Breakfast links are on Sunday today because my girlfriend dragged me to multiple events, including two buffet meals, yesterday.  This past week I made a no-knead bread and a garlic and basil tomato sauce.  I have also added a new feature, Recipe of the Week.  Here I will pick my favorite recipe that I’ve read [...]

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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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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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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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I don’t have anything interesting to say, so straight to the links. The first one is funny, especially if you like Mark Bittman’s How to Cook Everything series.

Funny picture.
Joy of Desserts has an interesting post and video about Julia Child and cookbooks in musical form.
Ben at What’s Cooking? is running a fun contest about [...]

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The New Cook has now been live for one month and I want to thank everyone who has visited and commented. Everyone has been incredibly friendly, especially the food blog community. Thank you.
Next, I would like to highlight the more popular posts from this past month as well as one of my favorites:

Where [...]

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