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Mystery Goblin Food Photo: the Reveal

Oct

28

The Twittered guess: “Red peppers in a marinade w/zombie brains.” Extra credit for creativity, Cindy, but the answer is tomato paste squeezed out of a tube and gravy fat and pan drippings. Now I want to share two T.I.P.s about … Continue reading →

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Vile Goblin Food Mystery iPhoto (October Edition)

Oct

27

This is not only gross but harder to identify because I’m such a bad iPhoneographer, or rather, a ghoulishly bad iPhoneographer. I’ll announce the results before the clock strikes Midnight tomorrow evening (AKA Friday, October 28). What’s the reward this … Continue reading →

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Food Mystery [iPhoneography: September Edition]

Sep

07

What the heck is a personal melon? And what is odd about where they posted this sign? If you take a guess by leaving a comment below, you’ll qualify for a drawing to win a copy of my upcoming cookbook … Continue reading →

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I.D. The Mystery Food [ iPhonography; August Edition ]

Aug

12

Roll forward when the going gets tough. I’ll post the answer to this food photo mystery on Tuesday. May the forks be with you. Click here to check out past mysteries, or click the Culinary Mysteries tab on the Categories … Continue reading →

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Mystery Food Revealed (July Edition)

Jul

13

This mystery food is the delicious side effect of baking cupcakes. I call them “Golden Drip Cookies,” and they emerge when you make cupcakes with a yellow cake base. Just fill your muffin tins messily. The ones which stay gold … Continue reading →

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I.D. This Mystery Food: July Edition

Jul

11

I’ll post the answer on Wednesday. May the forks be with you. Click here to check out past mysteries, or click the Culinary Mysteries tab on the Categories list to the right of this post. (Read the posts from oldest … Continue reading →

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Unseasonable Mystery Ingredients Revealed

Jun

21

PHOTO #1: ROUX. If you don’t know what roux is, read on because it will be explained. If you do know what roux is, read on because it will be celebrated. PHOTO #2: PAN DRIPPINGS FROM ROAST CHICKEN, DEFATTING IN … Continue reading →

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I.D. The Mystery Ingredients (Hint: Unseasonal Recipe)

Jun

17

I’ll post the answer on Tuesday. The pairing of these pictures should make this an easier I.D. than the puzzlers from December 2010 and February 2011. May the forks be with you.

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Unveiling the Latest Mystery Food

Feb

28

Hint: Purim’s coming! This month’s mystery food (see previous post) is a slow-cooked filling of poppy seeds and golden raisins, known as mohn if you speak German or Yiddish. I began with Gil Marks’ recipe from The World Of Jewish … Continue reading →

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I.D. This Mystery Food

Feb

26

Hint: this tastes good despite its gross appearance. The first person to guess correctly will be mailed a free copy of FOOD AND WORRY (your choice of Kindle or paperback). Answer TBA on Monday.

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