IN ONE MONTH I AM GOING TO THE DOCTOR FOR A CHECKUP. I'm saying this here so I'll go. March 15 2012 (first I'll need to stop editing this sidebar and changing the date).
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This is a foodblog that occasionally threatens to turn into something else and fails, thus remaining its same old cryptic and superficial self. These posts begin to explain (start at the bottom).
In Food Policy This Week: 5 News Bites
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The National Institute of Health made headlines by announcing that people
who drink more cups of coffee per day live longer, an advocacy group in
Californi...
vidalia onion soup with wild rice
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Vidalia Onion Soup with Wild Rice and Blue Cheese Adapted, just a little,
from Charlie Trotter via The New York Times * Thankfully, Vidalias don’t
require ...
New Mother's Magic Elixir (Lamb Stew)
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*Jenny is in perpetual search for easy, weeknight recipes to attempt to
feed her family. When they balk, she just eats more.*
*[image: Lamb Stew]*
Like ...
Heston’s Hinds Head vs. my Dad’s Sunday Roast
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Around six months ago, I wrote a post about a weekend spent in England,
including the feast that is my Dad’s Sunday Roast Lunch. Last weekend I was
back in...
Wild vegetable
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Plucked at high altitude (over 3000 feet) in the Shouf mountains in
Lebanon, this vegetable is wild and highly prized for its exquisite taste.
(it is also ...
Saffron Prawns Risotto (Indian Style)
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Are you a risk taker? I am, but… my risk taking is mostly limited to one
thing, cooking! I should say, apart from making pretty basic stuff like
tea, coffe...
gluten-free flour tortillas
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A few weeks ago, I was in Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico. Specifically, I was
standing on the back porch of a house that belonged to a wonderful woman
named Nor...
Midnight in the Garden of Googa and Mooga
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I’m a bit tired, crispy and worse for the wear. I blame the giant
fire-breathing metal pig. If you can’t make out what is says on the side,
it’s “HAMAGEDDO...
Chicken Gravy With Coconut And Yogurt
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Last year in September when I visited India, my pachi (aayi’s sister) came
to visit us. I asked her for some of her favorite recipes. She promised to
sen...
POTATOES "A LO POBRE" ARE A CLASSIC
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Potatoes "a lo pobre," baked in a cazuela.
I’m on a potato kick. A basket of freshly-dug potatoes has inspired me to cook them just about every day. As much...
Perfect Caramelized Onions
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A building block to good flavor and the foundation of many stews and sauces
involves caramelizing onions. It’s not difficult to do, but it does require
a b...
Favorites List (5.19.12)
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Happy weekend all. I thought today would be a good day for a favorites
list. I also thought it might be time to share the earliest glimpse of what
I've ...
Skillet Tortilla Pizza
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[image: Skillet Tortilla Pizza]
When I was a kid, Home Ec was a required course in junior high, and we all
had to learn how to make English muffin pizzas ...
Real Men Make Tofu, Pho and More
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One of the bestsellers in the early 1980s was a book called Real Men Don’t
Eat Quiche. The 1982 work gave rise to the term quiche-eater, which
connoted a m...
simple pasta with fresh herbs
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First of all I need to thank you all for the incredible response from my
last post. I have read every single comment and email and they have been
like a br...
Vanilla Fig Bars
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Easy Vanilla Fig Bars made with dried figs, shredded coconut and almonds
--gluten free, Paleo, Primal, delicious. I've been working on various power
bar re...
Twice-Fried Chicken with Sriracha Honey
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[image: Chicken]
So, this was a cooking fear that I faced recently — fried chicken.
Seriously, I’ve always been a little intimidated by it and by imagini...
Book review: Mourad: New Moroccan by Mourad Lahlou
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Morocco is one of those countries at the top of my traveling list. I’ve
always wanted to go and everything – from the food to the beautiful
medinas, the gl...
BASQUE-STYLE RED BEAN STEW WITH VEGAN CHORIZO
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This is going to be a very brief post because I'm cleaning house and making
food for some visitors. But I've been wanting to post this stew for a
coupl...
Deborah Madison's Poppyseed Cake
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I am stuck. Completely and utterly stuck. I've had these cake photos sitting in this post form for two weeks now and every day I open it up to start writing ...
That'll do, Pig
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Out to the cemetery yesterday, and I came across this pig. Not sure which
grave it belongs to, as the marker behind it faces the other direction.
Is ...
Beans Fry
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Easy Indian vegetarian beans fry recipe that is quick and healthy. Green
beans cooked in Andhra style that goes well with rice and sambar.
Read rest of the...
Cities as Software/Libraries as Software
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Two posts that have excited me this morning:
Cities as Software, Marcus Westbury
"[Y]ou need to start by rewriting – or hacking – the software to change n...
homemade skin care products
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What we have here is almost entirely edible.
However, nothing is meant to be eaten.
And nothing is green, chocolate, or filled with Bailey’s Irish Cream....
Vegetarian Shahi Kofta Masala Recipe
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Since The Spice Club’s feature on the Hairy Bikers, we have been inundated
with requests for our Shahi Kofta Masala recipe which was shown on the
episode. ...
Gulab Jamuns
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If you are searching for a Gulab Jamun recipe that tastes just like you got
it from a Mithiawala ( Indian sweet shop ) than stop right here, as this
recipe...
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