This year (2013) has arguably been the biggest of my life. It didn't come without challenges. The most important event of the year was, of course,...
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1 cup of finely ground cornmeal 2/3 cup of flour 1/3 cup of almond meal*, plus more for garnish 1 teaspoon of salt 1 cup of buttermilk 1/4 cu...
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6 large eggs 2 tablespoons of capers (preferably, salt-packed) 6-12 anchovies, packed in oil 1/4 cup of sour cream salt and pepper, to taste ...
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For the pizza dough: 1/2 tablespoon of active dry yeast 1/2 tablespoon of sugar 1/2 teaspoon of salt 3 cups of all-purpose flour 1 tablespo...
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Serves four 1⁄2 baguette, sliced into 1⁄2 inch thick slices 4 tablespoons of butter, at room temperature 1 tablespoon of finely chopped ...
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makes about ten 3 ripe mangos, roughly chopped juice from 1/2 lime 1/3 cup of sugar chili powder, to taste 1. Combine the mango, lime jui...
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I've been reading this book that has been sitting on my bookshelf for several years now: The 4 Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss. I received a copy at ...
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The more I cook at home, the less impressed I am when I go out to restaurants. A bowl of pasta for $17? A fillet of fish over seasonal vegetables ...
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*Serves four to six For the salad: 2 fennel bulbs 1 large honeycrisp apple, or another sweet and crunchy variety 3 1/2 cups of packed baby...
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*Serves two 2 top sirloin steaks (approximately 1 pound total) 1 sprig of fresh rosemary 2 stems of fresh oregano 2 cloves of garlic, thinly...
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Melissa and I have never met in person but like many of my other 'blogger friends' she feels like a real life friend. We're emailed about babies a...
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When I first started blogging, I never got any comments. Each time a post would go out in the ether, I'd hold my breath a little, wondering if a k...