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  • Bo Ssam on the Kamado: Momofuku’s Pork Butt, Smoked

    Bo Ssam on the Kamado: Momofuku’s Pork Butt, Smoked

    ByKara July 21July 13 Recipes

    Bo Ssam on the Kamado: A take on Momofuku’s bo ssam, remade on the Joe. Ginger and gochujang cured pork butt, smoked over applewood, pulled and wrapped in crisp lettuce leaves.

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  • A close view of the Statue of Liberty's face and crown against a clear sky, 2008.

    Ellis Island: What Came Through the Gate

    ByKara July 5July 12 Food & Politics, Personal

    In January of 2008 I gave myself a week in New York City for my fortieth birthday. Not for work; purely as a tourist, purely as a present to myself. One cold, bright morning, fortified by a bagel from Katz’s, I took the ferry out to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island with a…

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  • The vaulted, tiled Great Hall (Registry Room) at Ellis Island with two American flags, a Fourth of July reflection.

    Friday Roundup #30

    ByKara July 3July 12 Friday Roundup, Personal

    Friday Roundup #30: a complicated Fourth of July, a 2008 photo from the Great Hall at Ellis Island, fall brussels sprouts, and Momofuku Bo Ssam on the kamado.

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  • Eighteen classic deviled eggs dusted with smoked paprika on a white dimpled dish

    Carol’s Deviled Eggs

    ByKara June 30July 12 Recipes

    Carol’s deviled eggs: my mother’s classic recipe, made with Dijon and finely minced capers instead of yellow mustard and relish, dusted with smoked paprika.

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