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fresh figs: a seduction
I might be cheating a bit by dredging up a dish I made almost two months ago, but I feel it provides a nice introduction (an appetizer, if you will) to the way in which I tend to construct a plate and,...
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of cocks and tarts: my food story
Some of you may have noticed the rooster motif used as the background of my page; the image is of a painted tile and was chosen to reflect my Portuguese heritage (while my title, ‘bubble & squeak’,...
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brined and slow-roasted lemon/thyme chicken: wow
Eating well can sometimes prove less than simple when living a bachelor lifestyle… between work, hockey, concerts and ‘brocations’, I’ve found that I spend shockingly little time at home and even less...
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roast chicken remnants: lock, stock, and barrel
Alright, I really need to get to this… I prefer making food to writing about it, but I’m committed to documenting it all here. When last I left you, I had completed my roast chicken, which left me with...
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pitter patter: bubble & squeak
An offshoot of so often cooking for one is that there are constantly leftovers to deal with. Try cooking just enough for one plate of food… go on, I defy you to make a single plate and not have too...
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one-pot meals: risotto’d barley & chicken soup for the bachelor soul
Ok, let’s keep this roast chicken train going… I mentioned in my previous post that one-pot meals are a bachelor’s best friend, though the same is true of anybody with an ‘on the go’ lifestyle. With a...
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a new take on an old school classic: wherein corn dogs steal the show
I’ve focused my past couple posts around bachelor-friendly, economical, little-effort/lots-of-result type meals, which are great for what they are… but if I had to choose between those or blow-out,...
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movember family dinner: thoroughly moustachioed
Anybody who knows me knows I love a good food pun. I also love a good dinner party theme, and when I realized virtually every guy friend I have was growing a moustache for Movember this year (myself...
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the allegory of the cake; a birthday throwdown
For as long as I can remember now, all I’ve requested from my mother for my birthday is one simple thing; each year she asks what I want for my birthday, and each year I respond, “confetti angel food...
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