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Television-watching foodies are about to get served a second helping.

Scripps Networks Interactive, owner of the wildly popular Food Network, will turn on The Cooking Channel, a new food-centric network, on Memorial Day 2010. The new channel will take the place of the ill-fated Fine Living Network.

Among the programming, the network will premiere three new cooking shows from Food Network stars Rachael Ray, Bobby Flay and Emeril Lagasse on May 31.

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]]>Bobby Flays BrunchEmerils Fresh Food FastFood NetworkRachael Rays Week in a DayThe Cooking ChannelSarah LeTrentFri, 19 Feb 2010 15:30:00 ESTSlow-Roasted Tomato Soup - Feast Your Eyeshttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/02/11/slow-roasted-tomato-soup-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/02/11/slow-roasted-tomato-soup-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/02/11/slow-roasted-tomato-soup-feast-your-eyes/#commentsFiled under: ,

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Tomato soup -- whether homemade or from a can -- is one of those classic dishes most of us have fond memories of. Whether staying home from school sick or after a long day playing in the snow, many would argue a spoonful of thick tomato soup is just about as soothing as it gets.

This recipe from "In Jennie's Kitchen" uses slow-roasted tomatoes -- resulting in an intensely tomato-flavored soup even in the off-season. A spot of cream gives a hint of orange to this utterly satisfying soup for a frosty February day.

Here, the cook riffs on the traditional grilled-cheese pairing with bite-sized, homemade Parmesan croutons. She scattered them on top, but we're betting you won't be able to resist the urge to pop them in your mouth before the soup's ready.

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]]>slow-roasted tomatoestomato souptomato soup recipeSarah LeTrentThu, 11 Feb 2010 10:00:00 ESTCinnamon Roll Cupcakes - Feast Your Eyeshttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/02/09/cinnamon-roll-cupcakes-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/02/09/cinnamon-roll-cupcakes-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/02/09/cinnamon-roll-cupcakes-feast-your-eyes/#commentsFiled under: ,

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The wafting smell of breakfast pastries baking in the oven is one of life's simplest pleasures - especially if that heavenly aroma is cinnamon-scented.

But why limit decadently gooey cinnamon rolls to the morning? The blog frites & fries offers up a solution -- all the flavors of a soft, chewy cinnamon roll infused into a cupcake.

The batter is a revised version of a butter cake recipe from Gourmet -- with the addition of cinnamon and golden brown sugar. After the cupcakes are baked, each is topped with a small dab of cream cheese frosting and a bite-sized chunk of cinnamon roll (sprinkles are so passé).

And if you want to eat these traditionally dessert-time treats for breakfast, we won't judge.

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]]>cinnamon bunscinnamon roll cupcakecinnamon roll cupcakescinnamon rollscream cheese frostingSarah LeTrentTue, 09 Feb 2010 10:00:00 ESTProfiteroles - Feast Your Eyeshttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/02/04/profiteroles-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/02/04/profiteroles-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/02/04/profiteroles-feast-your-eyes/#commentsFiled under: ,

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Meet the highly refined, French cousin of the ice cream sandwich: the profiterole.

Dainty round puffs of pâte à choux pastry are sliced in half for an ice or pastry cream filling, before being drizzled with a smooth chocolate sauce.

Choux pastry (we recommend this comprehensive recipe from "The Joy of Baking") is the same dough that brings us cream puffs, croquembouches, éclairs and the savory gougères. Multifunctional and scrumptious? That's something we can wholeheartedly endorse.

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]]>cream puffFrench pastriesFrench pastrypate a chouxprofiterolesSarah LeTrentThu, 04 Feb 2010 10:00:00 ESTOranges Go Pink - Feast Your Eyeshttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/02/02/oranges-go-pink-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/02/02/oranges-go-pink-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/02/02/oranges-go-pink-feast-your-eyes/#commentsFiled under: ,

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With Valentine's Day a week away, it seems even the produce aisle is tickled pink.

Set against a vibrant pink backdrop, these tangy blood oranges need no recipe to make their juicy flesh even more dazzling: Au naturel is the way to go.

With Groundhog Day predicting six more weeks of winter, the citrus fruits' warm-colored cascade from crimson to orange is sure to brighten up the harshest of the winter doldrums.

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]]>blood orangecitrus fruitFeast Your Eyesorangespink orangesSarah LeTrentTue, 02 Feb 2010 10:00:00 ESTHomemade Bagels - Feast Your Eyeshttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/28/homemade-bagel-and-schmear-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/28/homemade-bagel-and-schmear-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/28/homemade-bagel-and-schmear-feast-your-eyes/#commentsFiled under: ,

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Whether eaten plain or with a "schmear" of cream cheese, Americans chomp their way through whole-wheat, cinnamon-raisin, poppy seed and onion bagels every morning. But while most procure their morning rings of dough from a local bagel shop or deli, a fresh bagel is only a few, simple ingredients away.

The boiled-then-baked rings of dough from the Fresh Loaf are nothing more than bread flour, salt, water, yeast and malt powder -- leading to the question of "why didn't I try making these sooner?"

The dough is made and shaped into circles - the bagel's signature silhouette -- the night before. The next day, they are boiled and baked just in time for the morning pot of coffee.

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]]>bagelsfeast your eyeshomemade bagelsSarah LeTrentThu, 28 Jan 2010 10:00:00 ESTFerran Adria to Close elBulli for Two Yearshttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/27/ferran-adria-to-close-elbulli-for-two-years/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/27/ferran-adria-to-close-elbulli-for-two-years/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/27/ferran-adria-to-close-elbulli-for-two-years/#commentsFiled under: , ,

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ElBulli groupies will have to wait until 2014 to get their fill of sea-urchin foam.

Ferran Adrià announced Tuesday that he will be closing his mecca of molecular gastronomy in Roses, on the northeastern coast of Spain, for all of 2012 and 2013.

"No meals will be served in elBulli in 2012 and 2013," Adrià said. "But elBulli is not closing down. These are not two years on sabbatical. I need time to decide how 2014 is going to be. We want the year 2014 to stand out and I know that when I return it will not be the same.

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]]>el bulli closingelBulliFerran AdriaFerran AdriàSarah LeTrentWed, 27 Jan 2010 16:30:00 ESTThere's a 'Situation' Brewinghttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/26/theres-a-situation-brewing/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/26/theres-a-situation-brewing/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/26/theres-a-situation-brewing/#commentsFiled under: , ,

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Fear not aspiring "guidos" and "guidettes," you too can have a six-pack like the "Jersey Shore's" Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino -- or at least a pint of it.

Iron Hill Brewery's head brewer Chris LaPierre plans to get a fake tan and style his hair accordingly (here's to hoping for the Pauly D blow out) for the Feb. 20 release of "The Situation" at the regional brewery's Maple Shade, N.J., location.

LaPierre previously referred to the "Jersey Shore"-inspired brew as "Golden Barleywine" -- though it's hardly a barleywine at all. The brew is tough to categorize -- much like "The Situation" himself -- thus, the moniker was born.

"It has an assertive bitterness and an intense American hop aroma and flavor, but this year, it will have a new name," LaPierre told Slashfood.

Flavor aside, we're left wondering two things: How those brewskis will affect Sorrentino's well-etched abs?

... And where is Snooki's "Princess of Poughkeepsie Not-so-Pale Ale?"

[Via Grub Street Philadelphia]

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]]>Iron Hill BreweryJersey ShoreMike SorrentinoSarah LeTrentTue, 26 Jan 2010 16:30:00 ESTGinette Mathiot's Apple Tart - Feast Your Eyeshttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/26/ginette-mathiots-apple-tart-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/26/ginette-mathiots-apple-tart-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/26/ginette-mathiots-apple-tart-feast-your-eyes/#commentsFiled under: ,

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Ginette Mathiot's "Je Sais Cuisiner" or "I Know How to Cook," is known as the bible of French home cooking. Throughout France, the 1,400-plus recipe collection is a kitchen must-have -- consider it the French housewife's counterpart to the "Joy of Cooking."

The blog, Frites & Fries, pays homage to Mathiot, the Julia Child of France, with this humble yet picturesque apple tart. Despite its artistic presentation, it is actually quite easy to make -- the hardest part lies in making the pastry shell. After that, the only things left to do are make the light, almond-flavored custard base and fan out the sliced apples.

With only a few ingredients, the natural sweetness of the apples shines through in this elegant tarte aux pommes.

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]]>apple tartfeast your eyesGinette MathiotJe Sais CuisinerSarah LeTrentTue, 26 Jan 2010 10:00:00 ESTYou May Now Eat the Bridehttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/22/you-may-now-eat-the-bride/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/22/you-may-now-eat-the-bride/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/22/you-may-now-eat-the-bride/#commentsFiled under: ,

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Here comes the bride, all dressed in . . . cake?

Lukka Sigurdardottir is the artist behind the dress that's a cake -- or is it a cake that's a dress? Either way, the whimsical creation documented on the blog Gather and Nest takes the plastic bride-and-groom cake toppers a realistic step further.

Consider the edible bridal gown an "Ace of Cakes" meets "Project Runway" fusion of forces à la "The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones."

While the frosted outside of the sweet treat is the traditional "wedding white," a slice inside the cake reveals a technicolor checkerboard design.

On a day when brides are trembling with angst as to whether they'll fit in their dress, now they can have their cake, eat it and wear it too.

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]]>cake dressedible clothesedible wedding dressLukka SigurdarottirSarah LeTrentFri, 22 Jan 2010 15:30:00 ESTClementine Cakes - Feast Your Eyeshttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/21/clementine-cakes-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/21/clementine-cakes-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/21/clementine-cakes-feast-your-eyes/#commentsFiled under: ,

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Clementines -- small, veritably sweet, and usually seedless -- it's no wonder they are the darling of the citrus family.

After "boiling the heck out of" a batch of the tiniest mandarin oranges, blogger A Dash of Sass purées the fruit and mixes in ground almonds, eggs, almond meal, agave nectar, baking powder and vanilla extract. Once the flourless, butterless cake batter is baked off, the resulting mini cakes take a dunk in a silky dark chocolate glaze.

Given the dainty size of these baby cakes, they are positively charming with a spot of afternoon tea or for a resolution-friendly winter dessert.

The hardest part? Refraining from humming "Oh My Darling, Clementine" while eating.

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]]>clementine cakeclementine recipeclementinesfeast your eyesSarah LeTrentThu, 21 Jan 2010 10:00:00 ESTSweethearts Send 'Tweet Me' Message to Valentineshttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/20/sweethearts-send-tweet-me-message-to-valentines/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/20/sweethearts-send-tweet-me-message-to-valentines/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/20/sweethearts-send-tweet-me-message-to-valentines/#commentsFiled under: ,

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Sweethearts, the chalky, pastel heart-shaped candies with imprinted expressions of love, have become as synonymous with Valentine's Day as Cupid himself. Love or hate them, the tiny conversation hearts mean it's time to profess your feelings.

With more and more people turning to social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter to do so, the newest message to appear on New England Confectionary Company's (NECCO) Sweethearts this Feb. 14 will be "Tweet Me."

"It's a recognition that society is changing the way to say, 'I love you,'" Jackie Hague, vice president of marketing at New England Confectionery, told USA Today.

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]]>sweetheartssweethearts conversation heartsValentines Day candySarah LeTrentWed, 20 Jan 2010 17:30:00 ESTMacaroni Grill Revamps Lunch Menuhttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/20/macaroni-grill-revamps-lunch-menu/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/20/macaroni-grill-revamps-lunch-menu/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/20/macaroni-grill-revamps-lunch-menu/#commentsFiled under: ,

Macaroni Grill SandwichMacaroni Grill's Prosciutto Sandwich. Photo: Business Wire.


Macaroni Grill wants to entice the Ladies Who Lunch with their new health-conscious offerings.

The Italian-food chain is one of many quick-service restaurants to face a decline in sales in the aftermath of caloric-disclosure laws and unwelcome press about its belly-ballooning meals.

As a result, the chain is rolling out an entirely revamped 60-item menu -- refocusing on Italian-Mediterranean flavors and more healthful choices. The new midday offerings are the latest phase in the menu overhaul.

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]]>featuredmacaroni grill lunchmacaroni grill menumacaroni grill new lunch menumacaroni grill new menu itemsmediterranean lunch menuSarah LeTrentWed, 20 Jan 2010 16:00:00 ESTSnack Time and Tweezers - The New York Times in 60 Secondshttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/20/snack-time-and-tweezers-the-new-york-times-in-60-seconds/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/20/snack-time-and-tweezers-the-new-york-times-in-60-seconds/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/20/snack-time-and-tweezers-the-new-york-times-in-60-seconds/#commentsFiled under: ,

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  • Chefs tend to their culinary creations with medical precision, utilizing medical tweezers for the finishing touches on a dish.
  • Meet the burger of the Balkans, pljsekavica -- a patty that is worth the pronunciation hassle.
  • The Russian government issued a ban Tuesday on United States chicken imports -- citing the chlorine disinfection methods American companies use as their reasoning.
  • Sam Sifton takes a Roman holiday in his latest review of Danny Meyer's latest, Maialino -- "it leaves a diner panting a little, ready for sleep."
  • From ants on a log to the requisite Hostess cake, America is a nation of perpetual snacking.

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]]>ants on a logmaialinopljsekavicarussian ban on chickenSarah LeTrentWed, 20 Jan 2010 12:00:00 ESTNutella Sfogliatella - Feast Your Eyeshttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/14/nutella-sfogliatella-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/14/nutella-sfogliatella-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/14/nutella-sfogliatella-feast-your-eyes/#commentsFiled under: ,

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These flaky, ridged Neapolitan pastries may be laborious to pronounce but not to eat. Traditional sfogliatelle are clam-shaped pastries and delectable served as dessert, with caffè or as breakfast.

A popular variation of the multi-layered pastry is often referred to as another shellfish, the "lobster tail," because the elongated, layered pastry resembles the shape of the ruby red crustacean's tail.

With a drizzle of Nutella and a dusting of powdered sugar, this cinnamon-, ricotta- and semolina-filled pastry is a welcome addition to our morning bread basket

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]]>feast your eyessfogliatellasfogliatelleSarah LeTrentThu, 14 Jan 2010 10:00:00 ESTRoman Food and Half-Bottles - The New York Times in 60 Secondshttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/13/roman-food-and-half-bottles-the-new-york-times-in-60-seconds/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/13/roman-food-and-half-bottles-the-new-york-times-in-60-seconds/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/13/roman-food-and-half-bottles-the-new-york-times-in-60-seconds/#commentsFiled under: ,

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]]>german winehalf-bottlesin 60 secondsroman foodtri-tipSarah LeTrentWed, 13 Jan 2010 12:00:00 ESTChurros with Chocolate - Feast Your Eyeshttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/12/churros-with-chocolate-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/12/churros-with-chocolate-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/12/churros-with-chocolate-feast-your-eyes/#commentsFiled under: ,

churros with chocolate dipping saucePhoto: pink_fish13, Flickr


Longing for a winter warm-up? A measly mug of hot chocolate simply won't do when visions of churros con chocolate come into the picture.

As if sugar-coated fried dough needs any addendum, the popular Spanish breakfast is customarily served alongside a thick hot chocolate -- both for drinking and churro-dunking.

One look (and dip) of these airy, crisp treats and that typical morning doughnut will need a little straightening out.

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]]>banana puddingfeast your eyesSarah LeTrentTue, 12 Jan 2010 10:00:00 ESTOlive Garden, Applebee's Among Restaurants Hit by Beef Recallhttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/07/olive-garden-applebees-among-restaurants-hit-by-beef-recall/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/07/olive-garden-applebees-among-restaurants-hit-by-beef-recall/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/07/olive-garden-applebees-among-restaurants-hit-by-beef-recall/#commentsFiled under: , ,

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On Dec. 24, Owasso, Okla.-based National Steak and Poultry initiated a voluntary recall of 248,000 lbs. or 124 tons of steak that had been distributed to popular chain restaurants nationwide over fears of E. coli contamination.

Now, at least five restaurants -- Olive Garden, Applebee's Neighborhood Grill and Bar, Moe's Southwest Grill, Carino's Italian and 54th Street Grill & Bar -- are included on a list of establishments affected by the late December recall, Nation's Restaurant News reports.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed 21 people in 16 states have been infected with the E. coli bacteria.

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]]>applebeesdecember beef recalle. coli contaminationnational steak and poultry recallolive gardenSarah LeTrentThu, 07 Jan 2010 13:30:00 ESTPeanut Fudge - Feast Your Eyeshttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/07/peanut-fudge-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/07/peanut-fudge-feast-your-eyes/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/07/peanut-fudge-feast-your-eyes/#commentsFiled under: ,

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A tower of chocolate decadence awaits.

This peanut-studded fudge plays off the classic peanut butter-chocolate combination in a crunchy, nutty confectionery form.

The key to making flawless fudge is in the technique. Avoid coarse, grainy fudge and stir up the smoothest, creamiest fudge with these easy steps.

Any nuts, whether walnuts or pecans, can stand in for the peanuts.

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]]>chocolate fudgefeast your eyesfudgepeanut fudgeSarah LeTrentThu, 07 Jan 2010 10:00:00 EST'My Nepenthe' - Cookbook Spotlighthttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/06/my-nepenthe-cookbook-spotlight/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/06/my-nepenthe-cookbook-spotlight/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/01/06/my-nepenthe-cookbook-spotlight/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Andrews McMeel Publishing

'My Nepenthe: Bohemian Tales of Food, Family and Big Sur'
Recipes by Romney Steele
Photography by Sara Remington
Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC - 2009
Buy it on Amazon

Resting on the grandiose cliffs of the Big Sur, California's picturesque central coastline, Nepenthe Restaurant has become an eating mecca for the artistic, bohemian crowd.

Movie buffs may even recognize the terrace on the cover from the 1960's romance The Sandpiper, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.

The likes of Henry Miller, Steve McQueen, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Rita Hayworth and Orson Welles have sat around the table of the Fassett family's restaurant for the past sixty years -- and now cookbook readers can too.

See what we tested and whether the book is worth buying after the jump.

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]]>cookbook spotlightmy nepenthenepenthe restaurantSarah LeTrentWed, 06 Jan 2010 14:00:00 EST