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Posts for February 28th 2012
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Garlicky Arugula Pasta
This pasta works well with other bitter greens, too. For a tougher leafy green, such as kale, sauté the vegetable for a few minutes longer, until just wilted. Don't be afraid of the fish sauce; it's what gives this pasta such a magnetic flavor.
From Susannah Chen, YumSugar
Garlicky Arugula Pasta

Ingredients
Salt
12 ounces dried linguine
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
3 tablespoons fish sauce (recommended: Red Boat Fish Sauce)
1 large bunch (about 5 ounces) baby arugula
Directions
- In a large pot of lightly salted boiling water, cook the pasta according to box directions until one minute short of al dente. Drain thoroughly, reserving 1/4 cup pasta water for later use. Wipe out pot and set back on stove at medium heat.
- Heat olive oil until fragrant, about 1 minute, then add garlic slices and red pepper flakes. Sauté for 30 seconds, until garlic is slightly cooked but still pungent. Add in drained pasta, pasta water, fish sauce, and arugula; remove from heat and toss until greens are just incorporated and arugula is slightly wilted. Serve immediately.
Makes 4 servings.
Spotted in SOBE: Culinary Personalities From A to Z
The South Beach Wine and Food Festival offered some of our favorite people in the food world the chance to kick back, drink mojitos, and hang out with one another. Even though we were at a food event, the wine and cocktails part seemed to be the first thing on everybody's mind. From Bobby Flay chugging his two huge drinks on stage to Michael Chiarello doing a bit of a pole dance, click through to see who we spotted.
Bobby's 6 Steps For Perfect Fried Chicken
Despite his drunken antics at SOBEFest, Bobby Flay still managed to provide us with some useful tips on frying chicken, a dish we've always wanted to tackle at home but have frankly been a bit scared to try.
Thanks to the queen of Southern cuisine's diabetes drama, lowcountry staples like fried chicken might have gotten a bit of a bad rap lately, but Flay's not hearing any of it. "This whole thing about baking fried chicken: why?" he asked the audience. "Everything in moderation, yeah — but you have to go all the way."
According to the chef, there are three keys to good fried chicken: crisp texture, a golden brown color, and a just-cooked interior. Learn Bobby's best bird-battering and frying tips to master these three aspects when you read on ahead.
Healthiest Cocktails to Order
5 Ways to Enjoy Grapefruit to Its Fullest

National Grapefruit Month isn't the only time you can savor the juicy fruit; you can eat the citrus all year long in a variety of different ways. Here are five ways to enjoy and cook with grapefruit.
- Add a teaspoon of grapefruit zest to your baked goods. Try this technique next time you make muffins, cupcakes, pound cake, or even sugar cookies!
- Add a few tablespoons of grapefruit juice to your basic powdered-sugar icing for added tangy flavor.
- Try out the latest trend to hit the food blogs: broiled grapefruits!
- Segment your grapefruit and add to winter salads for bright, juicy flavor.
- And, of course, use freshly squeezed grapefruit juice in cocktails, like the Freshly Pressed, the Salty Dog, or grapefruit mimosas.
What are your favorite ways to enjoy grapefruit?
Source: Flickr User Dan Zen
A Buzzed Bobby Flay Keeps the Audience Roaring in South Beach
We've seen a lot of Bobby Flay cooking demos throughout the years, but over the weekend in South Beach, Flay was the funniest we'd seen yet.
"Wow, I'm wasted," the Food Network chef admitted to the crowd, after pounding down two giant mojitos in a row. The inebriated audience only encouraged him to drink more. For the most entertaining of Bobby's bytes, keep on reading.
How to Celebrate National Pancake Day
Thank your lucky stars: because today's National Pancake Day, you now have an excuse to eat pancakes not just for breakfast, but all day long. We urge you to celebrate in as many ways as you can; here, check out four of our most creative ways.
- Go the free route: Each IHOP gives away free pancakes on National Pancake Day, and today's no exception. Go for the gratis — a generous short stack of buttermilk pancakes with an optional donation to the Children's Miracle Network Hospital — anytime before 10 p.m.
- Go the gourmand route: Make Bon Appétit's blueberry pancakes for yourself or someone you love. They're loaded with buttermilk, vanilla, ground cinnamon, and wild blueberries. If you're new to pancakes, try Alton Brown's best tips.
- Go the healthier route: Make a spa-like version of your childhood favorite with Lake Austin Spa Resort's blueberry-cornmeal griddle cakes, made healthier with the addition of ground cornmeal.
- Go the lazy route: Don't want to mix your own batter? You can always try obliterating those intense flapjack cravings with Batter Blaster, a spray-it-yourself pancake batter. The high-powered spray bottle's ideal if, say, you just want one or two pancakes.
Tell us how you're ringing in National Pancake Day!
Link Time: Toppers That Will Instantly Fancy Up Your Salad
- Toppers that will instantly fancy up your salad — Big Girls Small Kitchen
- You can actually make potato chips in your microwave — The Kitchn
- What happens to all of the leftover SOBE food? — HuffPost Food
- Moroccan meals and flavors for every day — Vegetarian Times
- Fries that fuel a food truck — Food Republic
- Duck feathers in McDonald's Hot Apple Pie? Gross! — Yahoo!

- Toppers that will instantly fancy up your salad — Big Girls Small Kitchen
- You can actually make potato chips in your microwave — The Kitchn
- What happens to all of the leftover SOBE food? — HuffPost Food
- Moroccan meals and flavors for every day — Vegetarian Times
- Fries that fuel a food truck — Food Republic
- Duck feathers in McDonald's Hot Apple Pie? Gross! — Yahoo! Shine
- A look at what's really in your energy drink — Honest Cooking

