Recipes by Denise Sakaki
United States Chef
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UnRecipe: I Can Haz Cheeseburger Meatloaf and Squash Gratin?Oh, LOLCats, your childish humor and bad spellingz will never cease to entertain me. The only thing more appealing to people than cute animal pictures is violent gore, so this post has already gotten off to a stellar start. In the process of making a… |
2 votes
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OMG a Recipe: Chicken Puttanesca, Making Good Girls Go BadWhy do only the naughty ladies of the night get to enjoy a puttanesca sauce? The story behind pasta puttanesca is that it was a simple-to-make sauce comprised of pantry staples, supposedly made by prostitutes between their clients' visits, because of its quick preparation time and inexpensive ingredients. If this is true, I must say… |
2 votes
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OMG a Recipe: I Hate Strawberry Ice CreamWhat...?! How can anyone hate strawberry ice cream? What are you, Wasabi, some kind of demon hellspawn who hates all things good and right with the world? Why not just start clubbing fuzzy baby seals while you're at it? Yes, it's true, but not about the baby seal-clubbing. I grew up hating strawberry ice cream. At birthday parties, if… |
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Mixed Plate: For MomIt started and ended with a simmering slow cooker. The week my mom came for a visit, I had put together a smoked ham, andouille sausage and split pea soup. You could stick a flagpole upright in it, the soup was so thick and rich. I knew Mom would be cooking nonstop during her stay, but I wanted there to be something for a quick lunch,… |
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Mixed Plate: The Gospel of BreakfastI hear it time and time again: Breakfast is the Best Meal. And you know what? It's 100% True. You may as well write that into every holy book out there, canonize it for future generations, not that they won't already know and accept this to be the gospel of meal enjoyment. And I know I can say that out loud, into the Bloggosphere,… |
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OMG a Recipe: I Can Haz Mac and CheezeburgerIn the beginning, there was bread and ground beef. And that begat the almighty Hamburger. And this was anointed with cheese, and thus begat the Cheeseburger. And from that holy union came forth... the Macaroni and Cheeseburger. *cue angelic light and choir music*All the Favorite Things! Macaroni and Cheeseburger - Photo by Wasabi… |
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UnRecipe: Put 'Em On the Grill!Yes, this latest post title is inspired by 90's classic, Sir Mix's "Put 'Em on the Glass," but of course this is far less boobtastic and way less sexist. Rant = Over. This sometimes joyous, sometimes way-too-flippin'-hot summer is a constant challenge when it comes to meal prep. While I admit to eating salads nearly every day, not… |
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UnRecipe: A-Team Montage MealIn 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can… |
2 votes
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FoodTrek/UnRecipe: Going Out and Staying InIt can be tricky to balance the Going Out vs Staying In argument when it comes to dining. We all want to be mindful of our pocketbook, but not only is it nice to not have to cook or clean up after a meal, it's important to be supportive of the restaurant industry that continues to inspire us in our own home kitchens. Often times,… |
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OMG a Recipe: Steak Dinner Sealed With a KISSKISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid! Does anyone remember that saying? I think I heard it in school from a teacher, before the dreaded PC Police swooped in and oversensitized everything, erasing "Stupid" from the vocabulary. But it was a good mnemonic device to always remind one to stick to the basics, because sometimes it's easy to get… |
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