Month: July 2007
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Oh, happy Monday
Today was a pretty good day. I had a busy but productive day at work, and then came home to make this lovely dinner with my husband. It’s so fun to cook together…we turn on some tunes and start cooking. I chop stuff, he mixes stuff. I saute, he peels. And after it all, he…
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I have a broiler!
I can’t believe I’ve lived in this apartment for 2 1/2 years and I have never used my broiler. I forget about it, really. But I found this recipe in a recent issue of Gourmet and had to try it. How brilliant! Roasty toasty flavor, bubbly goat cheese, meaty shiitakes…ready in just a few minutes.…
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Using it up
Tonight we had a delicious meal, made up entirely of stuff we needed to use up. I had already missed out on my gorgeous tomatoes…I came home to find they had juiced all over their bowl and were being attacked by gnats. I didn’t want the same fate to happen to any of my other…
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I love farmers…
Just a quick note to let you know what I bought at the farmer’s market today: *Tomatoes, red and juicy *Sweet, tiny cherry tomatoes *Slender Japanese eggplant *Meaty Malabar spinach *Fresh golden figs *Firm cremini mushrooms *Fragrant lemon basil *Fresh dill *Perfect cucumbers *Gorgeous purple and green yard-long beans *Multi-colored bell peppers *Shallots Then I…