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Sourdough Bread Recipe – pt 2

By chefRob, on February 2nd, 2012

Sourdough bread

Wow…ok so we are back to the sourdough bread recipe. It should be known (if you don’t know this already) that wild yeasts are sometimes a finicky lot, and mine was or is no exception. I took 3 attempts to make a loaf that I was proud of and now finally we can [...]

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Sourdough Starter – Sourdough Bread pt 1

By chefRob, on January 17th, 2012

And so it goes…winter, rain and wind. I can find nothing better to do on a blustery day than to bake. So since it is blustery here and I have nothing to do…we are going to go through the process and bake naturally leavened sourdough bread. San Francisco made be famous for sourdoughs, but lemme [...]

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Flax Bread Recipe

By chefRob, on January 10th, 2012

Flax Bread Recipe

Start your year off with this great Flax bread recipe.

The New Year always seems to start with a big thud around here, with the rush of the holidays being over and the partying that accompanies this subsides. Trading in your beer or cocktail for that New Year’s resolution is [...]

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Wild Turkey Cobbler with Cranberries and Peas – Thanksgiving Leftover Recipe

By chefRob, on November 22nd, 2011

Image courtesy of @KyleOfThrillist (twitter)

Doesn’t it seem that every year the leftovers from Thanksgiving just grow and grow? Not only does it add some pressure to make sure you use them all up before they become dog food or spoil can sometimes be a daunting task. You want to be creative but at [...]

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Mung Bean Soup – Ginisang Mungo Recipe

By chefRob, on November 8th, 2011

Mung Bean Soup – Ginisang Mungo

Ginisang mungo, or mung bean soup is one of those timeless dishes. When the weather turned cold here the other day and I thought to myself that is was time to make a soup this is the one that popped into my head. Easy to cook, this [...]

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Rillettes Recipe w/ Turkey – Thanksgiving leftover recipes

By chefRob, on November 1st, 2011

Turkey Rillettes

Isn’t the “big” question always what to do with the leftovers from Thanksgiving. I mean really now…everyone has their grandmother’s gravy recipe, their mom’s stuffing recipe and pretty much everything else under the sun. Books have been written around holiday cooking and there are thousands of web sites offering [...]

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Water Cracker Recipe with Fleur de Sel

By chefRob, on November 1st, 2011

Water Cracker recipe

A great water cracker recipe has to be one of the best kept secrets in any chef’s arsenal. Easy to make and bake, this is the perfect “on the fly” recipe that you can make when friends stop on by unexpectedly. Toss in some cheese or my Turkey Rillettes [...]

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