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Mainely Food Pics: Mussel Car
Filed under: Hors D'oeuvres, East Coast, Steaming, Leftovers, America, Shellfish, Summer 
I always thought that a muscle car was a hot rod from the late 60's- early 70's until I was driving around my old haunts of Rockland, Maine yesterday researching and shooting an article and saw this impressive Mussel Car.
That looks like it was the remains of a tasty lobster, clam, and mussel bake. Or maybe it washed up on the beach after a Nor'easter. Either way that's one heck of a vehicle. I wonder how many shellfish power it is? Does it get dive bombed by...
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How to make potstickers (with pictures!)
Filed under: Dinner, Recipes, Steaming, On the Blogs, Shellfish, Real Kitchens 
When it comes to food like potstickers, I tend to stick to the ones that you can find in the freezer section of Trader Joe's. I've had times when I've been vaguely curious about wonton skins and thought briefly about experimenting with them, but I've always quickly come to my senses and purchased the pre-made ones instead.
However, this post from Alanna and Alex over at Two Fat Als makes me sort of intrigued. They took pictures to document their entire process and...
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It's the start of the Maine shrimp season!
Filed under: East Coast, Recipes, Steaming, Did you know?, Condiments, America, Shellfish 
The Maine shrimp (Pandalus borealis) season just started and goes from December 1, 2007, through April 30, 2008 It is my first Maine shrimp season since I only moved to Mid-Coast Maine late last spring. I've been waiting ever since for the season to start, because while I've had them several times before as sushi, what the Japanese call ama ebi, or sweet shrimp; and here and there in soups and salads, but I've never had them fresh and never frozen. I would have been looking for...
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Hot, buttered, salted corn on the cob
Filed under: Dinner, East Coast, West Coast, Vegetables, Dairy, Steaming, Real Kitchens 
When I was young and my family still lived in Los Angeles, we'd make the drive from Eagle Rock to Woodland Hills to visit my grandma Bunny about once a month. My dad's brothers would arrive with their families, filling the driveway with cars, dogs and kids. The musicians would settle down to the serious business of jamming, while Bunny listened, occasionally added a harmony line and took care of dinner. During the summer months, she would buy dozens of ears...
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Roasting red peppers at home
Filed under: Vegetables, Recipes, Steaming, How To, Roasting, America 
When I was 17, my next-door neighbor Alma taught me how to roast red peppers. She turned the burner way up on her big old white enamel gas stove and grabbed a pepper firmly with a pair of long-handled metal tongs. She systematically blistered the skin on a series of five peppers, stashing the finished ones in a brown paper bag to trap the heat and finish cooking the flesh. When the last pepper had gotten a chance to...
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Stuck with a giant zucchini? Stuff it!
Filed under: Dinner, Vegetables, Beef, Poultry, Cheese, Recipes, Baking, Steaming, Rice 
Yesterday afternoon, I was talking to my mom on the phone as she wandered around her vegetable garden. As we chatted, she discovered a hidden zucchini, tucked behind a pumpkin leaf, that had grown to the size of an adult cat. We quickly decided that this was a stuffer, not a steamer.
Since I live so far away from my parents, I won't be able to get a taste of that stuffed zucchini. However, I do have the next...
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Vegetable lovers of the world, unite!
Filed under: Vegetables, Recipes, Steaming, America 
One of the things I love best about summer is the abundance of fresh, flavorful vegetables (I realize I sound a little like an ad for the Vegetable Council of America, but bear with me). Often, I'll make an entire meal out of a big plate of grilled zucchini, roasted asparagus or even just sliced tomatoes, sprinkled with salt. Yesterday, I steamed up a pound of green beans for lunch and ate the whole thing. I let them cook until they were tender, but had just a little bit of...
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60th Annual Maine Lobster Festival - Part One
Filed under: East Coast, Steaming, Spirit of Summer, America, Shellfish, Festivals 
The first day of the 60th Annual Maine Lobster Festival was a rousing success. Today was Home Town Day at the festival where everyone, not just us locals, get in for free. I arrived at 11:30 when the lobster serving tent had already been open for 30 minutes and there was already a very long line. So I just walked around taking photos of all the food and people. Everyone seemed to be having a great time, although many people were walking around in that daze that happens...
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How to make jiaozi, in pictures
Filed under: Lunch, Dinner, Hors D'oeuvres, Snacks, Vegetables, Beef, Asia, Recipes, Steaming, How To, Spices  There are many foods that are traditionally served during the Chinese New Year, all of which have some symbolic meaning, sometimes because of the ingredients, sometimes because of their physical characteristics, and sometimes because of the way they affect health. One of the most common things that we'll see this weekend during the celebration is the dumpling.
Dumplings are served because they represent good luck, fortune, and family togetherness. Often, families get together to make dumplings,...
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The Ferrari of rice cookers comes from Mitsubishi
Filed under: Lunch, Dinner, Grains, Asia, Steaming, New Products  There's going to be a lot of rice cooking going on in the kitchen this weekend for Chinese New Year, and unless you've got the technique down to steam rice in a regular pot, you're better off using an electric rice cooker.
Rice cookers range from low to high-end, with prices going anywhere from $20 to over $100 for cookers that can be described with terms like "fuzzy logic," a technology by which the rice cooker can gauge temperature and type of rice to cook rice perfectly. However, the most sophisticated,...
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