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Articles by Malcolm Bedell
Malcolm is a 31-year-old graphic designer whose addictions include breakfast sandwiches, home renovations, and the World Wide Web. He shares a home with his wife and dogs.
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In time for Cinco de Mayo, a holiday almost certainly made up by American boozehounds, since it is not widely celebrated except in northernmost Mexico, we wanted to present our tips for concocting the …
A bit of business to get out of the way before we begin: this is not “authentic” poc-chuc, and we’re not trying to make authentic poc-chuc. Why is that? The ubiquitous Yucatecan restaurant dish, which …
The cuisine of Yucatan, Mexico, sometimes comes under fire from the uninitiated for being too subtle in flavor, too basic, and ultimately, not “Mexican” enough. And while it can sometimes lack the pizazz (”Pizazz?” What …
We recently read a survey listing simply “dips” as one of the most popular foods served at a Superbowl party. They’re hot (sometimes), they’re filing, and they serve as a great buffer for a stomach …
Once a year or so, I go through this bizarre, inexplicable phase wherein I can’t tolerate the thought of eating shrimp. It’s brought on by nothing at all in particular, but sure enough, offer me …
Though this recipe from Evil Shenanigans looks a little too involved to whip up without planning ahead (and is certainly more complicated than jumping on the phone, dialing up “Me and My Egg Roll,” and …
This week, we were busy wasting time on homemade peanut butter candy, a hilarious promotional interview for Coolio’s new cookbook, the Food Network’s 10 biggest “foodgasms,” and much more…
Just in time for your next Jersey Shore outing (or in our case, viewing of the latest episode), we present our recipe for “Ron Ron Juice,” as described by Ronnie. Okay, so the recipe is …
In an effort to keep our blog from looking like the grim, fluorescent-lit photographic menus on the back wall of a Chinese takeout restaurant, we are learning some basic tips for improving our food photos. …
In the corner of every kitchen’s spice rack, there sit a few dusty jars of spices that go unused. Some of them have fallen out of favor in today’s recipes, and others, well, we’re pretty …
