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How’ta Chowdah

clam, corn, fish, and beyond, in one rule and six equal parts

On the 6th of July, 2015, I made a Bad Chowder. In the year since, I’ve researched recipes, scoured dictionaries, computed ratios, and cooked countless batches—so that neither of us need ever again serve a substandard one.

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How to Buy Coconut Milk

rubric and recommendations from the Asian aisle

You don’t need a pedigreed tasting panel to find the best coconut milk, just these two rules: minimum ingredients, maximum fat.

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Homemade Vermouth

'secret recipe' means 'try this at home'

Vermouth is a mysterious mixer made to secret specifications in Italy or France that gathers dust in your liquor cabinet. Until you spike a batch of wine tea.

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Banana-Bound Bars

energy bars part 4 · rugged and adaptable, sans animal

Like Pepe’s Tri Bars, these are infinitely adaptable and difficult to destroy; yet even easier to construct. Who needs engineering when you have an overripe banana?

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How to Fritter

while away almost any food (but not all that much time)

Asked to “fritter” away a sunny Sunday morning or a evening after work, all but the most compulsively energetic among us of would have no difficulty. Requested to make a batch of the identically named food item, we might be at more of a loss. Understandable, but unwarranted.

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Pepe’s Tri Bars

energy bars part 3 · simple, reliable, nutritional perfection

The very best bar is as simple as this: Blend together equal amounts of dates, eggs, and nuts. Mix in twice that amount of… whatever the hell you want. Bake slowly. Chill thoroughly.

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