So sorry about Merle I know a few people who have lost their pets in the last month or so, and I know how difficult it is.

But cheers to a Happy 2009!

Happy New Year to you and yours~

Claudia you are without question a well seasoned foodie. Much props on the salting method on the chickens. Works well with duck to give you the almost the peking duck effect.

Sorry to hear about kitty. Sweet WI kitty friends Elmo, Zoe, Izzie, and Yoyo send their condolances.

You have a wonderful spread there. I think one of my ’09 cooking resolutions will be farinata. I also love your halloumi and fennel combo.

And a really good olive can liven up just about anything, can’t it?

RIP Merle.

chet and jude, his 2 kitty brothers definitely feel the loss as well. it’s interesting to see… they had their own little subculture happening here.

onwards and upwards
and again thanks for caring
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and mr. rk… that was quite the sex-ed insight. see how we need you?

Not a biologist here, but cant see why egg-layers would need a uterus, straight from the ovaries to the vent. Call it what you want, but dont call me late for dinner…..

I have a shiny, new jar of espelette that I can’t wait to break open, and the scarlet runners look great.

Happy 09 to you.

Sorry to here about Merle.

Great dishes!!!

The grilled haloumi with caramelized fennel looks awesome. BTW, had to freakin’ google haloumi…yeah. ‘Lives in a box’ <— right here, baby.

Had bottarge (sp?) at Steamy Kitchen’s house. Robert sent her some. Greg and Jaden LOVED it.

julie – you will love it. you will. i promise. and happy happy ’09 to you. my next trip to baltimore and we will meet… for sure…

italian dish – it’s just so nice to see everyone… the dick clark thing? not good. whole grains in your baked goods? priceless…

melissa – i would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for snorting at my joke. as for cooking from that book? you so can do it… as for my baby merle – so sad. too sad. shitfuckdamn….

diana – i went back and looked at the photo and cracked up…. funny stuff.

life in recipes – EXACTLY. that’s where we had them. i really like them. these are bit thicker but still – very good. i like the texture. have you seen mm? how is she? love that girl…

15 – which reminds me. i am behind on all tou’ve been up to. ok ok, i’m going to look…. my bad.

wendy – all i can tell you is that he was pretty good right up until the end. poor baby. wish i’d had him longer. and nooooo, not the uterus, the roe sacs. wait. is that the uterus? do fish have uteruses? rk??? help me. now i’m all confused….

ts! eating club of vancouver! i hope you win too! you and heather! and marc! and chris! oh and happy new year!!!!!!!!!

we are never full – oh honey…. no words. just so very sorry. love you. mean it. really…..

sara – i lost my dog 3 years ago and another cat 5 years ago. never easy. but that bayliss mole on RG beans sounds damn fine…

brittany – yeah, and i can’t bake worth a crap. so there. i have 2 other cats at home. jude is 10 and chet is 5. they miss their brother….

maggie – it’s all about the new start…

vincent – no beans for you. but lots of ceci……..

demmo – so so so nice. as i’ve come to expect from you. now come visit us.

rhonda – thanks forso much the kind words. i wish we’d have thought to take a picture of ourselves on ny’s eve but we forgot! rudrani is a special person. i adore both her and santos. ….

The food looks amazing and I was very happy to see your beautiful friend, Rudrani, on television. She sounds like an amazing person.

Thank you, for all of it.

Wendy French:

Their furry little bodies may not be immortal, but the cats themselves, they go on forever. The egyptians were well aware of their staying power.

Farinata – I would kiss you on the mouth for that post – ceci…oh my ceci

haloumi is beautiful – the pic is great!

I am sick of beans though….sick to death of them. much love…