Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
I wanted to do something special for Matt and Karina to celebrate their recent engagement so I decided to prepare dinner for them. An engagement is a pretty big deal so I decided to pull out all the stops for our intimate dinner party. I planned a six course dinner and somehow managed to time…
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Last night was all about zucchini. I had found a recipe for zucchini soup that looked promising so I headed to Fairway on my lazy Sunday to pick up the ingredients. I assumed I would end up with some extra zucchini so I picked up a few additional ingredients to try out a fun zucchini…
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Andrew had a conflict last night and I have one next week, which means our True Blood dinners had to be put on hold. While I have no idea how I am going to call on the strength to keep myself from watching for two weeks, it will all be worth it when we do…
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Most of tonight’s dinner came from the prepared food section of Whole Foods, but the appetizer was made by yours truly. I found the recipe for herbed crab salad stuffed avocados in a magazine ages ago but always felt like I needed an occasion to make it. Why? Am I not special enough? The consensus…
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Do you remember this Duracell commercial? It is probably a distant memory since so few devices require batteries nowadays (praise be the iPod!), but I was recently reminded of this creepy tv spot because I really needed to recharge my batteries. I have been running around for weeks and was starting to feel like the…
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When I finally got the chance to cook this week, I wanted to make something to remind me of the warm weather we should be experiencing. Unfortunately, it’s been cool and rainy lately so I needed to create springtime in my kitchen. For the main course, I made the sorts of things that are easy to…
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So for the last two weeks, I thought I was going home to the Top Chef Allstars finale and for the last two weeks, I have been wrong. Normally, I hate being wrong; but in this case, I am happy to extend the life of one of my favorite shows. Finally, it was finale time…
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I’m not one of those girls who hates Valentine’s Day, nor am I the kind of girl who swoons at the idea of the holiday. I am ambivalent. I may not really care about Valentine’s Day, but that doesn’t mean I won’t use it as an excuse for a good meal. I arrived at Whole…
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In case you didn’t all get the memo, it’s FREEZING. I think today has a high of 18. It wasn’t much warmer over the weekend, which meant it was soup time. I needed something hot hot hot – in temperature and spice. Although I am not well versed in Thai cooking, I found a super…
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One of my new years resolutions was to try at least one new restaurant and one new recipe each week. I haven’t gotten to the restaurant yet this week, but I anticipate I’ll cross that off when I arrive in New Orleans in TWO DAYS. The recipe, however, I took care of tonight. I’m trying…
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Peaches to Apples 