A seething mass of turgid drama.

This week's Resolution Recipe: Clams Bordelaise.
"The Pacific Northwest is loaded with clams, and I am as happy as one. My older brother thinks that anyone who steams clams without garlic should be shipped out of the country."
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This week's Resolution Recipe: Pepperocini Pot Roast... For Science!
"This is my take on Mississipi pot roast. The pepperocini season the meat, and their brine adds a little bit of vinegar tang."
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This week's Resolution Recipe: Kefta Tagine (Moroccan Meatball Stew).
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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: Foolproof Apricot Jam.
"Apricots are one of the best fruits to make jam with thanks to their natural acidity and fragrance. Plus, you don't have to peel them."
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This week's Resolution Recipe: Chicken Tortilla Soup... For Science!
( A bit of a misnomer )

This week's Resolution Recipe: Pudina Gosht (Minty Lamb Curry).
"I've made this curry on the stove, but the stovetop version doesn't compare to how flavorful this dish becomes when cooked in the CultPot. The mint and spices get locked into the meat under pressure, resulting in a simply delicious curry with melt-in-your-mouth lamb."
( (No, *you're* a tool.) )

This week's Resolution Recipe: Tartare Sauce (sic).
"The pungent taste of onion, pickle, and capers makes a great contrast to mild-flavored fish."
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This week's Resolution Recipe: Slow-cooked lamb shoulder with polenta gnocchi.
"The polenta gnocchi are the perfect thing to mop up all the juices from the lamb." But it was feeling like too much work, so I substituted commercial potato gnocchi.
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This week's Resolution Recipe: Chipotle-Roasted Lamb.
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