Archive | September, 2009
Cook Like a Man: Perfect “The Pinch”
Salt has more power to affect flavor than anything else we put in or on our food, so learn to salt — and taste — your food early and often.
Continue reading...Cook Like a Man: Insist on Fresh Fish
September 10, 2009
Seek uniform cuts at least an inch and a half thick whenever buying fillets from larger fish (halibut, striper, grouper).
Continue reading...Cook Like a Man: Double the Butter
September 10, 2009
Too many of today’s cookbooks — afraid they’ll scare us away — understate the amount of butter you need to make a dish truly work.
Continue reading...Cook Like a Man: Buy Dirty Vegetables
September 10, 2009
These days, fresh is way more important than organic, so buy vegetables that look like they are still attached to the earth.
Continue reading...Cook Like a Man: Use Your Hands
September 10, 2009
If you’re paying attention to what you’re doing — and you should be — the food will teach you about itself, but you have to use your hands.
Continue reading...Cook like a Man: Slow Down
September 10, 2009
You can’t — and shouldn’t — cook everything at once.
Continue reading...Cook Like a Man: Braise Your Meat
September 10, 2009
There are few dishes as evocative of what makes a meal memorable as a roasted piece of meat. Too bad, because the only cuts that roast well are the most expensive and least imaginative ones.
Continue reading...Cook Like a Man: Get Religion
September 10, 2009
The first thing you need to understand is that your kitchen is a workshop, and all good workshops have a standard operating procedure.
Continue reading...Your Perfect Weekend September 11-13
September 10, 2009
Football kicks off this weekend, but that's no reason to stay glued to the couch. Take advantage of the dwindling days of good weather with an early start to Oktoberfest in Vail, a massive hot-air balloon race in Reno, or cycling festival in Folsom.
Continue reading...How To Cook Like A Man
September 8, 2009
Cooking is messy, complex, and a huge time suck — and that is as it should be. But learning a few fundamentals will make you a force in the kitchen.
Continue reading...Your Dog: A User’s Manual
September 4, 2009
He’s man’s best friend one day, the reason you need to buy a new sofa the next. That’s why we found a few experts (and one opinionated dog) who know what’s going on inside that seemingly simple brain of his — and how to use it to your advantage.
Continue reading...Your Perfect Weekend September 4-6
September 3, 2009
Labor Day weekend is summer's last hurrah, so spend yours kayaking under the Golden Gate Bridge in San Fran, getting Jazzy in Chi Town, or beachin' it at a surf festival on Cocoa Beach.
Continue reading...Making Men
September 2, 2009
When it comes to survival, the boys in Houston's dire Third Ward don't have many factors in their favor. But what they do have is a fiery ex-NFL star by the name of Roynell Young. And that just may be enough.
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September 10, 2009
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