Charcutepalooza

slow cooker challenge. i feel good about lamb neck.

January 18, 2012
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I’ve had an on again off again relationship with my slow cooker. I purchased it at a small neighborhood hardware store in Pittsburgh, sometime during my senior year in college (when the dinosaurs walked the earth.) For years, it was my go to appliance, making soups and chilis while I toiled at an office. When [...]

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And the winner is….

January 7, 2012
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The Year of Meat has come to a close. We have a winner, and his name is Peter Barrett. Peter writes the visually stunning and always wry and clever A Cook Blog. From the very beginning, everyone noticed his spectacular, extravagent and enviable way of answering the challenges. I’d Like to Be Alone with the [...]

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savory tarts for this, or any, time of year

December 30, 2011
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We are coming to the end of party season. The time of year when we invite friends and neighbors into our homes, cook like crazy, add a little more butter, cream, bacon to our meals. I love this time of year for all the excuses there are to celebrate and I’m resolving as of today [...]

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charcutepalooza. the semi-finalists.

December 15, 2011
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A year ago, my little hobby, what Dennis called my “meat thing,” connected via Twitter with Kim Foster’s curiousity and a cheeky title, to become Charcutepalooza. It just happened in a crazy stroke of synchronicity. And then… along came sponsors, Food52, a huge grand prize, and, suddenly, there were all of you. Kim and I, [...]

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Meat The Competition

December 10, 2011
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Congratulations to these Charcutepalooza-ers – each of whom completed all twelve of the monthly challenges. From this incredibly talented group, we will be selecting the semi-finalists – to be announced December 15th. A Cook Blog Biscuits of Today Bite Me New England The Butcher’s Apprentice Chow Eng Down Curing the Heart Dabblings & Whimsey DoLoveWalk [...]

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rugelach. naughty or nice.

December 1, 2011
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There are many cookies in my repetoire. Chocolate and ginger, biscotti, florentines, the sort of famous peanut butter cookies. But, rugelach I’ve made for years. It started early with my great-grandmother Agatha, who taught me to roll up rugelach for the Temple Sisterhood bake sales. It was one of those recipes I made all through [...]

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charcutepalooza. my mincemeat experience.

November 18, 2011
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I had such hope for this post. Sometime back in the summer, I learned of the availability of beef suet and an idea was hatched. It became my own personal Charcutepalooza extra credit. The sweet side of meat preservation – just in time for the holidays. Real mincemeat. Sweet, savory, boozy. Intense. It’s how bits [...]

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spiced smoked turkey breast. for thanksgiving.

November 10, 2011
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It all started with the chorizo cornbread. I had it in my head to use chorizo in cornbread for months. So when McCormick Spices asked me to tell them about my Thanksgiving, that chipotle chile flavor was already haunting my kitchen dreams. I wanted to offer up something different. Something appropriate for a small gathering. [...]

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charcutepalooza december challenge. showing off.

November 1, 2011
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This is it. The last challenge. It’s time to show us what you’ve learned. You’ve had a year of experimenting and practice. You’ve had the benefit of this exceptionally creative and daring Charcutepalooza community. And ‘tis the season. What better reason to gather your friends and family than a celebration of all things charcuterie? It’s [...]

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