i read about ‘orangette’s’ brussels shuffle, and the description of her market breakfast was more than i could stand
I should begin by saying this: do not underestimate the combined power of fresh goat cheese, honey, and olives. (Or spicy olives, to be specific, coated in something akin to harissa.) It is the trifecta….
so on a […]

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the long title is really more of a substitution for the lack of photograph.  due to a technical glitch which i neither understand nor care to discuss, i am as devastated as a food blogger could be.  the most wonderful dinner - sans picture.  so the following description is the equivalent of me saying, ‘ok, […]

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something about the recipes in the ny times sunday mag really entice me.  over the years i’ve made a slew of them and some have become my classic go-to’s.  like ’my’ flourless chocolate espresso cake that tends to wow the (adult) masses.  this recipe i seem to remember was from an older man who was a legend […]

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last wednesday in the ny times ‘dining in’ section, mark bittman ran an article ‘101 simple meals ready in 10 minutes or less’.  now i know that ever so many of us out there wants the shortcut, the easiest method, the (if you will) quick fix.  i kind of sit on the fence on this one, acutely aware how everything […]

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