Howdy! I’m Eben Atwater, (The Urb of UrbanMonique – Monique is my wife Monica – it’s a nickname thing…) This site is dedicated to great home cooking – You’ll find an eclectic mix of recipes designed to be clear and concise – stuff you not only want to cook, but will be able to easily translate to your own kitchen.
I’ve spent 15 years cooking for a living – what I share here are recipes and techniques that really work. There are hundreds of posts filled with great dishes, all seasoned with a little history, science, and lore. What you won’t find is advertising, or recipes that don’t do what they claim they will. Enjoy, dive in, and as I say here so often, make it yours.
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Here are my latest posts
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A Paean to my Knifemaker
this essay was first posted three years ago this month. I repost important stuff from time to time, and this is important stuff – so read on! I have a Knifemaker. This does not make me elitist – it makes me happy. It’s surprisingly affordable and it provides me with the best kitchen tools I’ve…
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Brown Butter Blondies
Ah yes, the sinful loveliness that is the Blondie! As best as I can tell, this is an American treat – they’re really just a brownie derivative of course, and it seems that the trend and the name blondie or butterscotch blondie appeared in the mid 1970s. we don’t do a whole ton of dessert,…
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Pickled Black Eyed Peas – A Paean to Helen Corbitt
Throughout the south, New Years Day is the one for building a lucky meal based on black eyed peas, (BEPs). Whether it’s with a ham hock and greens, or hoppin’ john, a whole lot of those perky little field peas get eaten on January first. Field peas are grown over millions of acres worldwide. Closely…
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