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Hope you eat something sweet today!

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Sometimes I look in the fridge and think, "what am I going to do with all of this random stuff?" While it seemed pretty empty around the holidays, during some point in January, the fridge suffered from a glut of various half-full jars and plastic containers. Add to that a bunch of fresh vegetables because I was starting to feel guilty about eating so poorly in the weeks between Thanksgiving and</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/XvHn/~3/xJc35rVFk7Y/pulled-chicken-with-cranberry-bbq-sauce.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (theminx)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MozDdDg7Y1U/Tyrj6xuFqRI/AAAAAAAARfE/PHyr-VERUXY/s72-c/pulledchicken.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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So, hey, sorry for the crappy recap last week. I can promise you this one will be just as bad, if not worse. See...Mr Minx and I went to a wine dinner last night, one that didn't actually start serving food until 7:30, and by the time we finished our dessert and got our drunk asses home, it was 10:25. Missed the Quickfire and the whole gist of the Elimination Challenge. And did I mention it was</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/XvHn/~3/uQDUoD8b9gg/top-chef-texas-episode-14-recap.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (theminx)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SiRTGwJ5yLM/TrAJ_AYLOEI/AAAAAAAAQbA/uV_okUijhNs/s72-c/leader.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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(Photo credit: Midtown Lunch)


Flex Donuts For the time being, this pop-up spin-off of Flex </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/XvHn/~3/JltqUXzOUyU/ny-eats.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (theminx)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8VcsnIUun8Y/TywRPBEZLUI/AAAAAAAARfM/JERIwzxpUQk/s72-c/maplebaconbourbonflex.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/XvHn/~4/JltqUXzOUyU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.minxeats.com/2012/02/ny-eats.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425522.post-6239591294502832374</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-02-07T12:00:06.649-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Rachael Ray</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Food Network</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Guy Fieri</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">recipes</category><title>More Recipes from Rachel vs Guy Celebrity Cook-Off</title><atom:summary>In addition to the much-sought-after recipe for Coolio's lemon pudding cake, there are a whole list of other Coolio recipes available on the Food Network Web site, including his "Gitalian" bread, "fork steak," and arugula salad with apple vinaigrette. You can find these and more here.

The site also has several more of Lou Diamond Phillips' recipes available, including his chicken saltimbocca, "</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/XvHn/~3/lbjmMz9s9x0/more-recipes-from-rachel-vs-guy.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (theminx)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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Back: two Chairman Bao flanking a House Bao. Front: two Birdhaus Bao.

I had never heard of Chef Eddie Huang until he recapped Top Chef Masters season 3 for Eater, and then I just figured he was some insane and possibly drug-addled loon. Honestly, half the shit he wrote had more to do with basketball and hip hop than it did with the show he was recapping. Not being a fan of either, it pained me</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/XvHn/~3/b8eXe-5nWv0/baohaus.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (theminx)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VirHCWlCH6w/Tyq5_aDkfsI/AAAAAAAAReU/PtyIc8pWdI8/s72-c/baohaus.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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Who doesn't love pork ribs? Ok, apart from vegetarians and those who eschew eating pork...I'm betting they'd love them if they tried them! Not long ago I was looking for a rib recipe that didn't involve a lot of work. I found one with a flavor profile that I liked, and simplified it so it was easy-peasy. Just mix up the sauce, pour it over the meat, and braise. There's nothing more strenuous in</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/XvHn/~3/utOnNozjW98/pork-spareribs-santa-fe-style.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (theminx)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YNYFqAs8ErM/Tx33VtnWZOI/AAAAAAAARVI/068ZsaIDxdo/s72-c/sfrib.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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Radishes are a very underrated vegetable. Most people think they're just for salads or crudité platters, but I think they work best when cooked. That's right - I said cooked. We discovered cooked radishes back in 2005 and now consume them fairly often - far more often than we eat them raw.

January's Food &amp; Wine magazine had a lovely recipe for sautéed radishes with orange butter, provided by </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/XvHn/~3/5rhkDEYMIUM/sauteed-radishes.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (theminx)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LBlObGQ29yk/TxdVcSaiD2I/AAAAAAAARQ8/fdUMfznZAOE/s72-c/radishes.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/XvHn/~4/5rhkDEYMIUM" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.minxeats.com/2012/02/sauteed-radishes.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425522.post-2484001639879688119</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:10:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-02-02T10:10:31.122-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Top Chef</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Top Chef Texas</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">parody</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">humor</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">fumetto</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">fumetti</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Top Chef 9</category><title>Top Chef Texas Episode 13 Recap</title><atom:summary>

Pee Wee takes the chefestants on a Big Adventure this week on Top Chef! When the five remaining chefs enter the Cordon Bleu kitchen, they find a table covered with stacks of what must be, according to Sarah, 80,000 pancakes. Padma, looking quite pretty for once this season (since she's gained a few pounds and is not wearing a romper, jumpsuit, sparkly pants, or yellow jeans), tells them that </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/XvHn/~3/3IKbxcHpU_E/top-chef-texas-episode-13-recap.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (theminx)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SiRTGwJ5yLM/TrAJ_AYLOEI/AAAAAAAAQbA/uV_okUijhNs/s72-c/leader.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/XvHn/~4/3IKbxcHpU_E" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.minxeats.com/2012/02/top-chef-texas-episode-13-recap.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425522.post-6170352415937542848</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:23:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-02-01T21:23:39.860-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Rachael Ray</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Food Network</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Guy Fieri</category><title>Recipes from Rachel vs. Guy Celebrity Cook-off Finale</title><atom:summary>The recipes from the finale are up! Find the recipe for Lou Diamond Phillip's Skirt Steak here. The recipe for his "off-white" salad with prosecco-poached pears is here. And the recipes for his "German Wedding" cake and "Pucker Up, Yvonne," are here and here.

Sorry, no Coolio recipes were provided from this episode. A shame, because I would love the recipe for his cherry-glazed short ribs.

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I have a confession. I grew up in a macaroni and cheese-free household.

Well, not entirely - my grandmother, who lived downstairs, often made Kraft Dinner for my Uncle Frank, and occasionally I'd snag a few forkfuls of it. I honestly don't have any memory of my own mother making mac and cheese before the mid-80s, by which time I was an adult.

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I'm imagining a conversation something like this went down at the Food Network last week.

Susie Fogelson: Hey, Tushie, do you think it's a good idea to run the finale of the        Celebrity Cook-Off opposite the Super Bowl?
Bob Tushman: Super Bowl? What's that?
Susie Fogelson: You know, that game where large men in tight shiny pants chase        each other around a big field?
Bob Tushman: Is </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/XvHn/~3/LQ9FI3WJ4Qs/rachel-vs-guy-celebrity-cook-off_30.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (theminx)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0PbLpqEy538/TwHtQGCgd2I/AAAAAAAARB8/W5Ib6lnJC5Y/s72-c/rachelvsguy.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/XvHn/~4/LQ9FI3WJ4Qs" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.minxeats.com/2012/01/rachel-vs-guy-celebrity-cook-off_30.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425522.post-3855462537534886499</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-01-27T11:14:28.648-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Baltimore Restaurant Week</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Restaurant Week</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Harbor East</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Baltimore restaurants</category><title>Ten Ten</title><atom:summary>We love Restaurant Week because it allows us to try new-to-us restaurants at an affordable price. This time around, one of the tastiest-looking menus belonged to the restaurant Ten Ten. Located in a handsome brick-walled space in the Bagby Building, Ten Ten offers what has become known as "modern American" cuisine: familiar foods prepared with locally-sourced ingredients and strong international </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/XvHn/~3/HCduJXZXmzw/ten-ten.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (theminx)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AdZoFDTWJCI/Tx33cigeC9I/AAAAAAAARVY/zY0m5L3F2Qk/s72-c/tentenflatbread.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/XvHn/~4/HCduJXZXmzw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.minxeats.com/2012/01/ten-ten.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425522.post-6802076965331953033</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-01-26T13:00:06.718-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Rachael Ray</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Food Network</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Guy Fieri</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">recipes</category><title>Rachel vs Guy Celebrity Cook-Off Recipes!</title><atom:summary>Took Food Network a while to get these up; I know you've been champing at the bit to fry up some of Coolio's "Soul rolls," and to make Joey FatOne's Mighty Meatball Sliders and Shrimpin' Pimpin' Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp.

I know I haven't.

I'm kinda surprised (yet not) that they didn't include a recipe for Lou Diamond Phillips' barbecue sloppy Joe thingies, or Taylor Dayne's bruschetta with figs and</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/XvHn/~3/f3-_rQ9S2bo/rachel-vs-guy-celebrity-cook-off_26.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (theminx)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/XvHn/~4/f3-_rQ9S2bo" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.minxeats.com/2012/01/rachel-vs-guy-celebrity-cook-off_26.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425522.post-3571069478994035098</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-01-26T14:07:40.454-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Top Chef</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Top Chef Texas</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">recap</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">parody</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">humor</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">fumetto</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">fumetti</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Top Chef 9</category><title>Top Chef Texas Episode 12 Recap</title><atom:summary>

This week's episode starts out with a scene of the cheftestants in the stew room after the verdict has been delivered. Nobody pretends to be sad that Beverly is gone, apart from Grayson, who is possibly too nice for her own good. And then Charlize Theron comes in to hide; Tom has apparently been chasing her all around the studio, asking her to autograph his head.

The next morning, upon </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/XvHn/~3/bUuLZ0eMR6I/top-chef-texas-episode-12-recap.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (theminx)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SiRTGwJ5yLM/TrAJ_AYLOEI/AAAAAAAAQbA/uV_okUijhNs/s72-c/leader.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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It really drives me nuts to hear so many professional cooks calling variously flavored mayonnaises "aioli." Aioli is not just a fancy French word for mayonnaise (the fancy French word for mayonnaise is...wait for it...mayonnaise), but rather a sauce unto itself, made with garlic. 

I'm not just being bitchy. The "ai" part of the word comes from the French word for garlic, ail. So if your sauce </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/XvHn/~3/-3L0bMCfegQ/foodie-pet-peeve.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (theminx)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0QOrM-Yajv8/Tx3KS5VBf3I/AAAAAAAARVA/P4XmJ66jhdI/s72-c/garlic.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/XvHn/~4/-3L0bMCfegQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.minxeats.com/2012/01/foodie-pet-peeve.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425522.post-5763921110633835650</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-01-24T09:02:10.417-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">crab cakes</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Burgers</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Baltimore restaurant</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">football</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Ravens</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">wings</category><title>Bill Bateman's Bistro</title><atom:summary>Before I talk about the restaurant itself, I have a funny story to tell you. Ok, maybe it's not so funny, but I'm going to tell you anyway.

Back in the late 90s, my friend Angie was visiting from Texas. We ended up at the Reisterstown branch of Bill Bateman's Bistro, which happened to be a hang-out for Baltimore Ravens players. As we sat and chatted at the bar, we noticed a rather attractive guy</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/XvHn/~3/E6BNi_I9LaQ/bill-batemans-bistro.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (theminx)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bGdEk5L6X5k/Tw24Iwn5BuI/AAAAAAAARK4/xBSpzHuUQPY/s72-c/kylejim.png" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/XvHn/~4/E6BNi_I9LaQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.minxeats.com/2012/01/bill-batemans-bistro.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425522.post-8453428944765518370</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-01-23T13:00:07.341-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">parody</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">humor</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">fumetto</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">fumetti</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Paula Deen</category><title>Hongray!</title><atom:summary>This scene from the promo for Paula Deen's son's new show scares the heck out of me.




Posted on Minxeats.com.</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/XvHn/~3/t9wvhedxKZg/hongray.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (theminx)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KjkTG_MwKHk/Tx2WErr4WtI/AAAAAAAARU4/2hH9dTtJq9g/s72-c/paulanom.png" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/XvHn/~4/t9wvhedxKZg" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://www.minxeats.com/2012/01/hongray.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425522.post-4841189952579401982</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-01-23T09:30:28.832-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Rachael Ray</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">parody</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">humor</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">fumetto</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Food Network</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">fumetti</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Guy Fieri</category><title>Rachael vs Guy Celebrity Cook-Off Episode 4 Recap</title><atom:summary>

This week, our five remaining celebrities - Lou Diamond Phillips, Taylor Dayne, Summer Sanders, Coolio, and Joey FatOne - are tasked with (wo)manning lunch carts. Rather than dishing out felafel or dirty water hot dogs, each team is responsible for 100 portions of three dishes, one of which needs to be on a stick, one in a wrap, and one in a bun. 



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As I posted a while ago, I am now the proud owner of a SousVide Supreme. The manufacturer, Eades, calls it a "water oven," which I suppose is more accurate than "immersion circulator," which is what Top Chef and Iron Chef fans may be more familiar with. The modernist cuisine (today's favored term for "molecular gastronomy") technique of sous vide is a method of cooking food--sealed in plastic </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/XvHn/~3/Mv1TChWqQmU/cookin-withwater.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (theminx)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B__3WuCa--I/TsRPpbrrCzI/AAAAAAAAQlg/gKm1WqLjtsU/s72-c/sousvide1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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This week's episode opens on the chefs in the stew room after Restaurant Wars. They're just getting over the fact that the boys sucked and Jor-El was sent home when Tom comes in with a sour look on his face. He tells them they've been evicted from the Driskill because the other guests are complaining about the kimchi and beer smell coming out of the penthouse, so they are going back to San </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/XvHn/~3/R6hdlF_0cfw/top-chef-texas-episode-11-recap.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (theminx)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SiRTGwJ5yLM/TrAJ_AYLOEI/AAAAAAAAQbA/uV_okUijhNs/s72-c/leader.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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