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The Fourth of July harvest:

We grilled some turkey burgers (I added some peach/pineapple salsa that was taking up room in the fridge, and it made the burgers so delicious - try it!), corn with cayenne-spiked butter and the zucchini (thinly sliced with s&p), steamed the green (and purple) beans, and feasted. 
I decided to continue the [...]

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I’m trying my best to be a good little hippie.  I really am.  So, when we ran out of peppercorns in the Trader Joe’s grinder, I went down to the co-op, bought some bulk peppercorns, and attempted to refill.  Then I made meatballs for Chris’ favorite, baked pasta.

Ugh.  I tried to fish out as many [...]

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Shrooms

All this busyness is making me long for more extended kitchen time (and therefore more website time!) - it’s amazing how much better I feel when I am able to just putz - try new recipes, use up old strange treats in the fridge, eat leftovers for lunch instead of buying something.  Starting this weekend, my schedule will [...]

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Whew! I need a drink.

We’re not big drinkers at my house - after a long day, either one of us can be known to crack open a cold beer, but we’ll typically stop at the one. Now that I’m thinking about wedding stuff though, I want to come up with a fresh, seasonal beverage to serve people in [...]

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Gettin’ Hitched

I was going to draft some emails to friends and family who I haven’t talked to yet, but hell - what good is a website if you can’t take care of these things in one fell swoop?  I’ve been filling this space with such personal things lately - I promise, it’s back to caterpillars and mulching [...]

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Steam Heat

My obsession with 99 Ranch has been documented on this site before. I teach once a week out in Kearny Mesa, and usually have an hour to kill between work and school - the perfect browsing window. Last week’s purchase was a bamboo steaming basket. I have wonderful early memories of steaming [...]

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Chokes!

Thanks for checking in, friends and family - lots of love and hugs all around!  And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming…
I’ve been staring at these plants for MONTHS, watching and waiting.  Even though I grew up eating them, I had no idea how artichokes grew.  The long ignorant wait is over…

So pretty!  I keep [...]

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Dad

My memories of my dad are less clear than they used to be, but they’re still all there.  I remember the sound his heart made when I’d snuggle up next to him on the couch.  I remember his crinkly-eyed smile, the one that was true and had love behind it.  I remember his suited shoulder [...]

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Simma down now

These persimmons have found their way into many a salad, but I wanted to try something new to showcase these beautiful orange fruits. Seeing as everything is better with cheese…

Brie topped with persimmon salsa - it was a nice complimentary flavor of the sweet, tart and spicy along with that creamy cheese - it took [...]

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Okay, so here’s my big non-blogging excuse list:
Crazy busy work
2 week road trip on the CA coast (beautiful pictures to come!)
Sickness in the form of a cold that just wouldn’t quit
Stitches
That last one is the kicker at this point, as it’s making it super hard to type.  I was all stoked this weekend on my new [...]

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