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Do you have those moments when you think you should know (how to do) something by default as a result of your ethnicity (or perhaps last name, family, affiliation, etc.)? And then you refuse to seek guidance because “it’s in you”. It’s like [...]

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Do you plan your menu for the week? Do you have your grocery list down to the last ingredient? We rarely do. We couldn’t even stick to it because our taste and craving for food change so much. Our grocery shopping and cooking philosophy is: buy what looks good and fresh, is in [...]

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The trend here in Casa de Gourmeted as of late is that the no-thought-to-it experimental recipes get the higher thumbs up from the other half. Could it be because the flavors are kept simple and there is no chance to overdo it?Hmmm.
I quickly put this together for lunch last week and had one serving [...]

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Fried light dough shaped like a teardrop outline dunked into thick bittersweet chocolate in little espresso cups — this is the churros I was used to. I love these, but they seem impossible to find. Whenever I order churros here it’s always the big brown ones drowning in cinnamon sugar that make my [...]

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It’s the big game. The big game means big eats. I knew coming into the party that my parents were hosting that Portillo’s Hot Dogs and Italian Beef would be served. It’s a staple in the family to prepare it at least once a year. Thankfully this year it was at one of the greatest [...]

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We are going be hosting dinner on Christmas Eve, and the main course will be a beef roast recipe that we took from Gourmet Magazine. Herb Filet of Beef with Tomato Confit. (recipe will follow.) We wanted to try it on ourselves before we served it as a main course on Christmas Eve. The rest [...]

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Our first post is based on a knock-off recipe for the wing sauce from a resturant, Buffalo Wild Wings. Below are the results of the first tier hot flavored (pictured left) and the medium spicy garlic style (pictured right).
Since we made these for a dinner party for about 8 people, the original theory was to [...]

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