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Cerebral Tapas

Catching up (again) with two boxes on which to report. Frankly, I delayed posting on the penultimate box because I had neither a culinary, literary, nor emotional trope to conjoin the produce with the workings of my head. I’m in the same boat … Continue reading

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Salad Days

I am playing catch-up ball with this post, as I neglected to report on the last box. Although this missive will cover two boxes, the theme can be summed up in one word: raw. Summer’s bloody heat has arrived in … Continue reading

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Chasing Pear-fection

I’m subtitling this post: I’m Not Pear-fect. So sue me. In a recent, not-regular-enough review of the contents of my freezer, I discovered six white-wine-poached pears, with some poaching liquid included. I think I remember making these as a back-up … Continue reading

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San Francisco! (Or: The Running Portion of My Vacation)

Sometime over the winter, probably on a wretchedly cold and blustery night, our friend Steve (who lives in Edinburgh, by the way), probably influenced by a drink or two, posted on Facebook, “Who wants to run the San Francisco Marathon … Continue reading

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