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Leena Cooks: Appetizer Party week! Asian pan-fried pork dumplings

Leena Cooks: Appetizer Party week! Asian pan fried pork dumplings
The best dish at my appetizer party: Chinese pan fried pork dumplings with caramelized onion sauce. Photos by LW Photography.

Never underestimate the power of a food friend. As a person completely obsessed with food, it is fun to cook and try new foods, but after a while, it gets lonely. Food is so much more fun when it is shared with friends and family, especially when they also happen to obsess about food as much as you do. If you are a food lover and you suddenly find yourself surrounded by a group of like-minded individuals you regularly interact with, bounce ideas off of and most importantly, cook and eat together with, then you are a lucky person indeed. Read the rest of this entry »

May 6th, 2009
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Gastro Fridays: An Ode to Hot Dogs and Hot Doug’s

Gastro Fridays: An Ode to Hot Dogs and Hot Dougs
Buffalo sausage with bacon garlic mayo and sharp cheddar, photo taken by food studies student.

For this week’s Gastro Friday, we’re going to take a journey deep into the world of encased meats, specifically, the hot dog and other sausages. This was perhaps the biggest topic to tackle in the high school food studies class I taught this semester, especially considering I teach in Chicago. The hot dog is so big in Chicago, we even had to coin our own way of eating the damn thing with Chicago-style toppings! Which–by the way–makes absolutely no sense from an eating perspective. Sure, it tastes delicious, but construction-wise, it is a nightmare! The little poppy seed bun can never seem to hold on to a poor little hot dog crushed by twice it’s weight in vegetables and condiments, including mustard, neon green relish, raw onions, sport peppers, tomatoes, a pickle spear and celery salt. I’ve developed my own eating method that involves a death grip on the pickle spear with one thumb, and a slick squish-n-shove motion with my other hand to ensure that 1)all the toppings stay on the damn thing, and 2)I actually get it all in my mouth instead of dribbling onto my lap. Also…Chicago-style hot dogs? NOT the best food to sneak into a movie. I’ve left more than few movies looking like I got beat up by a salad bar. Read the rest of this entry »

May 1st, 2009
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