1 Pear Spicy Savoy Cabbage Slaw

I was messing around with some left over savoy cabbage and pears (don't ask) and came up with this. It might not be for everyone, you can tweak it easy - just add bits of the dressing ingredients as you go to fine tune it.

Dressing
3 Tbsp Mayonaise
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp mustard
pinch garlic powder
2 tsp sugar
salt and pepper
Slaw
1 medium carrot
1 Savoy Cabbage
1 pear

Dressing: Stir all ingredients together until smooth. Good idea to taste this, and add a bit of this and that until you get to something you like, then cover and put in the fridge. Keep in mind it will get a bit sweeter and spicier as it rests.
Slaw: Shred the carrot. Chiffonade the cabbage, you will only need about 2 cups. Core and cut the pear into a fine julienne.
Gently toss the dressing with the pear, carrots and cabbage. Cover and refrigerate. Don't let it set too long, it's better with the pear still crunchy.
This is a great side for barbeque pork or chicken, or in barbeque-leftover sandwiches.

Tomato Jam

This stuff is great. It can go anywhere ketchup goes, and goes even better on things like grilled poultry burgers. Excellent on crackers or crostini with any of the stinky cheeses - brie, feta, parmesan, etc.
You can make this with fresh tomatoes, just make sure they are very ripe, it's just easier with canned.

1 can of tomatoes
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup lime juice
2 tsp grated ginger
pinch ground clove
pinch ground cinnamon
1 tsp chili flakes
5-6 leaves of fresh basil
salt and pepper to taste

Strain tomatoes, separate the cores and stringy insides and remove. Finely chop the strained tomatoes, with the seeds. Don't remove the seeds, keep them, they help offset the sweetness of the tomatoes and sugar.
Bring all ingredients, except basil and sugar, to a boil in a sauce pot and reduce to a simmer. Stir in the sugar a bit at a time, tasting as you go, careful to not make too sweet. Stir regularly for about an hour until it is thick and sticky. Remove from heat and let cool.
When it is cool to room temperature, finely chop the basil and stir into the jam. scoop the jam into a jar and refrigerate. It will keep in the fridge for about a week or so - if it lasts that long!

David Chang

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Why vegatarians suck: http://www.details.com/blogs/daily-details/2011/04/david-changs-top-5-most-annoying-things-customers-do.html

Q and A with DChang: http://www.details.com/celebrities-entertainment/music-and-books/201105/david-chang-celebrity-chef-momofuku

How make crack pie: http://www.marthastewart.com/257161/cereal-milk

Tony Bourdain loves him: http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/2010/09/the_bourdain-ch.php

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Freddy brought spaghetti for lunch last week. Unlike most people, Freddy doesn’t use containers with lids, or even zip lock bag to transport lunches. He’s been known to carry fried chicken and ham sandwiches in his pockets. This time he used a large mixing bowl, with no lid, saran wrap, or covering of any kind. He brought about 5 lbs of spaghetti in the bowl. If the lidless bowl’s purpose was to allow easy snacking access it was a success; at lunch break he had around 3 lbs left and was getting pretty full of spaghetti and very willing to share. A young guy, hung over, was slouching in his chair looking not too great and, in Freddy’s opinion, in need of some nourishment. Freddy says, “Hey, want some spaghetti? I got lots!”, and he shows him the half full mixing bowl. Fortunately there are no flies on the production floor in the winter here, but lots of dust, weld slag, and jokesters willing to toss bits of cardboard, peanuts and ¼ inch lock washers into uncovered mixing bowls of spaghetti. After having observed Freddy snack at the bowl the entire morning, and when he was actually working, which wasn’t often, leave it sitting on the shop lunch break table, Hangover Guy thinks this might not be the best idea. “No thanks Freddy, I’m good”. Freddy who generally doesn’t take whatever the answer is for an answer, says he’s not taking no for an answer. “Common, you’re going to pass out if you don’t eat something.” Hangover Guy is searching his scrambled brain for an excuse, “Freddy, we got nothing to put it in, and I’m not eating out that bowl.” If Freddy is anything, he is an ‘ideas guy’. He reaches behind the break table and slides a cardboard box over, tears about half of one of the flaps off, and using the same large slotted spoon he’s been eating with, scoops a couple large piles of spaghetti on it and pushes it to Hangover Guy. Not a word is said by the 10 or so co-workers who’ve been waiting for Freddy to find one of the 3 pop rivets they tossed in there an hour ago. Freddy just looks at them, pulls the half full bottle of Pepsi he’s been keeping tucked in his belt loop behind his back, a la Magnum PI, takes a swig and deadpans, “What? You guys all want some now?!”

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