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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Devi Raju

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I interviewed Devi, who runs the amazing Touch of India and Touch of India Express restaurants, and wrote a 650-word piece on her for this ...
Saturday, December 27, 2008

Crackers

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Mom, I keep meaning to direct you to this post on homemade spelt crackers . I want you to make some once your life gets back to normal and t...
Friday, December 26, 2008

Christmas Tamales

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This year I used my regular pork filling recipe , though I see now I forgot to use onion. It's missing that flavor base, for sure. For t...
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Thursday, December 25, 2008

Bûche de Noël

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I'm not sure I'll ever do this again, but it sure looked cool. Inside: a "hot milk sponge cake" from Joy baked in a jelly ...
Monday, December 22, 2008

Somewhat Chinese Smoked Turkey Noodle Soup

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With the leftover Thanksgiving smoked turkey I made some stock and used it to invent a soup. I simmered together: broth from smoked turkey o...
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Sunday, December 21, 2008

After the Open House

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We attended a very nice open house party in the neighborhood last night from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. There was lots of wine, a spinach quiche, cro...
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Sour Cream Enchiladas

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My restaurant mainstay as a vegetarian child in the Southwest, sour cream enchiladas don't sound like they should work...but they do. I...
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Thursday, December 18, 2008

Back to the Stove

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I cooked last night, Manhattan in hand, and felt immeasurably better. I made a vaguely Thai stir fry of pork, tofu, onion, garlic, purple ca...
Saturday, December 13, 2008

Lunching Out

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With Grandma in rehab (that's physical therapy, for those of you who don't know her), the last few days we have fallen into a patte...
Thursday, December 11, 2008

Winter Summer Pasta

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It's mid-December, so all our garden herbs are dead except mint and parsley...so I made pasta with mint and parsley. I do what I can to ...
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Sunday, December 7, 2008

Smoked Turkey, Black Bean, and Sweet Potato Enchiladas

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Lawson and I invented this dish several years ago after Thanksgiving, and now we make it every year. It's a product of our particular Th...
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Friday, December 5, 2008

Getting over Thanksgiving

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Like you, I have had to overcome a mountain of calories (and, by the way, leftover gravy, due to my advance gravy binge) and get back to my...
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Herb

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Yesterday at the grocery store a college-age boy was standing in the produce section looking confused. When I smiled at him he stopped me an...
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Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Late Fall Food Doldrums

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My cooking seems to be suffering lately, and I don't know why. Maybe I haven't adjusted to the shift in seasons. I know I'm stil...
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Monday, December 1, 2008

Shrimp Tortilla after Thanksgiving

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I somehow managed to not take one single photograph through four days of eating, cooking, and talking about food with Lawson's relatives...
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