Jan Norris: Food and Florida

Know that I can wield any kitchen knife as well as most chefs I know – better than some. (I can throw one, too, thanks to Ziva on NCIS – a fellow Floridian.)
But I recently played with a bunch of tools for the heck of it – I had a mess of things to peel, from [...]

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Bradford Schmidt launches The Meatist food blog on all things animal-based.

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Maybe I was in a fun mood, or they just hit me right, but I was laughing out loud at the kicky designs of the Animalhouse line of kitchen tools I found at Pier 1.
Priced from $5.99 to $19.99, they’re both fun and functional. Not all will be available at all stores; I found some of those [...]

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Amco’s Ladle for All Seasons
I’ve been making a lot of soup lately — the holidays give me a lot of leftovers and bits to use in stocks and such – and they freeze so well, they make a quick meal with a salad for our small household.
 The late Mathias Radits of The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach was [...]

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Orka Silicone Mitts OK for Some Kitchen Tasks

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