it to most of the things I cook. I love the little hint of sour from the

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09/14/2010 08:00 PM

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Sovereign State #14: Bangladesh

BangladeshThe Menu:Bengali Biryani (Spiced Basmati Rice with Pike)Palak Masoor Dal (Red Lentils with Spinach and Fenugreek Leaves)Chingri Malai Curry (Spicy Bengali Prawn Curry)Okay kids, open your geology books. Bangladesh is not part of India. It was once but it's not anymore. It was also known as East Pakistan for a while as well. A couple of revolutions later the Bengal

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