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Category Archives: Appetizer

How To Make Asiago Cheddar Rolls

By Drew | Published: February 23, 2010
There aren’t many complex activities humans have been doing for longer than they’ve been making bread. But since the invention of sliced bread, most of us have gotten out of the habit. It’s so bad that when I asked people who took my introductory cooking class — you can still sign up using the form on [...]
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How To Make a Warm Dill Cheese Ball

By Drew | Published: January 16, 2009
Some dishes you only make for a crowd. You may love it, but there’s no way you can eat it all. That’s one of the great things about the Christmas/New Year’s holidays, is you can eat these party foods for a whole week. This one takes about five minutes to prepare and 15-20 to bake. Unless [...]
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Bruschetta Pizza

By Drew | Published: August 26, 2008
Look! Out on the buffet table … it’s bruschetta … it’s French bread pizza … it’s … bruschetta pizza! Okay, I couldn’t decide which one to call it, so it’s both.
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Chili-cheese fries cooked in beef tallow

By Drew | Published: February 20, 2008
Fries used to be cooked in beef tallow. They were crispy golden pieces of goodness. Restaurants liked tallow because they could use the same tallow for a month as long as they didn’t burn anything and they kept it clean. Then the food police decided frying in beef tallow was bad for us. Ask them for [...]
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