Cabernet Sauvignon, the darling of red wine lovers everywhere, and premium bittersweet chocolate is a flavor pairing made in …
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Cabernet Sauvignon, the darling of red wine lovers everywhere, and premium bittersweet chocolate is a flavor pairing made in …
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Long long ago and far far away, I was a partner in a cheesecake company called, The Uncommon Cheesecake. We made the most …
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With this post, we kick off the first annual Love Rules! celebration at LunaCafe. In the spirit of love, then, here is an old …
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When the kids were young, Mom (bless her heart!) bought a wonderful beach cottage on Vashon Island, 20 minutes across Puget Sound …
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Although it’s easy to make perfect mashed potatoes every time, many cooks face this particular culinary technique with …
This slowly simmered, rich meat sauce, originally from Bologna, Italy, is an important culinary building block. It can be used as …
Our dear friend Janet Stelzer’s Aunt Elfred must have been one magnificent cook because her corn bread is dynamite. I spent years …
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I tasted my first Black Bean Chili at the venerable Green's vegetarian restaurant in San Francisco many moons ago. It was …
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The recipes I share with you in the Deck the Halls cookie collection are tried, true, and terrific. They are the best-of-the-best …
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I have a lot of cookbooks: hundreds, many hundreds, many many hundreds, who knows how many hundreds? I read them--voraciously and …
This just in folks. The first restaurant macaroni and cheese we sampled since posting Quintessential Mac & Cheese, Part 1 on …
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House-Cured Sweet Briar Farms Double Pork Chop with Bodacious Corn Hush Puppies, Brown Butter Harissa, Lobster Mushrooms & …
My favorite dish in the world is Mac & Cheese, especially in Green Corn Moon (September) when the leaves begin to turn …
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... NOTE I wrote this post in July (before the blog launched), as you will see below. MauiJim is at a geek-nerd class (C# …
I have vivid memories associated with cherries--replete with colors, aromas, flavors, textures, sounds, ambient temperatures, and …
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Site construction continues--but we are beginning to post nonetheless. Depending on when you visit, the site may look a …
Note Be sure to also visit the more recent photo page, University District Farmers Market Summer 2010, with an audio clip of …
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MauiJim is at a geek-nerd class (C# programming), and I have the evening all to myself. I’m nestled in my favorite chair, the …
We are currently under construction. We'll be up and running in September (fingers crossed). In the meantime, here's a bit about …