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" At the fishmonger, choose fish with bright scales and clear eyes. "
Tom Douglas
Clear
Eyes
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" If you don't have the confidence in baking, commit to making the recipe three times. The first two, do it exactly the way I've told you to make it. Twice. The first time you'll screw it up. The second time it will come out pretty good, and then the third time, make your adjustments. "
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" Sweet Washington cherries and Walla Walla onions are two of my favorite local treats. "
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" I don't ever preach to people. "
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" Most of the catfish you find at the fish counter has been farmed. Though I usually prefer to buy and eat wild fish, farmed catfish taste cleaner, without the muddy taste of their wild relatives. "
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" It's just an American tradition to make sure people don't leave hungry. The worst thing is to have them say, 'Great dinner, but now I have to go get a burger.' "
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" I don't know too many kids who ask to weed the garden. "
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" I pay a living wage, I believe in healthcare, I declare all my income, and I don't cut corners. "
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" The classic Italian green sauce, salsa verde, is easy to make and especially nice in the spring when bunches of fresh herbs start appearing in the farmers market or in your garden. "
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" Disappointing cakes have often been sitting out too long. They should last just long enough to have the last pieces the next morning with coffee - who doesn't love cake with coffee? "
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" Spooning a seasonal fruit relish onto a plate of grilled king salmon is very much my style - flavorful, straightforward, and unfussy. I also like the way fresh, ripe fruit balances the richness of the salmon. "
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" Cooking with your kids is a remarkable exercise to let them in on the purchasing part of the process - kids love to shop, and its great to take them to these ethnic places where people don't always speak the language. "
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People
Cooking
" Another way I like to barbecue king salmon is as a whole fish stuffed, literally to the gills, with sweet onions, sliced lemons, and summer sage. "
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King
Sweet
Summer
" Summer in Seattle allows me to indulge in some of the region's top culinary delights - I'm talking about wild king salmon and fresh, ripe Washington stone fruits and berries like cherries, peaches, plums, and blueberries. "
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Me
" In some cities, McDonald's rules, but Seattle is ruled by teriyaki joints. "
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Some
" I try to eat in one of my restaurants every day, and I eat out in another restaurant every day. It's what I do. "
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Every Day
" Horseradish is one of those perk-me-ups. You can use it in a cocktail sauce, you can bread fish with it - it loses its punch when cooked. It's a 'What is that?' flavor. It adds depth of flavor to things. "
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Sauce
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" I didn't go to university. I didn't go to culinary school, barely made it through high school. "
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School
University
" I'm kind of fat. "
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Kind
" I was once made honorary mayor of my hometown of Newark, Del. "
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Honorary
Mayor
Once
" Over the years I've tweaked my stuffing recipe many times, adding a variety of ingredients like sauteed wild mushrooms, dried cherries, fresh chevre, toasted hazelnuts, chopped ham hock meat, and other taste treats. "
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" The two things that are going to make you a better baker without even trying are a scale and a thermometer in your oven. "
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" It's important that your shucked oyster is clean and pristine. "
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Your
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" Money is like manure: if you don't spread it around, nothing grows. "
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" How can anyone live off of minimum wage? "
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" Maybe there are too many restaurants. Maybe some of mine need to close. So be it. I'll live with the market place. "
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" I love restaurants from top to bottom. "
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" For a group of friends or a family dinner, fish tacos are popular and fun to make. "
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Fish
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