So today, it begins.  No, not anything exciting related to food or cooking - I am talking about the start of Michigan’s football season.  Let’s hope it goes well.
Anyway, on a food related note, as you may have noticed, there was no Cooking 101 this week.  This was by design, as the next chapter is [...]

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Unlike the bay-scented baked potatoes, which have a great name but end up underwhelming in the taste department, “chicken with lemon sauce” combines a soporific (big word!) name with outstanding flavor. It’s odd, even the ingredients in this recipe seem pretty unexciting, but the dish really tastes great.
For this recipe you’ll need a half [...]

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Now that I’ve figured out what leeks are, I’d like to go over how to prepare them. When I first bought them last Friday and was getting ready to cook, I had no idea what to do with them. Luckily, Bittman’s How to Cook Everything had a good illustration.                 [...]

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I always see leeks on cooking shows, but they can be a bit intimidating in the store if you don’t know what they are or what to look for (as they were for me. Here I’ll go over what leeks are and how to pick them.
What Are Leeks?
Leeks look more or less like a [...]

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Tired of that old, plain baked potato? Looking for something to spice it up, add some kick and wow you? Well, you’ve come to the wrong place. A bay-scented baked potato isn’t going to wow anyone or turn the potato world upside down, but it does add a little flavor and interest [...]

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I know breakfast links have been dormant for a few weeks, but now that I’ve gotten settled into my new apartment, hopefully I’ll be able to get to them more regularly.  There may be a slight change, however, as the college football season starts Thursday.  As a University of Michigan fan, I’ll be a bit [...]

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