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April 27, 2010
Catfish in Caramel Sauce
To the uninitiated, caramel and fish sauce are like Romeo and Juliet: The relationship defies the stars. But it's as natural as that light through yonder window. After the jump, a recipe for catfish simmered in a caramel sauce. And watch out for another upcoming recipe here on Eating Our Wor ... More >>
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April 28, 2010
Chocolate Meringue Pie, Grandma Style
My grandmother never fit the down-home-cookin' stereotypes. She made a few things well like roast and gravy for Sunday dinners, hotcakes on Saturday mornings and spaghetti with meat sauce that was certainly not authentic, but as a kid, I thought it was the bee's knees. There was one homemade ... More >>
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May 5, 2010
Molto Italiano at Sabetta Cafe & Wine Bar
Photos by Katharine ShilcuttA new restaurant has stepped up to the plate at 2411 S. Shepherd, the former location of Crostini and -- more recently -- the ill-fated Cafe Zol. Sabetta Cafe & Wine Bar, the creation of Chef Riccardo Palazzo-Giorgio and wife Donna, opened this week. Sabetta was th ... More >>
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May 7, 2010
Mother's Day Pancakes: Four Ways
Mother's Day is this Sunday, and if you're like us, you're still trying to decide exactly how to honor the woman who was brave enough to deal with you during your formative years. You could always take her to brunch, but that trick is becoming a bit played out. Huge crowds, huge prices, and g ... More >>
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May 28, 2010
Memorial Day Party Planning, Part 3
The weekend is upon us (praise be!), and Memorial Day deliciousness lies ahead. You've invited the people and bought your preliminary supplies, so your workload should be pretty straightforward. Here's a couple of food ideas, plus a quick checklist:
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June 8, 2010
Why You Should Buy an Ice Cream Maker
Ice cream is delicious. This is simply a fact of life, like--birds sing, dogs bark, people who live in the Heights think they're superior to everyone else, and ice cream is delicious. While there are plenty of places around town to acquire delicious ice cream, if you're really hard core, con ... More >>
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June 28, 2010
Nigella Lawson's Pain-Au-Chocolat Pudding, Pt. 1
I have to begin this recipe by telling you that the cookbook from which it came, Nigella Lawson's How to be a Domestic Goddess, is one of the coolest, most sensual, life-altering cookbooks I have ever encountered. Even the look of the book itself is sexy and different. The cover art is unassu ... More >>
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June 29, 2010
Nigella Lawson's Pain-Au-Chocolat Pudding, Pt. 2
Yesterday I reviewed Nigella Lawson's Pain-Au-Chocolat Pudding. I also promised to give you the recipe, so here it is, along with some of my recommendations. Refer back to part 1 for all of my pointers.
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July 12, 2010
Quick and Easy Dessert: Peach Clafouti
A clafouti, which is pronounced, "cluh-fooh'-tee" is a crazy word for a simple, easy dessert. The traditional clafouti, or clafoutis as it is often spelled, hails from France and contains unpitted black cherries in a batter that is a cross between a custard and a pancake.
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July 13, 2010
The Shameless Chef: Cookies In a Skillet
Can you tell I had my camera on the wrong setting? Hahahahahaha, professionalism.While hunting through some old family recipes looking for inspiration, I came across a yellowed, stained note card with the recipe for something called "Baptist Cookies," and I was intrigued. Obvious jokes aside ... More >>
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July 14, 2010
Recipe Testing: Almond Cookies
I've been on a diet for the last few weeks in preparation for an upcoming vacation (involving swimsuits, shudder). The diet is unpleasantly grain- and refined sugar-restrictive, but I was clued in by a friend that there was almond flour that could be used in making things that wouldn't techni ... More >>
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July 23, 2010
Recipe Review: Bon Appetit's Truffle Brownies
This recipe for truffle brownies is so unbelievably yummy, there is really no need to modify it at all. The only suggestion I have is to be sure to use good-quality chocolate, especially in the ganache part. Also, I like topping each brownie with a walnut half for a nice presentation. I mad ... More >>
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August 4, 2010
Recipe: Mexican Chocolate Cake with Crema and Fresh Berries
After exploring the line of Cacique's authentic Hispanic products last week, I found myself unsure of what to do with a bottle of Crema Mexicana. It reminded me of a thinner version of sour cream and also of English table cream. Though the label suggests pouring it on a vegetables, tacos or c ... More >>
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August 6, 2010
Recipe Review: Brennan's Pralines, Part 2
If you're feeling adventurous and want to make something that you can pass out to your family and friends (who will immediately love you unconditionally), then try this recipe. It's the orange zest that really makes all the flavors pop. See Part 1 for helpful tricks and tips. Brennan's New O ... More >>
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September 2, 2010
Rumor to Rest
Who says Houston has bad shawarma?
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September 24, 2010
American Heart Association Releases New Cookbook
This month, the American Heart Association released its flagship cookbook, aptly titled The New American Heart Association Cookbook, 8th Edition, and affectionately dubbed "Big Red." It contains more than 600 heart healthy recipes, including 150 brand-new ones. It is meant to be an all-encomp ... More >>
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September 30, 2010
Houston's Classic Desserts: Now In Convenient Book Form
I realize that it's nowhere near Christmas, despite the Second Baptist billboard on I-10 advertising their Christmas church services (which you apparently have to purchase a ticket to attend? WTF?!) that make me want to claw my own eyes out with rage every time I drive past it. It's not even ... More >>
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October 14, 2010
Cheat Sheet: Basic Box Cakes Jazzed Up 4 Ways
For some reason, many of the people I hold near and dear are all born within a two-week window of October. Unfortunately, it's usually the same two-week period as midterms and a host of other pressing responsibilities. Since I have always had that 1950s housewife mentality of needing to bake ... More >>
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November 23, 2010
Your Handy Thanksgiving Flow Chart, Plus Bonus Recipe for Creamy White Deliciousness
Jason Bargas Click here to view the chart full-size.If you have to attend a Thanksgiving meal, then you have to make a Creamy White Deliciousness Pie - at least according to this handy flow chart, which we've assembled to help you navigate the holiday. Fill your quota of Kickass Points (Coo ... More >>
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December 6, 2010
Recipe: "Winter Edition" Oreo Fudge
Ever fascinated by seasonal products, I picked up a package of "Winter Edition" Oreos ($2.99) at the supermarket. It seems Nabisco has become sufficiently PC as not to call them "Christmas" Oreos, though they don't exactly scream Hanukkah. Like other seasonal Oreos, this variety is similar t ... More >>
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December 6, 2010
What a Crock: Brown Sugar Spice Cake
I'm always on the lookout for sure-fire crock pot recipes that are guaranteed good. The Rundown It's important to remember that great crock pot recipes shouldn't be limited to savory dishes. Every now and then I stumble upon a dessert recipe that turns out to be a real winner. A quick glance ... More >>
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December 15, 2010
Recipe: Mom's Christmas Fudge
Remember to cut a small square for yourself, for "testing" purposes.My mother is known for many things, but chief among them are her Christmas baked goods, including this family recipe for fudge. Each year, lucky friends and family make out with a tin or two. And until my grandfather passed a ... More >>
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December 15, 2010
Mastering the Cookie with Alice Medrich at Central Market
One of my favorite holiday traditions is baking cookies to pass out to my friends and family around Christmastime. This year, I decided to get a little help along the way by taking a cookie baking class at Central Market. Alice Medrich, dessert goddess extraordinaire, recently published her ... More >>
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December 20, 2010
Recipe: Chocolate, Almond and Raspberry Tart
I recently made this recipe, adapted from Bon Appétit Magazine, and was thrilled with the results. My guests were already stuffed with five courses of food, yet the entire tart disappeared within minutes. And the ruby-red color of the glistening raspberries makes it perfect for your Christ ... More >>
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January 17, 2011
A Different Type of Chocolate Cookie
While another EOW writer, Joanna O'Leary, has been out searching for the perfect chewy chocolate chip cookie, I have been busy in my kitchen turning out an entirely different version. This recipe is adapted from Alice Medrich's new book Chewy, Crispy, Crunchy, Melt-in-your Mouth Cookies, wh ... More >>
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January 24, 2011
The OMG Cookies & Cream Cupcake at Rice Epicurean Market
Move over, Crave. I adore your cupcakes for their salty-sweet buttery icing and inventive flavors, but you have some competition in a chain grocery store. Rice Epicurean Market's OMG ("Oh My God") series of cupcakes ($2.99 each) are sizeable, moist, and topped with the densest, creamiest fr ... More >>
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February 28, 2011
Chocolate Extravaganza Class with Ruben Ortega
Though Central Market's Chocolate Festival is technically over, sweet memories lived on last week as My Table's Pastry Chef of the Year, Ruben Ortega, taught a packed classroom the ins and outs of cooking with chocolate. Ruben has worked at several Houston restaurant institutions, including ... More >>
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March 7, 2011
A Saner Cookie
Cocoa fudge cookies.No matter how healthy I try to be, there is one habit I just can't kick. I need chocolate. It's my drug, and I have no intention of going to rehab. I do try to find the healthiest way to indulge, but one can only pretend to enjoy so many dark chocolate squares. My favorite ... More >>
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March 23, 2011
I'm Going On a Picnic and Bringing...
If you didn't spend the entire weekend outside, you are doing it wrong. I spent my Sunday at Hermann Park with a good book and a picnic for some cheap, outdoorsy fun. When picnicking, I usually make my own sandwiches because I'm oddly picky about toppings and hate an overloaded sandwich. And ... More >>
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May 6, 2011
Double-Thick Campfire Bars
Joanna O'LearyCampfire BarsThe impending summer makes me think of camp, which makes me think of plaintive letters home, moody counselors, and delicious s'mores. Since right now I am sans grill and have a shitty gas stove, I cannot roast marshmallows over on open flame and therefore am unable ... More >>
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June 13, 2011
Highlights from the Wine Rendezvous Grand Tasting & Chef Showcase
Mai PhamMini causitas by Chef Roberto Castre at Latin Bites CafeFor me, this past Saturday was the culmination of a week's worth of anticipation and a day's worth of appetite-saving, a chance to taste more than 500 wines and sample 50 chef's tastings at HEB Wine & Food Week's Wine Rendezvous ... More >>
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June 21, 2011
Ingredient of the Week: Rainier Cherries
Photo by John SuhLife is just a bowl of cherries.I popped my cherry with Rainier cherries when I visited Seattle for the first time several years ago. Walking through Pike Place Market, I came across a fruit stand that sold mounds of these cherries that were, to me at the time, strangely col ... More >>
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July 1, 2011
Sweet Independence: Patriotic Desserts for Your July 4th Bash
They can take away our fireworks, but they can't take away our patriotic desserts. I scoured the Interwebs for a few sweet, flag-themed treats to add a spark to your dessert table this weekend. Stock up early on the basics, like red and white fruit: strawberries, blueberries, watermelon, ra ... More >>
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July 8, 2011
A Page Outta: David Lebovitz
Churning and churning in the widening gyre. . .wait, that's not right.You guys need to seriously up your game. Yeah, I know I haven't written one of these since the end of June, but that doesn't let you off the hook for not providing me with any suggestions last time. I'm getting the impressi ... More >>
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July 12, 2011
Off the Wall: Brennan's Creole Bread Pudding Using Hot Dog Buns
Brennan's Creole Bread PuddingLast week, Christine Ha gave us some tips on what to do with all those leftover hotdog buns from the 4th. That's when EOW reader CameronByars chimed in with her two cents - "Hot dog buns are also great for making bread pudding, as they are sweeter than other br ... More >>
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August 10, 2011
Off the Wall: Treebeards Buttercake
In last week's Tunnel Explorer, Nicholas Hall provided us with an interesting look at a new, but old favorite - Treebeard's in the tunnel. Perhaps his slightly more than adequate meal of catfish, dirty rice, and squash casserole lacked excitement because he forgot to order the most important ... More >>
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August 17, 2011
Pimped Out S'mores
Joanna O'LearyI don't think I could fit a whole one of these in my mouth.Since the beginning of summer I've consumed an inordinate amount of chocolate, marshmallows, and graham crackers, most often in the form of Campfire Bars. And I since I so worship this glorious trifecta, I can't believ ... More >>
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September 29, 2011
Whole Wheat Couscous Pudding with Dried Cranberries and Honey
Joanna O'LearyIngredient line-up for whole wheat couscous pudding.Reading about Mark Bittman's savory oatmeal inspired me to try a similar flavor reversal with couscous. I love the texture of couscous, especially the whole-wheat variety, which is nuttier and more filling. After some online r ... More >>
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October 5, 2011
Recipe: Almond Coconut Candy Fudge
Photo by Joanna O'LearyMini Almond Joys soon to be encased in fudgey goodness.On a cloudy weekend afternoon, I felt like baking, but the cupboard held everything but flour. To save myself a trip to the store and an overheated kitchen, I settled instead on making fudge. Chocolate was the fa ... More >>
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October 19, 2011
5 Simple, Spine-Chilling Snacks For Your Halloween Shindig
photo via buycostumes.comMuch like crafting chilling cocktails, creating a monster menu is simple and fun if you use a little imagination. We're sharing a few of our favorite Halloween treats perfect for both grown-up's and kid's parties that are actually easy to make -- most recipes have onl ... More >>
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December 6, 2011
How To: Make Your Own Gingerbread House
A family that decorates together, stays together.Downstairs, Central Market hustles and bustles, as shopping carts collide with one another in a bumper-to-bumper race to the checkout line. Upstairs, however, it's a completely different story. In an almost hidden alcove, the store's gingerbrea ... More >>
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December 8, 2011
Holiday Classics: The Linzer Cookie
Photo by jwalshFor me, the holidays are all about family. But coming in at a very close second, like probably way too close of a second, is another one of my favorite things in the world: holiday food. I don't know about you, but when I think about this time of year, I think of cookies. We'l ... More >>
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December 9, 2011
Wine & Truffle Dinner at Valentino Vin Bar
Photos by Christina UticoneDolcetto d'AlbaAs if a wine hangover weren't bad enough, did you know you can actually get a truffle hangover? I woke up with one after five luscious courses of food at the recent Truffle & Wine dinner held at Valentino. Who can resist a hook like white truffles -- ... More >>
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December 14, 2011
Holiday Classics: The Gingerbread Man
Photo by surlygirlGingerbread men celebrate Hanukkah too.We'll be featuring some holiday cookie classics on Eating Our Words in honor of the season. And since I'll need something to bribe Santa with after a year of being a total bitch, I can promise you this: all of them will be equally delic ... More >>
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December 21, 2011
Christmas Traditions: Mom's Best Fudge
Remember to cut a small square for yourself, for "testing" purposes.My mother is known for many things, but chief among them are her Christmas baked goods, including this family recipe for fudge. Each year, lucky friends and family make out with a tin or two. And until my grandfather passed a ... More >>
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December 26, 2011
Holiday Classics: The Chocolate Truffle
Photo by Rev StanWant. Need. Must. Have.Each week this month, we've featured some holiday cookie classics on Eating Our Words in honor of the season. With Santa and Hanukkah Harry fully bribed by our delicious treats, it's time we whip out the big guns: New Year's Eve's Chocolate Truffles. ... More >>
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January 30, 2012
Recipe: Homemade Caramel Corn
chow.comEver since National Popcorn Day, I've sort of been on a popcorn kick. After all the savories, the Parmesan dill and Spicy Cajun, I had a hankering for something sweet. I was never a big fan of that pseudo-homemade Act II caramel corn. It was always so goopy, and the caramel was never ... More >>
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February 2, 2012
Super Bowl Snack For a Crowd: Oreo Truffle Footballs
Photo by Mel SharleneTouchdown!Earlier, we brought you a Super Bowl Buffalo Chicken Dip big enough to feed a game day crowd. Now for the sweets (I mean, you need something to counteract all of the spicy wing dip and beer, right?). With only four ingredients, these Oreo Truffle Footballs are d ... More >>
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February 10, 2012
Chef Chat, Part 3: Kevin Naderi of Roost - The Tasting
Photos by Mai PhamRoost's already famous cauliflower. So good you will want to order two. We've been chatting with Roost's chef/owner Kevin Naderi the last couple of days, learning how he found and opened his restaurant in two months flat, and about the intricacies of his cuisine, which, in a ... More >>
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