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Back to the Box
Note: I meant to post this last week, but got sidetracked by Chet’s medical situation. Many, many thanks to all of you who sent best wishes and cat prayers. I hope to give a positive progress report soon! The … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Uncategorized
Tagged CSA, food, nada surf, strawberries, strawberry, Ugly but Delicious, wine
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Letting Go and Limoncello
I have decided to make some changes in my life, starting from the ground up. Today I removed nineteen pairs of shoes (including the ones pictured above) from my closet. NINETEEN!! I sent them away for consignment, which sounds a … Continue reading
Happy Easter!
For the past few years, on my birthday, Jay has gifted me a beautiful bottle of French wine. As a gift, it’s a pretty selfless one, something for my enjoyment alone (although I always share). You see, we have profoundly different palates: … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Music
Tagged Easter, fried rabbit, lemon cake, lemon curd, les chailloux, loire valley, matt pon PA, matt pond, rabbit, sancerre, Several Arrows Later
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Ear Candy
Back in the day (like, five years ago), I consumed music avidly. I bought CDs, I went to shows in crappy dives, I read music journalism (really!), and I created annoyingly intense mixes for friends, complete with verbally diarrheal liner … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Bleachers, james, james bay, music, perfume genius, ryan adams, sturgill simpson
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Texas Whiskey Caramel Sauce
We got a taste of summer over the weekend (and by “summer” I mean that the temps hit 40 degrees). To celebrate the practically-tropical temperature, I made ice cream. I conceived this sour cream ice cream on Saturday in an … Continue reading
Knish Just Got Real
Last November, I declared the oncoming season “The Winter of the Knish.” Little did I comprehend at that time how seriously this knish-worthy winter would kick my tuchis: the coldest February on record and ungodly amounts of snow have rendered … Continue reading
Posted in Elvis Costello, Food, Music
Tagged book club, Dr. Who, Elvis Costello, food, Funny Girl, furmint, knish, Nick Hornby, wine, winter
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Texas Whiskey Glazed Pecans
(Not in the mood for my drivel? I don’t blame you. Scroll down for the recipe.) I do not like washing my jeans. I haven’t yet tried the cleaning by freezing method (probably because among the various butchery and charcuterie projects, … Continue reading
Posted in Drivel, Food
Tagged Firestone & Robertson, George Jones, pecans, Texas, whiskey
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This Winter is Pistachio-ing Me Off!
There’s a blizzard outside and a flurry in the kitchen. Yep. We got another blizzard in New England. The eleventeenth this month. Oh, and there’s another on tap for the day after tomorrow. And another next weekend. At this point, … Continue reading
Posted in Food
Tagged blizzard, focaccia, Michael Ruhlman, pistachio brittle, pistachios, Ratio, snow
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Mammaw’s Fruitcake
Lillian Varnell made me fall in love with fruitcake. Actually, I fell in love with her fruitcake at about the same time I fell in love with her grandson. I often wonder if those two things are related. The people … Continue reading
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Playlist: 11-14
I had the distinct pleasure to sub a couple of hard core spin classes this week. My athletes rode hard, sweated buckets, and finished the workouts with fist bumps and smiles. The music was fun, too! The playlist is a bit … Continue reading