January 2011
10 posts
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Make Pretend Pasta Turned Soup
Roasted Vegetable Soup With Goat Cheese Cream  *Recipe follows story Last week came and went too quickly. Work made the week almost seem non-existent.  I felt non-existent.  I didn’t cook, I didn’t write - I was nomless.  I was cranky.  I wasn’t myself, and I was staring down produce that needed to be cooked. My original intention was to bathe a beautiful spaghetti squash...
Jan 31st
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Cabbage Is Beautiful
Roasted Cabbage *Recipe follows story Cabbage is so luscious and round and beautiful and large breast like, that I feel bad it gets such a bad rap for being gassy. It’s been covered in mayonaise for the world’s cole slaw lovers, and the makers of that horrid cabbage soup diet swear you should shred it and cook it in 5 quarts of sodium laden chicken broth to lose weight.  For shame....
Jan 24th
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Romancing The Self
Mussels In Butter & White Wine *Recipe follows story I love mussels and I can clear many a delectable shell all on my own. And, tonight I did.  When I want to treat myself and fall back in love with eating alone (because sometimes it does get lonely when I cook and the company is limited), a buttery mussel reminds me that everything is ok. Tonight I sat at my kitchen table, in the chair...
Jan 22nd
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Breakfast, Snack And Dessert? Inconceivable!
Baked Apples With Cinnamon & Sugar Recipe follows story The baked apple must be one of the most under-rated treats, ever. I love a baked apple.   I love a baked apple for breakfast, as a snack and even for dessert. Indeed it’s true, ergo the title of the post my friends. Breakfast: -Smoosh a baked apple into your oatmeal and sprinkle with flaxseeds, wheatgerm or nuts for some crunch...
Jan 20th
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Pot Of Gold
Polenta With Thyme, Prosciutto & Roasted Tomatoes *Recipe follows story Last night I came home from yoga all zen, stretched, belly happily digesting a lovely sushi dinner. But there was no heat when I got home.  I didn’t bother calling my landlord because I thought the heat would eventually go on.  I was hopeful.   12:40am came around and I had nothing. I was reminded of cold...
Jan 17th
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The Lingering Taste Of Pork And Love
Ribolita *Recipe follows story They looked so content in the pot as they sweat out their scent in an olive oil bath.  As the fat rendered from the pancetta the onions became translucent, oily, glossy, and more beautiful than ever. The combined smell swaddled my apartment.  Pancetta and onions are really quite the perfect pair. As I stood over the pot and stirred I imagined little speech...
Jan 16th
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Waking Dreams
Fried Egg With Thyme, Prosciutto & Fontina *Recipe follows story I laid in bed restless.  My pink tank top, hugging my body tightly and polkadot pajama bottoms loose and flowing (at least as much as flannel can flow) - my mother gave them to me.  I felt comfortable and strangled by my clothing all at once, so I decided to get up.  I walked quietly towards my bathroom, threw my pink noose...
Jan 15th
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Breakfast Fiber Fun
Pumpkin Pancakes With Pecans *Recipe follows story A wide mouthed mason jar filled to the top with pureed pumpkin was tormenting me. Every time I opened my parents refrigerator the massive jar stared back at me.  The big orange jar almost seemed lonely, like it was waiting for love to be bestowed upon it.  It was pushed to the back of the refrigerator and crammed into a corner, as though...
Jan 9th
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Hot, Sticky, Balls...
Struffoli *Recipe follows story Of honey… Which can only be the great Neopolitan holiday treat of the Struffoli. Struffoli are little balls of flavorfully deep fried dough that are honeyed, sprinkled with toasted almonds, and then topped with non-paerils. Struffoli are something a diligent baker can can be proud of. Struffoli take patience to make, patience I don’t have. ...
Jan 7th
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The 100th Nom
Mixed Chopped Salad With Dried Cranberries, Apples, Toasted Pecans & Gorgonzola (in a maple & dijon vinaigrette)  Crostinis Roasted Butternut Squash & Roasted Parsnip Soup Cornbread Stuffing Crown Roast Of Pork  Cooked piece of crown roast with cornbread stuffing Coconut Custard Pie  *Recipes follow story I decided it would be most fun to surprise my parents - and two...
Jan 2nd
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