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Uncle Larry’s Blog
One dispatch a week from the pan: what got cooked, what went wrong, and what’s worth your Sunday.
Subscribe via RSS →Labor Day Cookout: The Sausage Lineup That Never Fails
Labor Day weekend means the grill gets the call. The exact sausage lineup, the potato trick, and why the buns go on the grill last.
sausage and peppers · weekly · grilling · labor day · game day
Larry's Take on Celebrity Cooking
Celebrity chefs sell knives and attitude. Here is what is actually worth stealing from them, and what to leave on the television.
celebrity chefs · cooking shows · technique · opinion
Where Do Italian Chefs Actually Eat on Vacation?
Not the tasting menus. When Italian cooks get time off they drive to a beach shack, a farm table, or a trattoria with eleven items on the menu.
italy · travel · chefs · restaurants · slow travel
Slow Travel & Agritourism: Why Larry Stays Longer in One Place
Forget the checklist. The best Italian trips happen slowly — in farm stays, olive groves, and kitchens where the owner cooks what grew that morning.
slow travel · agritourism · italy · puglia · tuscany · travel
This Week in the Pan: The First Real Sunday Batch
The first Sunday batch of the season: why Larry starts every sausage and peppers in a cold pan, and the one mistake that ruins the peppers.
sausage and peppers · weekly · cast iron · sunday batch
The Week in Sausage and Peppers
Larry's first weekly dispatch: the pepper ratio argument, why the oven beat the skillet this week, and the one pan everybody keeps asking about.
sausage and peppers · weekly
Why Cast Iron Still Wins
Nonstick is easier and stainless is prettier, but there's one thing a cast iron skillet does that neither can — and it's the whole reason the dish tastes like it does.
cast iron · gear