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admin on July 12th, 2010

Spin-a-Recipe®  just posted a new recipe to the slot machine — Beer Braised Meat.  Spin for hundreds of variations.  By using less expensive cuts of meat and braising it, you get succulent and tender meat.  Tougher cuts of meat also tend to be less fatty.  By skimming the braising liquid, you end up with a [...]

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admin on July 6th, 2010

What a crime to take an expensive steak and ruin it in the cooking process because you couldn’t tell when it was done.  Not to get too scientific, it does help to understand just what you’re cooking and why you’re ending up with dry and lifeless meat.     Beef is the muscle of the [...]

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Several years ago my husband and I drove through France, enjoying not only the sights but the fantastic flavors of the country.  No matter how large or small the town, good food was always abundant.  One of the best places for real French countrified food was in a little town called Preixan, quite near Carcassone.  [...]

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