A seething mass of turgid drama.

This week's Resolution Recipe: Salmon and Soy Cakes.
"When you have lemons, make lemonade. When you have cooked salmon, make salmon cakes."
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Ten points for correctly placing the post title.

This week's Resolution Recipe: Steamed Clams in Black Bean Sauce.
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This week's Resolution Recipe: moules à la basquaise.
"The hardest part of the dish is roasting the peppers - and that ain't hard. If you're a total chicken-head, you can simply substitute jarred pequillo peppers... but then no one will respect you in the morning."
( I am a chicken-head )

This week's Resolution Recipe: Meatloaf Roll.
"This is like meatloaf meets Wellington meets sausage roll. Which can never really be a bad thing."
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This week's Resolution Recipe: moules marinières.
"Mussels are beautiful. Mussels are delicious. Mussels are easy as hell to cook."
( Bourdain's cookbook has five easy steamed mussel recipes, and until now I had made none of them. )

This week's Resolution Recipe: Chicken Stew with Dumplings.
"We simplified this recipe dramatically with ground chicken - which can dry out a bit under pressure. To compensate, we've upped the broth to make sure that the stew is moist, even a little soupy, as it will reduce a bit as the dumplings cook."
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This week's Resolution Recipe: Stir-fried Chicken Hodgepodge (chao jiza).
"My Sichuanese chef friends might be surprised to see me include this recipe - it's not a fancy dish and is rarely seen on restaurant menus. It is, though, delicious and a perfect illustration of the resourcefulness of Sichaunese cooking."

I think every culture with poor people has this type of dish. You can't stick to premium cuts (or even regular meat) when resources are limited. Heck, wok cooking in general is about using limited cooking fuel to its most efficient extent.
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This week's Resolution Recipe: Turkey in Lemon-Basil Sauce.
"Turkey is the perfect protein for a low-fat dinner. Lemon juice and zest give this dish oomph."
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This week's Resolution Recipe: Roasted Tuna with Brown Butter Corn.
"It's a dish that seems to scream summer but tastes nearly as good in winter using frozen corn."
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This week's Resolution Recipe: Cheesesteak Burritos.
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