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Roast Chicken 101

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

I thought I knew how to roast chicken, then I tried Julia Child's roast chicken; suddenly a plain meal became spectacular, and all it cost me was a few more table spoons of butter.  Here are the basics from Mastering the French Art of Cooking. 1. start with a good quality ...

Timing Is Everything

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Timing Is Everything by Jack Piccolo is one of my most used cook books, and it isn't even a cookbook. Instead, it is a reference listing the times and temperatures for cooking anything. I mostly use the chapters on meat, but it also has chapters on fruits and ...