So, Chicago... where, by the way, we had snow flurries!!! With an audition the next morning followed by getting back on the bus to Cleveland for the final performances of Richard III, Nick and I both wanted some protein…
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Hog Butcher of the World!
Hog Butcher of the World
Am I showing my age that I even know that quote... much less that it refers to Chicago?
Last week I was in the Windy City for some auditions. Yes... even when we actors have…
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It's Getting Cold Again... (Hot Italian Sausage with Arugula & Garlic on Polenta)
I had some arugula about to go bad...
And I had some great frozen hot sausage from Teitel Brothers...
And it was so cold, I wanted something very warming... but clean, not fatty.
So I sautéed some of the sausage…
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Tip Alert! (Peanut Butter)
As I'm sure you all know... I'm thrifty...
Let's be honest...
Cheap.
So throwing things out is something I try not to do whenever possible. Here's a perfect example...
I buy the 365 brand peanut butter at Whole Foods. It's…
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Hot Peanut Noodles with Chicken
A few days ago, I cooked too much pasta. I needed to do something with it.
I had been thinking about some kind of Asian noodle dish, but I realized I had some scallions and some chicken in the fridge…
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October Tomatoes... For Real!
I can't believe it.
It's now officially mid-October, and there are still tomatoes...
Not a lot... Not huge... Not too pretty.
But if the news out of Yonkers is to be believed... they're still damn tasty.
I'm pretty sure they…
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Sage & Prosciutto Pizza Redux
Hey, Folks...
While looking through our various devices, we came across a number of "in process" pictures from the recent sage and prosciutto pizza post. I thought they might be fun to look at... so I'm re-posting with the new…
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Chicken Curry with Potatoes and Yogurt
Please forgive me... I'm about to toot my own horn... LOUDLY!
A culinary experiment hardly ever works perfectly the first time... with no changes. But not only did I just hit a home run...
I JUST HIT ONE OUT OF…
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Smoky Cheese Puffs! (Cheddar Gougères with Parmesan and Smoked Salt!)
So... Richard III had a wonderful opening! Then, on our day off, castmate Laurie Birmingham had a gathering to celebrate her birthday. It was potluck (we are actors, after all), and I was in the mood for some interesting time…
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Sage & Prosciutto Pizza with Heirloom Tomatoes
I knew there had to be at least one pizza during the brief hiatus betwixt Boise and Cleveland...
But which one?
The yard was filled with beautiful sage (my favorite food), so a sage and prosciutto pizza seemed the way…
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Marcella Hazan
One of the greats has left us. Marcella Hazan died today.
Rigor is the first word that comes to mind. She didn't suffer fools gladly... and she thought (and taught) that knowledge and techniques are essential... not extraneous. We live…
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Greek Salad!
Even though I tend to want to pull out all of the Julia recipes I know the second the calendar says, "September," I know it's not always autumn right away.
So one night recently when I was at home, we…
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Smoked Salt Cacio e Pepe
It's my first real day off since starting rehearsals for the second mounting of Richard III. I've been a very good boy so far... and I think it's time for a mini-splurge...
Castmate D.A. Smith took me to Cleveland's…
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You Think YOU'RE surprised!!!
I have come to all of you a few times to tell you of my shock and joy at certain milestones in the life of This Old Chef...
But I have to say I'm speechless in a way I…
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Pasta Paella
The "almost-a-fortnight-but-not-quite" that I got to spend at home before returning to Great Lakes Theater to remount the Boise production of Richard III had just begun...
We spent all the time together that we could manage... and I was cooking…
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