Category: food
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curry in a hurry
First of all, it is a damn crying shame that the interweb isn’t scratch and sniff. Seriously. It smells like freaking curry heaven in here. Tonight in the continuing-pressure-cooker experiment, we had Cauliflower-Potato Curry from Lorna Sass’ “Great Vegetarian Cooking Under Pressure”. NO, I have not gone meat-free, but sometimes meatless is nice. Plus this…
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under pressure
Hum David Bowie in your head. Tonight was the maiden voyage of my Fagor Duo pressure cooker, acquired with my long-lost-but-newly-found Sur la Table gift card. This is the smaller pot. A couple friends were intrigued by the idea of risotto in 7 minutes WITHOUT the tedious stirring and broth adding, so that’s what I…
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cherry jubilee
Finally I can check an item off my to-do list! Since last winter when reading David Lebowitz’s blog, I’ve been wanting to make brandied cherries. Alas, fresh cherries are hard to come by in winter. But Saturday at the U District Farmers’ Market I picked up 3 pounds of Bing beauties. Luckily the cherry guy…
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sweetness
Today was jam day. The strawberries have been insanely good so far, so today the Boy Child and I went to the U District Farmers Market and scored these beauties. It’s funny how many people are scared to can/preserve things. It’s really not that hard. I’ve done pickled green green beans, spiked apple butter and…
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easter feaster
The last few Easters we’ve done up right, despite the fact that I don’t really consider it a holiday. I do, however, like me some ham and any excuse to have a party. When I was introduced to Ramos Gin Fizzes, well, all bets were off. Even boys like these! Sadly we have opted out…
foible and folly 