i just read that ‘nothing piques the passion of the seasonally obsessed chef like ramps‘.  they have a short season and a cult following, and rightly so.  these baby wild leeks boast a sweet but complex taste that falls somewhere between onions and garlic only much better.  much much better…
and hey, lest i digress…  could someone out there explain […]

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here on the day after the last day of october, and for the record, let me just put forth that i am the halloween grinch, which more or less goes with my overall dislike for kids.  ok ok - all you great folks out there with beloved children… i’m just not the one dying to hold […]

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eating down the house.  continued…
i read a fair few blogs and am constantly inspired by these people who understand food so well.  it certainly makes cooking easier on me.  tonight i riffed off one of my all-time fave blogs, smitten kitchen and enlisted a touch of help from minimally invasive (orange zest/pimenton = wow).
i bought one […]

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i buy food.  often.  esoteric ingredients are my game.  a real chef would love my pantry but i’m just a mere wannabe.  yet i continue to believe that if i own all these potential elements of a dish that i will be able to transform my meals into something extraordinary.  you see, when it comes to cooking, i’m not big on technique. […]

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saw it.  had to do it.  and it’s so not about me except to say that i followed directions, barely veering - and if i may say, i did a bang up job.
for any and all info please go and visit the woman who once again made it all possible - jennifer of ‘last night’s […]

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