Monthly Archives: March 2010

Can-less Hummus

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Hot Knives

One of the great culinary inventions is also one of the dumbest vegetarian cliches: hummus or hommos. Either way hummus translates simply to “chick peas,” or garbanzos, the bean from which its typically birthed. An eminent spread that depends on … Continue reading →

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Co-Co Pann Cotta

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Hot Knives

Dessert: Our final frontier. We tend towards immaturity when it comes to the end of the meal. When faced with the option; we typically relegate the dessert plate to cheese, fruit, booze or a combo of all three. We rarely … Continue reading →

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The OG Beer Cocktail

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Hot Knives

The Black & Tan is a peculiar thing, if you stop (pounding draught Guinness long enough) to think about it. For one thing, it’s the rare beer cocktail — a booze genre we’ve been pondering a lot lately. But is … Continue reading →

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Sweet But Stupid

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Hot Knives

It might be good for you, but we hate the taste of glycyrrhizin. In high school, we used to taste it at night, right before bed, brushing with the lights out. It’s a natural derivative of licorice root, found in … Continue reading →

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Cheesy Communique from Alex

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Hot Knives

While I fiddle devices way beyond my mechanical capabilities (power converters, seat backs, tray tables), check out Part One of a recent “lecture” I gave at a local bookstore as an envoy of Nicole’s Gourmet Foods. Evan hid in the … Continue reading →

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