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Curry Surprise
There is a graphic design story that I read about a decade ago that goes something like this: nearly everyone hate the font “comic sans” and turns their noses up whenever it turns up printed across an amature bit of graphic design work. But as much as some might scorn the folks who use that
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I Heart Sourdough
Describe your 2021 in food. I had a lengthy post planned about all the different ways in which this blog has forced me to think about how I cook and what I eat and the enjoyment I get out of both those things… …then this morning I sliced open a freshly baked loaf of sourdough
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Backyard Ribs: Part One, The Rub
It’s the first Saturday in May and I woke up to a clear blue sky and a weather forecast that was begging for a day outdoors. It’s always a gamble, of course, to plan twelve hours ahead of your cooking time for a backyard grill, particularly something as elaborate as a fire smoking some pork
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Our Well-Loved Cookbooks: How to Cook Everything
Had I realized how often over the last fifteen years I would be referencing Mark Bittman’s How to Cook Everything I would have splurged for the hardcover edition. As it stands, our trusty copy of this loaf of paper filled with basic recipes rarely makes it back onto the bookshelf, and is so tattered and
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Our Well-Loved Cookbooks: Flour Water Salt Yeast
So . . . I ordered yet another cookbook yesterday. I’ve recently been watching a cooking channel on YouTube (perhaps one you have heard of, unlikely one you figured I’d watch) and the host released a cookbook last year, so I splurged. Until a make a few recipes from the book itself, I don’t feel