Author: cryskie
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News from me
Hi folks! It’s Sunday night, and I’m procrastinating on laundry and getting ready for the workweek. So, I’m doing my favorite thing, writing a list. On the food front, we’ve been eating lots of simple meals at home from some of our old favorite recipes. I posted the recipe for this soup four years ago,…
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Omakase at Uchi
So last night we were lucky enough to snag two seats at Uchi for a mini-omakase tasting. We started off in the courtyard with complimentary sake tastings and lovely little appetizers… tempura fried Brussels sprouts, pork belly skewers, tiny salad bites. We were able to hang out with our friends Teddy, Peter and Bill for…
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October
October is possibly my favorite month. In the past, October has meant trips to New England, full of foliage and Macintosh apples and pumpkins. It has meant trips to New Mexico, with golden leaves, red and green chile, and mountains. It has meant Halloween, and soup nights, and scarves and candlelight. This October is: The…
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Saturday at Asti
Tonight we decided to try Asti again. We hadn’t eaten here in a while, but now that Chef Jason Donoho is in charge, we wanted to try out his new menu. I decided that I might have to go to Asti for lunch every day during the week, just to have a bowl of the…
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Friday at FINO
So I lost my camera on Friday night. Thankfully, I found it tonight, wedged between the passenger seat of the car and the door! Thank goodness, because me without camera = sadness. We ate at FINO on Friday night, and stayed until they kicked us out, having drinks and chatting with Rachel and the lovely…