Archive for the ‘Food Snob’ Category

As you may have figured out by now, The Rogue Estate is a collective of friends who are passionate about a wide variety of topics. We come from a broad spectrum of backgrounds and careers, all sharing the common goal of bringing better food to your table. A dedicated Bio page is forthcoming, so for

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I’ve been on a big shortbread kick lately.  I think it’s mostly because they are the buttery little chameleons of the cookie world.  I can be digging around on the spice shelf of our pantry and get about two dozen ideas for accessorizing a basic shortbread recipe, and then the challenge simply becomes choosing which

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Welcome to my introductory post on preparing all things wild. First, let me introduce myself. My name is Pat, aka Redneck Samurai. I have been an avid grocery shopper of the great state of Michigan’s woods, fields, lakes and streams for most of my life. I have enjoyed many of Michigan’s specialties and have developed

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We’ll be doing a menu overhaul where I work next month so I came up with six new dishes to go on the new, more Japanese focused menu. As it stands, the hot items are a little out of place on a Sushi menu. (see the Lamb chops with a mediteranian marinade and a south

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I had a party to cook for and was in the frame of mind for a finger-food aesthetic with real-meal fulfillment. This plan for large southwestern influenced snack-wraps was my solution. These are time-consuming, but the raving of the party guests days and weeks later has proven beyond all doubt that this dish is worth

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