How Slow Can You Go?

October 7, 2009

Is Alice Waters a self-righteous elitist as Leslie Stahl asks in this 60 Minutes piece from earlier this year?  Or is she just a visionary championing better quality food for one and all?
Waters, for those who don’t know, is the co-founder of famed Chez Panisse in Berkley, California, but more importantly, she is one of [...]

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Asian Pesto

October 2, 2009

A recipe for pesto in September’s Food and Wine gave me an opportunity to indulge my love of pesto, use the Thai basil left over from last week’s Green Curry Risotto and liven up the last of the summer vegetables.  I adapted Food and Wine’s recipe and used the pesto as a sandwich spread and [...]

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Green Curry Risotto with Sea Scallops

September 15, 2009

Thai curry has always been one of my favorite dishes, but I wish it weren’t so soupy. I feel that I miss a lot of flavor. A few weeks ago, at one of my favorite neighborhood spots, 4912 Thai Restaurant, I got tired of chasing green curry all over my plate and resorted to eating [...]

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Belgian-Style Waffles with Warm Berry Compote

September 7, 2009

Where to begin? How about breakfast?  This recipe has become a Sunday morning staple in my house.
I say “Belgian-style” because these are not true Belgian waffles. For that, you would need yeast, the mere mention of which can send people running in the other direction. I won’t mention the little matter of separating egg whites [...]

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Where to Begin…

September 1, 2009

When I first set out to create this blog, I spent a lot of time thinking about this first post; maybe a little too much time. At first, I must of envisioned it to be the cornerstone of everything to follow.  How was I going to get across, in as few words as possible, what [...]

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