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  • Thanksgiving thoughts?

    Number of comments: 2
    Wow. Thanksgiving is in three days. Can you believe it? I think I'm still almost in summer mode, I feel like it's September yet I'm already hearing "Baby It's Cold Outside" on the radio. Not that that's a bad thing-- actually it's quite the opposite. The time between Thanksgiving and [...]
    Posted: November 23, 2009, 6:28pm EST
    by Nick N
  • Candy Blondies

    Number of comments: 6

    I like Halloween (it's capitalized because I do believe it should be a national holiday) candy, but it's really unsatisfying. It's like a rush of sugar that just leaves me wanting more. Even Reese's I feel just isn't substantial enough to be a dessert. I'd [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 11:06pm EST
    by Nick N
  • Pizza for lunch

    Number of comments: 4
    Over the summer I made pizza non-stop-- it's just such a summery food and when smeared with pesto made from basil from the backyard, there's nothing better. I actually made plenty more dough than I could cook, so I have a lot of dough that's been lying around in a [...]
    Posted: November 18, 2009, 6:54pm EST
    by Nick N
  • What they think about you

    Number of comments: 8
    High School is really all about what other people think about you. It's true. It really is. You can either accept the system as it is, or drop out. Everyone is subject to it.

    Generally people criticize this aspect of high school, saying this is superficial, that you shouldn't' [...]
    Posted: November 16, 2009, 3:29pm EST
    by Nick N
  • Spicy Pulled Pork

    Number of comments: 2

    Pork shoulder braised in chicken stock, harissa and jalapenos.

    Pork shoulder is almost always delicious, but the spicy component just takes this to the next level giving your tongue another taste to tangle with.

    Alright sorry for the minimal writing, but I gotta [...]
    Posted: November 11, 2009, 3:39pm EST
    by Nick N
  • Ideas in Food Dinner

    Number of comments: 5
    Last Monday was great. I had no school the next day (staff development day?), the Phillies won their game, and I dined at Blackfish for the Ideas in Food Dinner. Though I love no school as much as the next guy, and I am an ardent Phillies phan, the [...]
    Posted: November 09, 2009, 5:53pm EST
    by Nick N
  • Chorizo Sauce

    Number of comments: 4

    Maybe you recall, back in September I wrote about a dinner I planned to cook for a couple describing their likes and dislikes, and asking you all for suggestions. Well I cooked their meal not this past Sunday, but the one before that and [...]
    Posted: November 04, 2009, 6:03pm EST
    by Nick N
  • Ideas in Food Dinner

    Number of comments: 0
    Tonight I go to the Ideas in food dinner armed with my camera and my appetite [...]
    Posted: November 02, 2009, 5:01pm EST
    by Nick N
  • More Lunch

    Number of comments: 10
    It's been a rough week. I feel overloaded with school assignments. My week was improved today however, when I made a curious discovery in the cafeteria. Today, nudged up next to the choco tacos and chipwiches were little styrofoam containers of pumpkin ice cream. I got one and it was' [...]
    Posted: October 29, 2009, 7:26pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Can't update today-- loaded ...

    Number of comments: 1
    Can't update today-- loaded with homework and meeting with an SAT tutor and all.

    Instead, check out this cool post on sous vide today from serious eats' [...]
    Posted: October 26, 2009, 3:40pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

    Number of comments: 5


    Nutmeg, at least for this part of the year, is my favorite spice. I mean seriously, just look at it. It looks like it's got cave paintings inside it.

    Appearance aside, nutmeg's aroma is tantalizing. I even prefer it to cinnamon which I [...]
    Posted: October 24, 2009, 9:33am EDT
    by Nick N
  • A Look at Lunch

    Number of comments: 9
    Here are a few photos from round the lunchroom. This is really just a preliminary post, a preview. I plan to post additional pictures and more matter about my mate's meals in the future. And yes, to get these pictures I kinda walked around the cafeteria, asking people if I' [...]
    Posted: October 21, 2009, 10:39pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • My Day in Food 10/18

    Number of comments: 8

    Bananas are perfect with a little green at the top and bottom and I don't much like them otherwise. True, they are sweeter when spotted, yet with this sweetness comes a flavor I find unpleasant. Kind of ironic no? Here I am, foodie at fifteen,' [...]
    Posted: October 19, 2009, 7:25pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Trader Joe's Bread

    Number of comments: 10


    Trader Joe's makes this whole-wheat Sourdough bread that is just hearty and delicious. I love it as toast, and pairing it with scrambled eggs makes one of my favorite meals. It likewise makes great grilled cheese and an awesome panzanella salad.
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    Posted: October 15, 2009, 6:11pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Egg-Yolk Orange

    Number of comments: 1

    Crayola should make a new color "pastured hen egg orange."

    It would replace lime green as my favorite. [...]
    Posted: October 15, 2009, 6:02pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Number of comments: 5
    Pumpkin chocolate chip cookies suck. I mean, they're pleasurable to eat, because they're sweet and they contain chocolate, but if you can look past your inherent taste for anything sweet, they're just awful. The chocolate just completely overwhelms the pumpkin. Literally, no pumpkin flavor comes through, and any pumpkin dessert' [...]
    Posted: October 14, 2009, 6:11pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Ideas in Food Dinner

    Number of comments: 4
    I've been reading the Ideas in Food blog for a while, tracking their thoughts and admiring their ideas. It's really a great place to go if you're in search of inspiration.

    Yesterday night I made a reservation for the Ideas in Food Dinner at Blackfish on November 2nd.' [...]
    Posted: October 12, 2009, 6:59pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Sous Vide Fried Chicken?

    Number of comments: 4
    I wonder how sous vide fried chicken would work out. Of course I could simply cook the chicken sous vide, then bread it and fry it at a high temperature, but how would this work: bread the chicken beforehand, then sous vide it, causing the egg to coagulate and therefore [...]
    Posted: October 10, 2009, 11:56am EDT
    by Nick N
  • Farmer's Markets: English Speech

    Number of comments: 6
    I received this awesome assignment in my English class to write a speech, using various rhetorical devices which we had learned in class, about anything that we wanted. I chose to talk a little bit about farmers markets. This material won't be anything new for all of you, but if' [...]
    Posted: October 07, 2009, 6:16pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Dinner for Four

    Number of comments: 4

    Just this past Monday, I got a call from my friend's mom (who I had never met). She asked me to cook for her and her husband, and another couple on Saturday (2 days ago). I was to come over to their house and cook' [...]
    Posted: October 05, 2009, 5:53pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Colonial Kitchen

    Number of comments: 2
    One of the few aspects of colonial life I desire is an oven like this one. My boy B Frank probably made some sick pizza.

    (I'm pictured in the Harriton house, a colonial home that was once the residence of the 1st and only secretary' [...]
    Posted: October 01, 2009, 8:41pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • KFC

    Number of comments: 19
    It's just so crispy, so moist. How can anyone dislike this fried chicken? So I thought last Friday Night after making an 11:00 stop at KFC.

    Yes, that's right, KFC, the restaurant that has stores in more than 109 countries, and that is one of the world's most recognizable' [...]
    Posted: September 29, 2009, 4:32pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Roasted Broccoli Snack

    Number of comments: 4

    This week I roasted broccoli in massive quantities. It's a salty delicious snack that I will definitely gravitate towards (as opposed to say potato chips) if it's already prepared and ready to be eaten. It also makes a great salad when tossed with a lemon [...]
    Posted: September 25, 2009, 2:48pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Listen to me on WHYY!

    Number of comments: 2
    Click listen to this show on the right then skip ahead to 13 minutes [...]
    Posted: September 24, 2009, 2:02pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • School Column

    Number of comments: 11
    Here is my unrevised article that I hope will make it into the school paper. Should be interesting to see how much of the first paragraph gets edited out.

    How can I about food and simultaneously interest the students of Lower Merion? I thought when I first sat [...]
    Posted: September 23, 2009, 7:54pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Lunch Yesterday

    Number of comments: 1
    Chicken, broccoli, chorizo, avocado [...]
    Posted: September 23, 2009, 12:05pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Library Auction Dinner: Formulating a Menu

    Number of comments: 21
    So on Saturday I went over to the house of the people I will be cooking for (if you don't know what I'm talking about check here), and talked about the dinner.

    Restraints:
    Overall there were not many things that they are completely opposed to. The wife [...]
    Posted: September 21, 2009, 3:29pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Pistachio Crumbs

    Number of comments: 3

    So this is why I've never seen a jar of pistachio butter.' [...]
    Posted: September 21, 2009, 3:26pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Crispy salmon skin

    Number of comments: 1

    I'd take salmon skin chips over potato chips any day' [...]
    Posted: September 21, 2009, 3:24pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Library Auction Dinner

    Number of comments: 4
    Every year my local library hold a fundraiser with a dinner and a silent auction. This year I agreed to allow a dinner cooked by me to be one of the auction items.

    The fundraiser was held last week, and tomorrow I'm going to visit with and talk with' [...]
    Posted: September 19, 2009, 12:30am EDT
    by Nick N
  • Top Chef

    Number of comments: 0
    Yea I know I'm a little late but regarding Top Chef on Wednesday, come on Bravo, I'm getting kinda bored. Let's get down to business. It's time to get rid of Ron, and the red-headed woman who was in the bottom 3 last episode. They really should've just trashed the' [...]
    Posted: September 19, 2009, 12:09am EDT
    by Nick N
  • On this ...

    Number of comments: 1

    On this blog I often praise stinky cheeses. Garrotxa is subtly flavored, yet delicious nonetheless. It comes quietly, yet lingers on the tongue. It, along with figs from my friend's tree, is the perfect way to end a meal. [...]
    Posted: September 15, 2009, 10:27am EDT
    by Nick N
  • Past Week's CSA Shipment

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    Posted: September 14, 2009, 7:43pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • My Lunch Today

    Number of comments: 1
    The school day is so much better when I have an awesome lunch to look forward to. The extent of my suffering in math class is significantly reduced when I can drift off into dreams of the delicious delicacies awaiting me in my backpack.

    This [...]
    Posted: September 09, 2009, 5:06pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Beefy Breakfast

    Number of comments: 4
    It's the first day of the school year, and our school just adopted this policy that grants each student their own laptop. So right now I'm writing to you from my homeroom. I wanted to talk about my awesome back-to-school-breakfast, a magnificently meaty melange of protein.

    I rendered some' [...]
    Posted: September 08, 2009, 7:58am EDT
    by Nick N
  • Pay Day

    Number of comments: 9
    The upper echelon of candy includes Reese's, Snickers, Baby Ruth, and the lesser known


    Pay Day.


    I gotta figure out how to make this at home.' [...]
    Posted: September 05, 2009, 11:19pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Braised Pancetta

    Number of comments: 4


    A few days ago I tweeted "If there is a god, he's eating pork belly right now" and I was completely serious. And that goes for any god. How else did Buddha grow such girth? Even if their religion prohibits the consumption of all [...]
    Posted: September 04, 2009, 2:19pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Recent Chat with a friend

    Number of comments: 7
    Her: when i grow up i wan t to have a huge kitchen with herbs and hams and lavender and copper pots hanging from the ceiling and a stone cellar full of homemade wine and cheese, that would be amazing.

    Me: I've decided that even if it means the' [...]
    Posted: September 02, 2009, 11:28pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • CSA shipment for this week

    Number of comments: 4

    Now what to do with it...
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    Posted: September 02, 2009, 5:49pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Fond

    Number of comments: 2
    If you've been reading the Philly dining blogs, perhaps you've heard of the restaurant Fond. The restaurant, at 1617 E Passyunk, opens to the public tonight, and is number 1 on my list of restaurants to try. The trio behind the restaurant is Jessie Prawluckie, Tory Keomanivong, and [...]
    Posted: August 31, 2009, 10:47am EDT
    by Nick N
  • School Paper

    Number of comments: 18
    This year (my junior year in high school) I will have a column in my school's monthly newspaper. I'm really excited and kind of nervous at the same. I expect that this will be a totally different experience from blogging. The biggest difference I predict, will be my audience. Unlike' [...]
    Posted: August 28, 2009, 11:52am EDT
    by Nick N
  • Homemade break n bake

    Number of comments: 2

    I made a large large batch of cookie dough, then scooped out individual portions and froze them, then vaccuum sealed them in bags of 15. I just leave the bags in the freezer until I want some cookies. I bake at 350 for 16 minutes [...]
    Posted: August 27, 2009, 10:41am EDT
    by Nick N
  • A "taste" of brunch at Lacroix

    Number of comments: 2
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    Posted: August 23, 2009, 6:02pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • The #1 reason to make your own chicken stock...

    Number of comments: 8
    May be because you can reduce it down to this, a thick gelatinous chicken jus that tastes delicious on any meat. I would even eat this with asparagus. You just can't get this from reducing canned stock, which doesn't have the necessary gelatin.[...]
    Posted: August 19, 2009, 4:20pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Spicy Cashews

    Number of comments: 5

    I like a good salty, but not unhealthy snack that I can munch on frequently. Though my favorite snack, cheese, doesn't necessarily fit this category, my 2nd favorite, nuts, do.

    I eat nuts and nut butters all the time, buying raw and preparing' [...]
    Posted: August 19, 2009, 4:03pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • AOL Kid Chefs

    Number of comments: 4
    Goodness gracious I just keep getting lucky with this awesome press. Check me out on AOL food. [...]
    Posted: August 17, 2009, 11:35pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Nutella, Nilla Wafer, Dulce De Leche Cheesecake

    Number of comments: 2
    Doesn't sound too bad does it? I am infatuated with cheesecake. I crave it constantly. When I feel like dessert, I feel like cheesecake.

    I recently tried a grocery store cheesecake at my buddy's house and was pretty disappointed. There was nothing really wrong with it, it just tasted' [...]
    Posted: August 14, 2009, 11:57pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Eleven Madison Park

    Number of comments: 4
    After this review I gotta go here. Now to make some money... [...]
    Posted: August 13, 2009, 12:51pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Doughnut Ice Cream

    Number of comments: 6

    Ever have one of those nights where you're just looking for junk food to eat? Last week I was in a Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins with a few friends and was craving something unhealthy. I swindled my way to 7 donuts (all different types mind you)' [...]
    Posted: August 12, 2009, 11:22pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Julie and Julia

    Number of comments: 18
    Julie and Julia is all over the place. I think the PR crew did quite the job because everywhere I look, every talk show, every magazine has an interview or a review, or some other type of promotion for the movie.

    I picked up the [...]
    Posted: August 09, 2009, 11:30pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Pesto

    Number of comments: 5
    It seems like everyone is making pesto bout this time, and why not? It's such a great summery food. So versatile, so simple, so universally admired. But I think it can be daunting for a home cook. So often I hear the "experts" saying that [...]
    Posted: August 08, 2009, 11:47pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Past Week's CSA Shipment

    Number of comments: 4

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    Posted: August 08, 2009, 11:37pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Lunch

    Number of comments: 2

    Chicken leg cooked sous vide at 176 degrees for 8 hours, then crisped up on the grill, and grilled white eggplant from Lancaster. [...]
    Posted: August 06, 2009, 3:24pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Dulce De Leche

    Number of comments: 6
    don't think I ever really knew what dulce de leche was, nor how to make it, until I heard it being talked about at Lacroix a a few years ago. They were looking for new condiments to put on cheese plates, and had decided on' [...]
    Posted: August 04, 2009, 11:56am EDT
    by Nick N
  • Best of Philly

    Number of comments: 15

    By some magnificent stroke of luck, a Philadelphia Magazine writer e-mailed me a few months ago, telling me that she wanted to feature me in an article. The article came out in the latest of Philadelphia Magazine- the Best of Philly edition, and though the [...]
    Posted: August 01, 2009, 3:55pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Grilled Corn Salad with curried, grilled chicken

    Number of comments: 4

    Corn, garlic, red onion, lime juice, olive oil, avocado, feta cheese, tomato, parsley, basil [...]
    Posted: July 29, 2009, 11:38pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • I'm on Twitter!

    Number of comments: 1
    Follow me if you'd like. My name is foodieatfifteen.' [...]
    Posted: July 29, 2009, 11:41am EDT
    by Nick N
  • Unshaven

    Number of comments: 6
    If you've never been to Lacroix for Sunday brunch (and if you haven't you really must go), it is a lavish buffet of extreme proportion. Though I haven't been to dinner or lunch there in a while, brunch at Lacroix is probably my favorite meal in the city. There's just' [...]
    Posted: July 27, 2009, 8:25pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Sweet, spicy peanut butter

    Number of comments: 3
    If you're looking to economize, doing more yourself (not just terms of food), is a great place to start. Greater appreciation for the food your preparing is a common side-effect. I've talked about this before (breaking down whole chickens rather than buying their parts, curing your own meats etc.) but [...]
    Posted: July 25, 2009, 3:19pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Italian Market I love you so

    Number of comments: 4


    Lamb necks (from the market) and gnocchi. [...]
    Posted: July 23, 2009, 2:27pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • More Pizza

    Number of comments: 3
    I don't think there's a better way to get someone over your house than to tell them you're making pizza for lunch. I'm really into this now, making a small four slice pizza that showcases the best that summer has to offer, and inviting someone over to enjoy it with' [...]
    Posted: July 20, 2009, 3:25pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Good Summer Lunch

    Number of comments: 3
    This right here's a salad of Lancaster radicchio, pecans, dried cherries, brisket and goat cheese with a homemade roasted red pepper vinaigrette which I sweetened with a fair amount of honey to cut the radicchio's bitterness. [...]
    Posted: July 17, 2009, 6:20pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • From the Farm

    Number of comments: 2

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    Posted: July 17, 2009, 6:14pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Apple Pancakes

    Number of comments: 5

    A week ago I ate with a few friends at Uncle Bill's Pancake House down the shore. One of my friends ordered pancakes with an apple cinnamon topping. I tried some and found it to be largely unimpressive. The apple topping was clearly from a [...]
    Posted: July 14, 2009, 4:07pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Preservation

    Number of comments: 5
    I looked around my kitchen the other day and found that I had cucumbers pickling on the counter top, brined pork loin smoking on the grill, and brisket being brined into corned beef. I've become obsessed with methods previously used to preserve foods. Obviously these methods are nowhere near as' [...]
    Posted: July 14, 2009, 3:18pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Village Whiskey Burger

    Number of comments: 3
    The burger at Jose Garces' new spot, Village Whiskey, which is set to open in August, looks AMAZING! Check it out on Grub Street Philadelphia (which by the way just started).' [...]
    Posted: July 14, 2009, 12:09am EDT
    by Nick N
  • Hey Look!

    Number of comments: 3

    If you wanna see some posts that took me 10 minutes tops to put together, check out the last few. If you'd like to see some time and work and effort, check out the Beach post!' [...]
    Posted: July 11, 2009, 6:01pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Bacon-Chocolate Bar

    Number of comments: 12

    To me the idea of bacon and chocolate sounds delicious. When I think of the combination, I picture crispy, salty, fatty, bacon in melted, sweet chocolate. It seems like the ultimate overindulgence, and, well, really frikin good.
    This bar, which I recently noticed in whole [...]
    Posted: July 11, 2009, 5:43pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Berries

    Number of comments: 7
    When the berries are local and in-season, they're so inspiring.


    Blueberry Pie with a Crumb Topping.I don't follow recipes any more for pie. I just add sugar (more often brown) and spices and salt and starch (flour and cornstarch) and lemon juice to my taste. [...]
    Posted: July 10, 2009, 12:41am EDT
    by Nick N
  • Peanut Butter- Nutella- Banana Tart

    Number of comments: 7
    Late-Night Boredom has sparked many great ideas.


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    Posted: July 08, 2009, 3:04pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Beach

    Number of comments: 6
    I'm trying to go out to eat less and less. Unless it's a nice restaurant whose food I want to experience, the only reason I go out to eat anymore is to be with company. At home I can cook my food, the way I want it, and have it' [...]
    Posted: July 05, 2009, 4:51pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Straight from the farm (not the stuff in the glass fruit bowl)

    Number of comments: 6

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    Posted: July 02, 2009, 11:23pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Homemade Pizza

    Number of comments: 8
    Pizza!!!
    One of my favorite things to make. [...]
    Posted: July 01, 2009, 5:02pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Great Chef's Event

    Number of comments: 5
    Held at Osteria in Philadelphia every year, this event brings together a slew of awesome chefs, mostly from Philadelphia, to benefit Alex's Lemonade Stand. Alex, by the way, went to my school. Each chef has a station and gives out a small dish to the attendees. My favorite dish of [...]
    Posted: June 30, 2009, 4:37pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Home-Cured Canadian Bacon

    Number of comments: 4
    Pork Loin brined in salt, brown sugar, liquid smoke, peppercorns, and garlic for three days, then cooked sous vide at 150 for about 2 hours.

    Yum, delicious, tender, succulent, great eaten cold on sandwiches, even better slightly rendered in a pan.

    Yummy [...]
    Posted: June 26, 2009, 8:38am EDT
    by Nick N
  • Asparagus Soup

    Number of comments: 6

    Grilled Asparagus Soup served cold with chopped almonds and extra virgin olive oil.
    I grilled asparagus then pureed it with my recently-made chicken stock, lemon juice and some garlic scapes (just cause I had them on hand).
    I let the mixture cool then topped with [...]
    Posted: June 24, 2009, 2:27pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Raspberry Curd

    Number of comments: 0
    When making the raspberry tart in the previous post, I first thought that I would just cook down the raspberries into a thick jam-like concoction to put in a tart...

    This didn't work. The mixture just became too watery, and there were so many seeds! I made the decision' [...]
    Posted: June 24, 2009, 2:08pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Raspberry picking

    Number of comments: 11

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    Posted: June 23, 2009, 10:43am EDT
    by Nick N
  • Hm

    Number of comments: 24
    It took me a long time to decide whether I wanted to write this post. I couldn’t decide if it would be too childish; whether it would be appropriate for the blog; whether I would be too embarrassed to allow people I know to see this. But I like my [...]
    Posted: June 18, 2009, 3:08pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Lemon Basil Cookies

    Number of comments: 9
    It was about 10 o' clock on a Friday night. The next day I would be taking the Chemistry SAT 2's and I had been advised by many to not "underestimate the power of a good night's sleep." Believe me, I knew that a good night's sleep would leave me' [...]
    Posted: June 16, 2009, 7:53pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Chicken Stock

    Number of comments: 9


    My culinary experiments are often a burden on my family. I take more than my fair share of fridge space, counter space, and most recently, freezer space. I've slowly but surely been building a collection of spare chicken bones in the freezer, and directly' [...]
    Posted: June 13, 2009, 11:09am EDT
    by Nick N
  • Free

    Number of comments: 5
    I'm liberated, I'm free, I've thrown off the restraints, and managed to thrust stress off of my shoulders. I'm in the clear.

    I'm basically done with school (I've taken my SAT 2's, and all my finals but one that can't affect my grade), and I just got my license. [...]
    Posted: June 13, 2009, 1:07am EDT
    by Nick N
  • Comments

    Number of comments: 1
    Due to some rather disrespectful comments, I will now moderate each one. I enjoy, and thrive off of constructive criticism, however blatant rudeness is unacceptable. I got this from some other blog, "don't say anything you wouldn't say to me at the dinner table." There we go. Thank you.
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    Posted: June 13, 2009, 12:53am EDT
    by Nick N
  • Strawberries

    Number of comments: 12

    This is what gets me excited- 24 lbs of strawberries from a nearby farm. The question becomes, how will I use them?
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    Posted: June 09, 2009, 8:01pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • This is what I like to eat

    Number of comments: 4

    Sous vide grilled chicken and grilled tatsoi, both from Lancaster, PA.

    I've been buying chicken breasts in bulk (6 at a time) then sous viding them and chilling them. Whenever I want one, I simply crisp the skin on the grill and enjoy. It's [...]
    Posted: June 09, 2009, 7:57pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Last Monday's shipment

    Number of comments: 1

    Check the bottom of this post if you don't know what I'm talking about.

    I ate the majority of the strawberries before taking the picture.

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    Posted: June 07, 2009, 9:46pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • A birthday gift...

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    Posted: June 07, 2009, 9:25pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Honey

    Number of comments: 5

    Peanut butter almost always benefits from sweetness. Think about it, peanut butter banana, pb and j, and pb and fluff all have peanut butter matched with something sweet, and it's no coincidence. Sweetness perfectly cuts through rich, fatty peanut butter. I love peanut butter and' [...]
    Posted: June 06, 2009, 7:19pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Why are biscuits so goshdarn good?

    Number of comments: 3

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    Posted: June 06, 2009, 7:16pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Summer Plans

    Number of comments: 11
    Until I have more time to post something substantial, I'll post my summer plans.

    -Work at Rita's water ice.
    This will pay for dining at nice restaurants, cooking equipment, part of my car-insurance (If I pass the test I'll have my license in a week), and really not much' [...]
    Posted: June 02, 2009, 5:26pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Summery Meal

    Number of comments: 4

    This right here is the food that I really like to eat. It's healthy, it's local, it's fresh. Eating like this gives me a lot of personal satisfaction, and I feel great afterwards.

    It's grilled asparagus from a nearby farm, incredible, extra sharp-chevre from [...]
    Posted: May 31, 2009, 6:16pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • fast food

    Number of comments: 18
    Generally, I don't like fast food much, though I do admire the concept of food that is fast, convenient and generally tasty. I admire, not the way their business principles are executed, but the fundamental principles themselves. Fast food undoubtedly destroys small business, is unsustainable, inhumane, not to mention unhealthy,' [...]
    Posted: May 22, 2009, 8:50am EDT
    by Nick N
  • My Fast Food Restaurant

    Number of comments: 4
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    Posted: May 21, 2009, 9:34pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Update

    Number of comments: 5
    Posting has been slacking lately. I'm having trouble balancing homework, studying for the chemistry SAT 2's, preparing for finals, going to Lacroix each week, working at Rita's water ice a few days a week, and writing on my blog. The good news is that summer is just around the corner' [...]
    Posted: May 19, 2009, 8:46pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • "Ask For Help, don't ask for fogiveness"

    Number of comments: 4
    - Jason Cichonski (chef de cuisine at Lacroix) addressing his cooks as they began to prepare for what would be, perhaps, Lacroix's busiest weekend of the year.' [...]
    Posted: May 17, 2009, 7:52pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Sous Vide Chicken Breasts

    Number of comments: 4

    As I mentioned early, I just sous vide two chicken breasts at 145 for a little over an hour. I cooked them with just salt, pepper and rosemary, but I could've added a hunk of butter, which is what a lot of chefs do.
    [...]
    Posted: May 14, 2009, 10:04pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Mother's Day

    Number of comments: 5
    My mother's day present to my mom, was, well, the best present I can give, food. Not just any food however. I wasn't just gonna grill off a steak and call that my present. I made her chicken confit, oooooo, ahhhhhh.

    (Mmmm Bacon Fat)


    A few days [...]
    Posted: May 11, 2009, 3:26pm EDT
    by Nick N
  • Yogurt

    Number of comments: 0
    I will post about the yogurt after I perform one more test. [...]
    Posted: May 09, 2009, 12:14am EDT
    by Nick N
  • Chicken, Pizza

    Number of comments: 4
    I went to bed really happy and satisfied with myself last night. I had bought a whole free range chicken from whole foods, broken it down, and saved the body for stock. I sous vide the breasts at 145 for an hour, and I salted the legs which I would [...]
    Posted: May 09, 2009, 12:07am EDT
    by Nick N
  • My First Try at Fried Chicken

    Number of comments: 8


    Using Alton Brown's Buttermilk-soaked fried chicken recipe, with quite awful results. It was my fault though, not Alton's. The chicken was extremely bland due to underseasonig, though it was crispy. [...]
    Posted: May 06, 2009, 8:11pm EDT
    by Nick N

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