michael ruhlman

Charcutepalooza February Challenge. The Salt Cure.

January 15, 2011
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Wow, there are a lot of you jumping on the meat-wagon. (Deadline for inclusion on the blog roll is February 1, 2011.) Kim and I are so happy to have so much support for our Year of Meat. I’ve made some changes to accommodate the enormous response – check out the pull down menu at [...]

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Charcutepalooza. January Challenge is Duck Prosciutto

December 30, 2010
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This post kicks off Charcutepalooza with our project for January – Duck Prosciutto. This is an easy way to limber up for The Year of Meat. It’s an eight day project with no special tools required other than a cool, marginally humid location, 50-60° F. I use my garage, but have to watch carefully at [...]

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Charcutepalooza. Let’s make meat.

December 26, 2010

(Let’s just drop that pesky ’11 or 2011 or whatever.) The Co-Creators: Mrs. Wheelbarrow and The Yummy Mummy Twitter Hashtag: #Charcutepalooza We’re kicking off the twelve months of meat so aptly named Charcutepalooza by Kim.  This is a remarkable opportunity to learn as a group, to share experiences, and to explore far and wide how [...]

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Roast Chicken & Old Friends

January 6, 2010

”There is nothing like roast chicken,” Laurie Colwin writes in ”More Home Cooking, ”It is helpful and agreeable, the perfect dish no matter what the circumstances. Elegant or homey, a dish for a dinner party or a family supper, it will not let you down.” In case you’re wondering, I’m reading Laurie Colwin. Rereading to [...]

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