It is another wonderful Saturday morning and I have another great crop of links for you to read while you put off doing your spring yard work.

The Amateur Gourmet looks into Jacques Pepin’s Complete Techniques. Apparently Tom Colicchio, most well known for his role as a judge on Top Chef, never attended culinary school. [...]

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This is a tasty and surprisingly easy variation on traditional pesto if you have the ingredients. I’ve made it twice, once with freshly roasted red peppers, and once with jarred roasted peppers. Both were great, so don’t worry if you only have the jarred kind. It makes enough for one pound of [...]

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I got an interesting email from a reader who likes raw milk, although she is lactose intolerant. As a follow up to my milk post here, I wanted to point you to an article on said reader’s food blog that looks even deeper into milk. It is a great article not only with [...]

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This is a story about a recipe gone wrong and an attempt to save it.
It all began on an innocent Friday afternoon. My girlfriend and I discussed our dinner options, finally settling on enchiladas and Mexican rice. I suggested we search Ben’s site, What’s Cooking? for our recipes, as the pictures of his [...]

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Instead of my usual Saturday link post, I am catching up today on some awards and a six word memoir about myself.
First, Mrs. W. tagged me to make a six word meme that describes myself.  It is not an easy task, but here I am, summarized in six words:

Honest
Friendly
Competitive
Curious
Arrogant
Humble

Here are the rules for those who [...]

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Here is the final list of the minimum tools a new cook needs in the kitchen:

Chef’s knife: Used very frequently.
Paring knife: Used less frequently, but often enough to need it.
Serrated knife: Good for fresh bread and tomatoes. I love bread, so, with the convincing of a reader, it stays on the list.
Two cutting boards: [...]

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