Category: Recipes
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Elsewhere: Strawberry Tarts
When I was in software design, we had a motto: Keep It Simple Stupid (KISS). Sometimes it’s certainly fun to create extravagant and complicated recipes, each step a challenge. But…
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Enormous Croutons with Soup
Palace Kitchen in Seattle serves a Caesar salad with an enormous crouton. The crouton is bigger than the also huge hearts of Romaine. It’s crispy on the outside and chewy…
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Roasted Portobello Mushrooms with Chipotle Cream
Ok. Enough with the desserts already. Last week was very, very bad from a combination calories and exercise stand point. That is to say, I had lots of the former…
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Treats for the Train
Last Friday, Cam and I and a couple of our friends went to Portland for the weekend. It’s only a little over 3 hours drive, but we decided to take…
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Banana Pecan Strudel
A study in contrasts. Heavenly light, crisp phyllo is brought back to earth with viscous honey. The creamy tropical banana welcomes the golden crunch of roasted pecans. Each bite is…
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Elsewhere: Seared Scallops with Pasta Carbonara
I was sent a free copy of Cook’s Country about a month ago, and once I finally made it through my backlog of magazines I gave it a browse. It’s…
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Cinnamon Rolls, Macrina Bakery style
About a week ago, my husband sent me an email in the form of a blog post: I like cinnamon rolls probably about as much as the average person. There…
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Elsewhere: Freshly Roasted Espresso Monkey
For my most recent home roasting experience, now with more monkeys, head on over to A Nice Cuppa. Technorati Tags: Coffee, espresso, Home Roasting, Review, Tips
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The Easiest Breakfast Ever
I don’t typically eat breakfast. Other than a latte or a shot of espresso. And I don’t think that quite counts. But, I had a single, enormous, Melogold grapfruit in…
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Ode to a Beet, or a salad only a mother could love
Well, that’s probably not true. But in my house, it’s a salad that only I would like. 95% of the ingredients are basically detested by my husband and daughter… it’s…
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Southern Roots
Most people wouldn’t guess that I grew up in The South. The deep south. So south, people in Atlanta were considered Northerners. I don’t have an accent now, but I…
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Elsewhere: More fresh shrimp salads
Just a quick note to check out my Mango Shrimp stack up on [DC] today. It’s a fruitier, spicier version of the shrimp and crab tower in Frank Stitt’s Southern…