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Can you believe it?

Posted in Uncategorized on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The USDA did two appalling things recently. 1) It said that those lovely Iberico hams must now arrive sans black hooves. This, of course, does not impact taste or quality on its own, but the black hooves are a symbol of Spanish hospitality. They also verify that you are, indeed, in possession of this most [...]

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Sucre-style king cake

Posted in Uncategorized on February 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I blogged a little while ago about galette des rois, or the flaky quiche-like pastry filled with almondy goodness that I got at a French bakery here called La Boulangerie to celebrate Mardi Gras. Here, we have a similar concept — delicious cake, small trinket inside, Mardi-Gras-exclusive — but very different execution, with marvelous results. [...]

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Layouts

Posted in Uncategorized on February 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I have been somewhere between in a mad frenzy and in total apathetic lethargy in regards to the layout of my blog (or the lack thereof). I know, I know, it is boring and unappealing, and I thank all of you who read it for doing so even as it’s not much to look at. [...]

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Beets… heaven on earth.

Posted in Uncategorized on February 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I thought of all kinds of really, really annoying puns I could’ve made… beet-iful being one of the worst. Hey, I never said I was born to coin catchy phrases, and at least I didn’t use that as the title. It is really hard to put into words how perfect I consider these vegetables. I [...]

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Making groceries

Posted in Uncategorized on February 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Fresh strawberries. Some pears. Beets, radicchio, and endive for the most scrumptious salad ever. Amy’s frozen lunch bowls. My public endorsement thus far has extended to the senior locker room at school, but may I take this opportunity to trumpet my figurative horn in praise of these miraculous little parsels? They’re all vegetarian — some [...]

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