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Posts for January 21st 2013
Keoke Coffee: Cozy Up With This Sweet After-Dinner Cocktail
There's nothing like warm, spiked coffee to keep the night going strong! The classic keoke coffee cocktail, given its Hawaiian name because the drink is loaded with Kahlua and crème de cacao, will transport you to the tropics, even during dreary Winter evenings. Watch the video to see how it's made, then print out the recipe to try it yourself.
Basic Braised Pork Shoulder
We're all about working smarter, not harder, so naturally we're smitten with Fresh Tart's ideas for transforming one meal into many different enticing treats throughout the week.
I've written before about the beauty of braising a pork shoulder one day, then crafting several meals from it as the week wears on. This version is more basic than the Pork Braised with Chiles & Cinnamon, which means you can eat it even more ways. Seasoned with onions, garlic, salt, and pepper, the finished roast can be eaten as is with its rich pan juices. (Mashed potatoes would be a perfect accompaniment.)
Then the next day you can warm some of the pork with hoisin sauce and roll it in lettuce leaves with rice, scallions, pickled vegetables or kimchi, and a dab of chile sauce. Or ginger scallion sauce. Oh my goodness YES.
Link Time: A Primer on Rye Whiskey
- A primer on rye whiskey — Tasting Table
- Recapping the San Francisco Good Food Awards — Grub Street San Francisco
- A peek at President Obama's inaugural luncheon menu — Bites on Today
- McDonald's meals you can't find in America that will make you McJealous — HuffPost Food
- Nine Twitter feuds between chefs — Zagat
- Guy Fieri is set to open a wine tasting room — Eater
- 13 winning Super Bowl snack ideas — Delish
5 Ways to Streamline Your Cooking
Good restaurant chefs run highly efficient kitchens: food is so time- and temperature-sensitive that even two minutes of neglect can mean a pot boiled over or a beautiful fillet of fish scorched beyond repair. If you're new to cooking or looking for ways to take your kitchen skills to the next level, you'll appreciate these five ways to streamline your cooking.
Culinary Resolutions, Week 4: Maximize Your Kitchen
We're hitting the ground running in 2013 with our brand-new series, Six Weeks of Culinary Resolutions, wherein we vow to master a different gastronomic goal each week.
We've just hit week four, and we're vowing to maximize the kitchen. What does that mean, exactly? In our minds, it means wasting less food while cooking, maximizing time efficiency in the kitchen, and making the most of space in tiny quarters.
Stay tuned all week for suggestions for everything from what to do with leftover wine to multipurpose tools that are guaranteed to make cooking easier. Got any special requests? Be sure to leave them in our comments below.
Reduce waste
10 condiments you should stock in your pantry
Your Ultimate Guide to Storing Produce
6 pantry products that reduce waste
Quick tip: shop for ingredients at the salad bar
What to do with day-old bread
What to do with leftover dill
What to do with leftover cilantro
Ways to use every bit of that apple
5 fresh ways to use OJ beyond the glass
Creative ways to utilize cream cheese
Maximize time
How to cook faster
5 tips for smarter composting
Make the most of your tiny kitchen space
Ingenious ways to store more in a small kitchen
More ways to think big in a tiny kitchen
4 uses for your mason jars
5 tips for better composting
Kitchen hacks: the coffee filter cheesecloth
10 multipurpose kitchen tools that will make your life easier
Master the Culinary Craft With Technique-Driven Cookbooks
Looking to expand your culinary repertoire in 2013? Once you've mastered the basics, you're bound to be craving more. For the next step, curl up with one of our favorite cookbooks that will guide you through subjects ranging from bread baking to stir-frying (and everything in between) and get cooking! Culinary resolution accomplished.
Love Coffee? Try These 6 Creative Cups of Joe
Kick up your caffeine fix with a few twists on your favorite drink . . . coffee! Branch out beyond Starbucks with these six recipes, which range from the sweet to the spicy. Try mixing coffee with peanuts, a dash of cardamom, Baileys, or whiskey. Here are two recipes for morning joe (and four boozy coffee cocktails) to reignite your love for the roasted bean.
![]() Pumpkin Irish Coffee |
![]() Cardamom Cappuccino |
![]() Brazilian Coffee Cocktail |
![]() Baileys Coffee |
![]() PB&J Blended Coffee |
![]() Keoke Coffee |
5 Meals That Don't Require a Trip to the Store
When it comes to weeknight dinners, there's nothing worse than a recipe that requires and lot of prep, let alone an outing. If heading to the store isn't an option, head to your pantry. Rather than resorting to costly takeout or a box of cereal, you can whip up a no-fuss meal with pantry staples. Click through to find out how easy it can be and what's for dinner tonight!
Savory Sight: Triple Chocolate Black Bean Brownies
PooLovesBoo shows how black beans can have a place in chocolate brownies.
These are perfect for the days when you want something sweet but don’t want to do too much damage calorie-wise.
For the recipe, check out her blog, then be sure to share your food photos in the YumSugar Community or by starting your own blog. If you're on Instagram, then chime in on the conversation with the hashtag #savorysight.








