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Posts from ‘February, 2012’

A Brand New Coffee Paradigm

Sorry, non-coffee folks. This one is not for you. Gloria got me an Aerobie Aeropress coffee maker for my birthday, and after spending a very productive weekend with it, I think it’s the best $25 that’s ever been spent on me. While I would never go so far as to call myself a coffee snob, [...]

Oyster Stew

So I got a sealed jar of oysters at Great Wall supermarket since I didn’t want to get a whole bunch of oysters and shuck them myself.  I was a little nervous since I don’t generally like oysters quite as much as clams.  It turns out they’re easy to sustainably farm, so I suppose it’s [...]

Pão de queijo (Brazilian cheesebread)

Last night for dinner I attempted to make those cheesebreads we get at Chima (the Brazilian steakhouse in Tysons). Whenever I go to Chima I have often wondered (as I gorge myself on cheesebreads and roasted leg o’ lamb) how these wonderful little things are made (are they essentially soufflés? is it dark magic?). The [...]