(santa monica beach) this may be the longest i’ve gone without posting – a solid 2 weeks.  it seems i’ve got a slight case of food blogger ennui.  there’s been no cooking of my own – none at all.  and really?  it’s been a welcome respite that shows no signs of waning just yet… but [...]

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buddha wants you to know that even though ‘life is suffering’, drink acai and you probably think i made that up, right?  "not just a berry, a lifestyle…" but no dear readers, it’s the actual motto from the acai roots company.  i definitely would have been so berry much more clever. and do you see [...]

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i present to you "the mangosteen".  the mango’s jewish half cousin.  ok, actually, there’s no relation whatsoever.  and if there is, the newly-outed, anti-semitic mango is not owning up.  the mangosteen is typically advertised and marketed as part of an emerging category of novel "functional fruits" sometimes called "superfruits" presumed to have a combination of [...]

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you peel them.  you cut them in half.  you spritz with fresh lemon juice.  you dot with butter.  you sprinkle the sugar, the cinnamon.  you put in a few tablespoons of water and a drop of vanilla.  you roast at 400 for an hour, basting and turning as needed.  upon serving, you top them with some creme [...]

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italian prune plums.  every august they show up all too briefly and then they’re gone again – you know the drill. it’s the same with our beloved tomatoes and corn.  i bought a bag earlier in the week with the intention of making something fabulous, but like the decadent fresh figs that i’ve been continually buying these past 2 weeks they just [...]

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i’m kinda drunkish <yawn> my best friends came over tonight and cary’s working late.  he doesn’t ever drink anymore.  as the story goes he drank his share and then some early on – prior to us meeting.  so i drink much less these days.  which is a good thing.  but tonight i drank and now i’m a little drunk.  [...]

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