Fat Cat Chef

Summary: :: The Fat Cat Skinny :: This simple chicken broth recipe is a great substitute for chicken stock, especially that overpriced canned bilge water you buy in the grocery store. With only 10 minutes of manual labor (something we avoid...

Fat Nugget: :: The Fat Cat Skinny :: This simple chicken broth recipe is a great substitute for chicken stock, especially that overpriced canned bilge water you buy in the grocery store. With only 10 minutes of manual labor (something we avoid like an e-coli outbreak around here) and one hour of...

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Summary: Our resident liquor consultant Suzanne Brown finally staggered walked over to a table at the Iron Horse Grill, after a couple of dinner trips that were spent at the comfy bar (reservations can sometimes be tough at the Iron Horse...

Fat Nugget: Our resident liquor consultant Suzanne Brown finally staggered walked over to a table at the Iron Horse Grill, after a couple of dinner trips that were spent at the comfy bar (reservations can sometimes be tough at the Iron Horse Grill, so call ahead, 914-741-0717). She tried the Timbale of...

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Summary: A simple Cantucci cookie recipe. Includes tips on using Double Zero flour.

Fat Nugget: Our Fat Cat Kitchen Consultant, Cyrus "The Fat Tom Cat" Yang just returned from a vacation in Tuscany with his lovely wife Kathy and a couple of friends people they know. Inspired by his trip to the culinary Motherland, he put together this Cantucci cookie recipe. Now, Cyrus is a...

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Summary: Review of Christopher Kimball's "The Kitchen Detective" cookbook.

Fat Nugget: :: The Fat Cat Skinny :: In his typical straightforward style, Cook's Illustrated founder Christopher Kimball takes the mystery out of home cooking while giving you "150 foolproof recipes" in The Kitchen Detective cookbook. Great for both newbie cooks and grisled veterans, Chris debunks popular -- and downright odd --...

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Summary: A review of Christopher Kimball's promotion of the newest Cook's Illustrated cookbook, Baking Illustrated.

Fat Nugget: :: The Fat Cat Skinny :: Christopher Kimball, founder and editor of Cook's Illustrated, gave a lively and informative presentation to promote Baking Illustrated, the latest Best Recipe Classic. Using personal anecdotes ranging from woodstoves to Julia Childs to Marion Cunningham, he included a behind-the-scenes video tour of the Cook's...

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