It’s been a month since my last post (Red Braised Beef) in my effort to cook my way through the Land of Plenty cookbook, but I’ve been crazy busy between work and travel. I had an amazing trip to Napa/Sonoma, and tonight I head out to Washington State for 10 days of hiking around Olympic, [...]

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Jimmy on July 5th, 2009

Today I have a quick post in the Land of Plenty series – Red Braised Beef. I’ve been looking for an excuse to cook some short ribs since a recent visit to the Buford Highway Farmer’s Market and this recipe was the perfect chance. This recipe is simple, braising short ribs couldn’t be easier.   [...]

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Jimmy on June 9th, 2009

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s Sichuan challenger #1 post, yesterday Ted S. sent me his meal from the Land of Plenty cookbook. It’s very exciting to me to see these results. It can be quite intimidating to source these ingredients and prepare these dishes when you are new to it; I have first hand [...]

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