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I need a Korean Halmoni

I need a Korean Halmoni by Janis Tester

I need a Korean HalmoniHalmoni is Grandma in Korean. Why do I need a Korean Grandma? Actually I would take any grandma that would cook for me and make me feel like the most important person in the world.I miss my grandma very much. She really was someone that treated me like I was the most special human on earth. The reason I want a…

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Some times you need a Boule Babka in your life

Some times you need a Boule Babka in your life by Janis Tester

Some times you need a Boule Babka in your lifeThis worked. This was my hairbrained idea for a Boule Babka! I thought that instead of taking the Boule that I have been making for Abby Dodges #baketogether I would make the same dough into a savory "Babka". Not sure this still would be a Babka if it is savory but I liked the name "Boule…

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A Tale of Three Breads...#Baketogether Peasant Boule

A Tale of Three Breads...#Baketogether Peasant Boule by Janis Tester

A Tale of Three Breads...#Baketogether Peasant BouleI joined another "thing". I couldn't help myself. Abby Dodge does #baketogether and this month it was a Peasant Boule. I love making bread. I jumped on the baking bandwagon and I am sure glad that I did. I started off by making the recipe "as written so I could taste what it was…

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Grains and Chicken and this and that...

Grains and Chicken and this and that... by Janis Tester

Grains and Chicken and this and that...I have to say that I have been cooking and cooking and cooking, but I have switched the focus to healthier foods. For now Pork and I have broken up. We used to be BFF. No more.There has been an elephant in the room and I want the big oaf out of here already. I haven't said anything here and I…

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Korean Food, Goat Dish and a Whole lot of Cute

Korean Food, Goat Dish and a Whole lot of Cute by Janis Tester

Korean Food, Goat Dish and a Whole lot of CuteLots of life has been going on around here. Annie, Tim and Parker were visiting and we had more fun than I can tell you about. Too much fun to try to recapture here. So, when they left I was sad. Ok, I was more than sad. I turned to cooking comfort food to make myself feel better.My go to…

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Double-cooked Red Chicken, Marrakech-Style is my new BFF

Double-cooked Red Chicken, Marrakech-Style is my new BFF by Janis Tester

Double-cooked Red Chicken, Marrakech-Style is my new BFFWhat can I say that I haven't said before? Paula Wolfert's recipes are amazingly good. There I said it for the millionth time. No, I don't get paid to say it and no she isn't a relative. She is just awesome and I want to share. We picked another recipe from her new cookbook "The…

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Potatoes rule! or I am a potato addict

Potatoes rule! or I am a potato addict by Janis Tester

Potatoes rule! or I am a potato addictI was sitting in my "Big Girl Chair" aka "Lard Ass Chair" tweeting when one thing led to another (which in reality I don't remember what happened) when Justin Marx told me that he was going to send me some heirloom potatoes. All I had to do was pick the kind I wanted. I have to say that I adore…

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Crispy Chicken Fes-Style - Ohmy good!

Crispy Chicken Fes-Style - Ohmy good! by Janis Tester

Crispy Chicken Fes-Style - Ohmy good!When I opened up Paula Wolfert's new book "the Food of Morocco" I knew I was in trouble. As I turned the pages I wanted to make every dish in this book. So, I thought to myself..."self, you can do whatever you want. If you want to cook every recipe in this book you can!" I decided on the "Crispy…

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Charcutepalooza 12: My swan song or we are the world

Charcutepalooza 12: My swan song or we are the world by Janis Tester

Charcutepalooza 12: My swan song or we are the worldWhere do I even begin? My hands are sweaty and my heart is beating fast. This is the last post. A year of meat has come to its end. I am feeling anxious and relieved and a little bit verklempt. So let me tell you a story...I agonized about what I would make for my last…

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Charcutepalooza #11 - Curing or "Don't get your pantyhose in a knot"

Charcutepalooza #11 - Curing or "Don't get your pantyhose in a knot" by Janis Tester

Charcutepalooza #11 - Curing or "Don't get your pantyhose in a knot"Deep breath. I am so conflicted right now. This is challenge 11 with only one more to go. I want it to end and I don't want it to end. In real life the last challenge has taken place.…

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