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Do not feed the animals.

posted by admin on 2012.03.02, under burnt offerings, food, food around the web, lessons, Made in Toronto, remains

03.02.12

The food stamp program, part of the Department of Agriculture, is pleased to be distributing the greatest amount of food stamps ever. Meanwhile, the Park Service, also part of the Department of Agriculture, asks us to “please do not feed the animals” because the animals may grow dependent and not learn to take care of themselves.
Thanks to the LA Times for this one.

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$2 WAFFLE IRONS INSIGHT RIOT

posted by admin on 2011.12.04, under burnt offerings, lessons, Video

12.04.11

Just when you though it was safe to have faith in human nature. Not much I can say about this one. People are amazing.

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Happy Birthday To Us.

posted by admin on 2011.11.29, under burnt offerings, lessons, Made in Toronto, Uncategorized

11.29.11

November marks our second anniversary. Thank you to all our readers and to those that have made this blog possible. A special thanks to everyone who has contributed to Notes On A Meal over the last two years. Its been fun so far and we look forward to another great year of great food posts.

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Geek Grill Gambit

posted by admin on 2011.10.07, under burnt offerings, lesson learned, remains

10.07.11

I know there are more inexpensive and functional ways to keep tabs on temperature in your grill, but there are none cooler. Enter the iGrill bluetooth thermometer.

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Pastry Tip

posted by admin on 2011.09.25, under burnt offerings, Made in Toronto, recipes, Skills

09.25.11

Is your pie soggy? Is your crust not, well, crusty? Wanna try something neato that will make your pie flakey and lovely? Just add vodka.

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Apple vs. Apple

posted by admin on 2011.09.23, under burnt offerings, experiment, lessons, Skills, stuff, Uncategorized, Video

09.23.11

In my other life, outside of cooking, I am a huge geek. I love tech and I am a bit of a Mac nerd. While I love both worlds, there are few cases where the two meet. For example, while I am typing this, my left index finger is unusable and pretty tender as I removed a large portion of the end of it while butchering a pork shoulder. Even still, its hardly a case of two world colliding, more of one bleeding into the other, if you pardon the pun.

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Pedestrian Physics

posted by admin on 2011.05.11, under burnt offerings, experiment, lesson learned, travel bits

05.11.11

After trial by fire, and over a week immersed in Italian culture, I have learned a few things about pedestrian physics here in Italy.

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Notes On Europe: Rome

posted by admin on 2011.05.08, under burnt offerings, food, Mouthy Bits, travel bits

05.08.11

We have been in Italy for the better part of a week and we have settled into our beautiful apartment in Florence. We spent the last few days in Rome walking around the largest city I have ever seen. I would have posted sooner, but the interweb is hard to track down in Rome. Heres a short recap of whats gone on so far. Bare with the writing, there is a lot of wine to taste here.

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Human Breast Milk Round III

posted by admin on 2011.03.03, under burnt offerings, Good Food, Great Food, Mouthy Bits, remains, Uncategorized

03.03.11

It seems the world has gone breast milk crazy. Up until very recently, there was very little in the way of human breast milk products. Now, in the span of less then a month, I find myself writing yet another post on human breast milk.

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