April 2010 – Fennel*Twist

April 19, 2010

Pork Chop Heaven, aka: Pork Chops with Fennel Pollen

Fennel pollen is kind of expensive but also really amazing. There really isn't a great substitute for it, so if you've got a little extra money, I'd invest in some. So fragrant. Kind of like if you mixed fennel with curry and some kind of mystery tasty ingredient. I've seen it online at Amazon. I …

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April 13, 2010

Future Space Food II: Electric Vegetarian Boogaloo

So, when we last left off with this culinary space odyssey, Rachael Ray's Swedish Meatballs were pretty good. They also contained full-fat sour cream, which is why for the two other recipes I cooked, I went right to the healthier section of The Astronaut's Cookbook. NASA, it seems has done some research on vegetarian diets …

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April 11, 2010

Rachael Ray (and More) in Space: Part I

Facebook, not just for fake farms and stupid quizzes... I went to grade school, junior high and then high school with someone who now works at NASA. I know, neat! We recently got back in touch via facebook and now I am contributing to a cookbook review he's working on. Not just any cookbook, but …

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April 5, 2010

Easy Mole Sauce (and what to do with it)

I once spent the better part of a day making a Rick Bayless Mole Sauce recipe. Hours and hours and the end result was...fine. Which I'm pretty sure had much more to do with my execution than the recipe, but there it is. I wasn't in love with it and jwa actually didn't like it. …

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