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Apr
1
The Mao-Plan Diet
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He loved oily food and, after a noisome snack, would rinse his mouth with green tea … who? Chairman Mao of course! An odd mix between brittle revolutionary zeal and boy-scoutish excess, Mao thought that remaining ever true to the greasy spicy Hunan food of his youth was common sense. (more…)
Jan
1
‘Happy Birthday, Mr President! ‘High on the Hog’: Political Steaks and Power Lunches with America’s Presidents’
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It is strange to think that, in 1962, when Marilyn Monroe whooshed, ‘Happy Birthday, Mr President,’ on national TV to JFK, her on-off lover of 8 years, both of them were near their deaths, dissolving in the floodlights of their respective careers as Sex Kitten and President. Marilyn had two months to live; JFK some 18 months. (more…)
Jan
1
Jimmy Carter’s Southern Peanut Soup
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Ingredients
4 tbsp butter
1 onion, chopped
2 stalks celery
2 tbsp plain flour (more…)
Jan
1
Barack Obama’s Hoppin’ John
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Ingredients
For the stock …
1 small smoked ham hock
3 medium onions, split in half
3 fresh bay leaves, torn (more…)
Jan
1
Barack Obama’s Fried Chicken
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Several tricks are required to get the best Southern Fried Chicken. For starters, a wet marinade should be followed by a dry crumb marinade. Then you’ll have to bake AND fry (but make it look as if you only fried).
Ingredients (more…)
Jan
1
Bush’s Tortilla Soup
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Ingredients
Chicken Stock
A whole organic chicken, quartered, (if you’re very lucky you may also have giblets to use)
2 carrots, peeled (more…)
Jan
1
Lyndon Johnson’s Pedernales River Chilli
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Ingredients
½ lb coarsely chopped rump steak (I like to use venison - also Lyndon Johnson’s favourite, but you can use beef too)
2 tbsp chilli-infused olive oil
1 tbsp suet (optional) (more…)
Jan
1
JFK’s New England Clam Chowder
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I use a mixture of traditional clams and razor clams for this.
Ingredients
16 razor shell clams, 30 ‘normal’ clams
2 oz butter (more…)
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