Author: Matthew Earl
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Fail Proof One-Pan Garlic Chicken
This is a very simple recipe for garlic chicken to prepare. Make it a delicious meal to wow the family and friends, or use it as a nice meal prep for the week. Ingredients Okay, so first things first. Mix your salt and pepper, then rub it thoroughly into your chicken thighs. Then set them…
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Make Stock. It’s what you need to do with leftover food scraps.
What do you do with the scraps of meat when you are ready to cook? Throw them out? WHY? There is no reason to be wasting perfectly good pieces of meat, bone, or tendon. That can be the perfect base for a stock. There is so much flavor left in those scraps just waiting to…
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How To Make The Best Whole Wheat Bread At Home
(Hvetebrod) Norwegians love to bake. There, I said it. Even though it’s really no secret. Much of my time growing up was spent watching or hearing about my grandma baking something new. Her favorite was her lemon bars which really are delicious. But oddly, something that I never saw her make was this whole wheat bread…
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How to make the perfect candied carrots
Who doesn’t love candied carrots? They’re sweet and savory at the same time! It is a treat for any dinner anytime of the year. It is especially nice and closer to being in season during these cold months of the year.I’m going to keep this recipe straight forward with no added fluff okay? Good.
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New York Style Apple Crisp You Need in Your Life!
There has always been a special place in my heart for apple crisp. It is a staple of New York in the fall and winter months. We have enjoyed apple crisp as far back as I can remember. We have it multiple times a year when the orchards are ripe with a plethora of apples.…
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Mise en place, or “everything in it’s place”
“Mise en place” is a French term meaning “everything in it’s place”. This is a very sacred thing to live by in the professional kitchen. It has to do with your set up to go into a service. If you don’t have things that need to be cut or done ahead of time so that…
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Chocolate Mousse, the Most Decadent and Fluffy
One of the first things that I learned how to make at my first job was chocolate mousse. As the one in the “garde manger” station, I was required to also make the desserts. There weren’t many of them. Crème brûlée, an assortment of crepes, as well as the chocolate mousse. I had never realized…
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My start at cooking on the line
“The line,” in the professional cooking world, refers to the area that all cooks work in a kitchen. The Start I started my career as a dishwasher. I had just moved back to New York after living in Florida for a year and a half where I attended a motorcycle technician school. Needing a job,…
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How To Make The Best Homemade Dutch Oven Chicken To Wow Your Friends And Family!
This Dutch Oven Chicken recipe is delicious because it combines the rich, savory flavors of roasted chicken with the natural sweetness of autumn vegetables and herbs. The chicken, when browned in butter or bacon grease, develops a golden, crispy skin that locks in juiciness, while the meat stays tender and full of flavor. The stuffing…