bbq08 With Monday being Labor Day, I'm enjoying another long weekend with perfect weather in California.

As the tradition requires I'm having a barbecue. Using a few great hints from Alton Brown, my steaks are now jucier than ever with even more of that great flavored crust, and with some grilled as...

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A lot of well known chefs have their own cooking shows, lines of kitchenware, newspaper columns and cook books, some of them well renowned in the restaurant scene. One guy, who calls himself just a student amongst them, is my personal hero of the kitchen: Alton Brown. The geek among the chefs expl...

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We had lunch at a "french" (I would not shy away from using air-quotes if I were to tell the story) restaurant in San Ramon, the sign outside the front door even insisted "french operated and french owned" and I will admit that the food was pretty good - but what they had on the menu was hardly fren...

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peach
reach for the peach.

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One of the reasons i keep returning to the evil Starbucks is Tazo Chai Tea, i can't help it, i'm addicted. But if you know a store where you can get good tea leafs and fresh spices, you might want to try one of the recipes found here.

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sonntags dinner Hawaiianischer Steaksalat, in leicht abgewandelter Version. Zuerst das Salatdressing, eine Ingwer Vinaigrette (alle Angaben nur ungefähr):
100ml Gemüsefond,
100ml Reiswein Essig,
2 EL Zucker,
3 Knoblauchzehen,
2 TL frisch geraspelter Ingwer,
ein halbes Glas eingelegter japanischer Ingwer,
ei...

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