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		<title>Technique of the Week (be the Superhero of your Kitchen)- Knife Skills II</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Antila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that you are getting comfortable with your knife, let&#8217;s practice! Get your potatoes out&#8230; First- an easy multiple choice question.  Is it easier to cut something laying flat on a flat surface, or something rolling around? Yes, that&#8217;s right.  It&#8217;s easier to cut something with a flat surface.  So if you&#8217;ve been trying to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=catalystcooks.com&amp;blog=10823440&amp;post=1517&amp;subd=jenthecatalyst&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cook yourself a fantastic Chinese New Year Dinner</title>
		<link>http://catalystcooks.com/2012/01/23/cook-yourself-a-fantastic-chinese-new-year-dinner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Antila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Year of the Dragon- 2012! I love to cook Chinese New Year Dinner&#8230; where an even number of courses are good luck.  This past weekend, Bartender Steve and his Heidi were the lucky winners of this year&#8217;s 6 course Chinese New Year dinner.  Take a look at the video to learn how to make your [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=catalystcooks.com&amp;blog=10823440&amp;post=1502&amp;subd=jenthecatalyst&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Technique of the Week (be the Superhero of your Kitchen) &#8211; Knife Skills</title>
		<link>http://catalystcooks.com/2012/01/18/technique-of-the-week-be-the-superhero-of-your-kitchen-knife-skills/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Antila</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Confident Cooking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a new feature of the blog, &#8220;Technique of the Week&#8221;.  It&#8217;s meant to be a little something that can change your life in your kitchen, big time.  The not-so-secret secrets that I&#8217;ve found very, very helpful in my cooking. If you like to cook from scratch, Knife Skills and some practice have the potential to save [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=catalystcooks.com&amp;blog=10823440&amp;post=1495&amp;subd=jenthecatalyst&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My mom says I didn&#8217;t eat eggs from the first time they showed up on my High Chair Tray.</title>
		<link>http://catalystcooks.com/2012/01/16/my-mom-says-i-didnt-eat-eggs-from-the-first-time-they-showed-up-on-my-high-chair-tray/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Antila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My food memories run deep.  From the homemade apple bread I didn&#8217;t like, because it had hidden cheddar cheese &#8230; &#8230;to the Tortilla pie I did (and so did everyone else at the table- except for my mom- so she made it at least once a week.  She won&#8217;t touch the stuff now and never [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=catalystcooks.com&amp;blog=10823440&amp;post=1491&amp;subd=jenthecatalyst&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Organic, Sustainable, Local, Seasonal&#8230; What&#8217;s a &#8220;Catalyst Cook&#8221; to do?</title>
		<link>http://catalystcooks.com/2012/01/12/organic-sustainable-local-seasonal-whats-a-catalyst-cook-to-do/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Antila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello there again, After writing yesterday&#8217;s post about the Wedge Coop, I woke up remembering January of 2010. I like to make things happen, but sometimes I&#8217;m just not quite sure how to do it. If you&#8217;re in that same spot-  you&#8217;re a working guy or gal and too busy to cook or maybe you&#8217;re [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=catalystcooks.com&amp;blog=10823440&amp;post=1486&amp;subd=jenthecatalyst&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An Ode to the Wedge Coop (or, the retraining of my Old Brain)</title>
		<link>http://catalystcooks.com/2012/01/11/an-ode-to-the-wedge-coop-or-the-retraining-of-my-old-brain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Antila</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Goodbye corporate world]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last fall, I was challenged by a new client.  She&#8217;d jump on the Catalyst Cooks wagon if I could commit to: buying Organic Fruits &#38; Veggies, especially The Dirty Dozen buying Hormone- and Antibiotic-Free Meats Harumph. My approach to grocery shopping was built around some corner cubicle, engineer- and process-loving corporate principles.  I could stop at my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=catalystcooks.com&amp;blog=10823440&amp;post=1471&amp;subd=jenthecatalyst&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Achieve the Perfect Soup!</title>
		<link>http://catalystcooks.com/2011/12/12/achieve-the-perfect-soup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Antila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As soon as the first snowflakes fall and the temperature begins to drop, I am in the mood for some good comfort food- and the king of them all at my house is SOUP.  Here&#8217;s what you can do with all of that awesome turkey stock you have leftover from Thanksgiving (and only if it&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=catalystcooks.com&amp;blog=10823440&amp;post=1299&amp;subd=jenthecatalyst&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thanksgiving Tips and Tricks</title>
		<link>http://catalystcooks.com/2011/11/22/thanksgiving-tips-and-tricks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Antila</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ask and it is Given]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanksgiving is here!  Thanksgiving is here! It&#8217;s my 10th anniversary hosting Thanksgiving&#8230; after ten years, I&#8217;ve learned a lot about cooking and hosting.  But even better, with a bit of age and more lessons under my belt, I&#8217;ve become even more thankful for the special people in my life, the fun times we&#8217;ve had, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=catalystcooks.com&amp;blog=10823440&amp;post=1295&amp;subd=jenthecatalyst&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Now that you have that Meat Grinder, Here is a Sausage Recipe</title>
		<link>http://catalystcooks.com/2011/11/02/now-that-you-have-that-meat-grinder-here-is-a-sausage-recipe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Antila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Picture this: Weekend morning. Coffee Brewing. English Muffins ready for toasting (at my house, in Great Grandma&#8217;s cast iron skillet- ever since the toaster broke a couple years ago, it has not been replaced). What&#8217;s missing? My favorite breakfast meat: homemade sausage! Catalyst Cooks’ Breakfast Sausage from Scratch (can be cooked immediately, refrigerated overnight to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=catalystcooks.com&amp;blog=10823440&amp;post=1278&amp;subd=jenthecatalyst&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I have a Meat to Grind: Meat Grinding and Meat Grinders</title>
		<link>http://catalystcooks.com/2011/10/17/i-have-a-meat-to-grind-meat-grinding-and-meat-grinders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Antila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let me introduce you to one of my many favorite kitchen appliances&#8230; my meat grinder. The backstory:  I won a gift certificate for doing a good job at work in 2005, and coincidentally on the same day made Swedish Meatballs with my favorite meatball combination: half ground beef and half ground pork. Wouldn&#8217;t  you know [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=catalystcooks.com&amp;blog=10823440&amp;post=1272&amp;subd=jenthecatalyst&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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