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To New and Unfamiliar Ingredients
Hello black rice, nice to meet you. Let’s get to know each other. You seem so familiar but mysterious at the same time, everyday but exotic. The purple-gray residue left on my pots wasn’t so cool, but...
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Imitation is the Greatest form of Flattery
Growing up I wanted to be my cousin, Ginger. She was the greatest thing since they discovered chocolate, I kid you not. Almost a decade older than me, she did a lot of babysitting in my early years....
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Once Upon a Time…
Once upon a time there was a girl who took a class called Introduction to Genetics. Perhaps this girl would later start writing a blog about recipes she made, but I digress… Her professor, Professor...
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Who Loves a Caramelized Onion?
Looking back through the archives, I’ve noticed a bit of a pattern: what I really love is eating things with caramelized onions in them. I’ve made flatbread with caramelized onion, pears and brie, the...
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Going to the Movies
Our house is an old house. We’re talking about built in 1907 old, older than any of my grandparents old. It is full of character, full of pretty moldings, and when we bought it it wasn’t so full of...
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An Update on Trooper the Wonder Puppy
Some gratuitous photos and what’s been going on with Mr. Trooper “Super Trooper” McCutington, because he hasn’t been up here lately: Sometimes he gets grumpy when we wake up in the morning, because he...
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Harvest
The garden has been pretty much taken in and pulled out, except for a few tomato plants, which I’m still hoping will have some time to ripen up their last remaining fruit. The garden was a much bigger...
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Party On!
Last Saturday a party was thrown to celebrate Mr’s Dad’s 60th birthday! And the party was excellent fun. The week leading up to the party was excellent fun for me as well, because I was asked to cater...
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Halloween and Thereafter
I was going to write a post about Halloween and how much fun it was. We handed out candy to 106 trick or treaters! We saw some really adorable costumes, some of mention including a very cute cat in the...
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Nacho Party
When we were planning the party for Mr’s birthday, I asked him what kind of cakes he wanted. As always, the January baby wanted something frozen. Raspberry eskimo pie of course! Then I asked him if...
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Honk Honk
Mr has been out and about hunting this season, and he has had some success! Hello Goose! Aren’t these just gorgeous? So pretty to look at. How easy is it to break down a goose? Not so easy as the...
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Everything Spiced Cheese Ball
They say that the best bagels are made in New York, but I’ve also read that Montreal makes a pretty sublime one as well. I haven’t yet had the good fortune to make it to either of these places, so I...
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