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Sexism Out To Dine
Lauren, my good friend (and former roommate), and I have the same birthday. The other day we spoke and she told me that her girlfriend, Julie, took her to Citronelle, the prominent D.C. restaurant, to celebrate. (Side note: my brother bought me, for my birthday, “Happy in the Kitchen” the new book by Citronelle chef…
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Blue Food Results
And now the verdict from our judge, the honorable Michael Ruhlman. Dear Adam, A lot of votes for Vanessa’s soup. My first thought was, god, that looks like something on a frat house floor at 4 in the morning. Generally, I’m actually really impressed by the efforts, most of them. I liked the blue martini…
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Hey, Who Are You?
It’s been a long time since I did a reader survey, to learn more about you–yes YOU–the person reading my site. So, if you’re so inclined, feel free to fill out the form below in the comments. It’ll be great to get a sense of who’s reading my site these days. Name: Location: Age: Sex:…
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Seattle Meet-Up (What Are You Doing New Year’s Day?)
After the overwhelming response to my Seattle Party post, I’ve decided to have a meet-up! You’ll get to meet Craig, his sister and friends and maybe even a famous blogger or two. You’ll also have the opportunity to sober up after a wild night of New Year’s revelry because we’re meeting for coffee at Victrola:…
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Seattle Party
This party’s a week away but thought I’d give a heads up. Guess where I’m heading next Wednesday? To Seattle to visit Craig and his family for New Year’s. Any tips on where I should go when visiting this very far away city? Any Seattle readers out there who are dying to meet me? Chime…
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More Bread Bakers
Who knew that my “Make Bread” post would start a bread-making revolution? In addition to the five people I featured in the first round-up, I’ve received several more e-mails and pictures from first time bread-bakers eager to try their lot with yeast, flour, water and a hot oven. Meet Liam: He made the bread and…
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Turkey Trauma
I must solicit help from you, my readers. This Thanksgiving dinner is stressing me out! Here are some questions: – The man who sold my mom the turkey said to cook the turkey 30 minutes per pound. This is a 15 lb bird so that’s like 7 hours. The recipe I’m using is for a…
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To Brine Or Not To Brine
After reading all the comments on my Thanksgiving post and Meg’s round-up of all the food magazine turkey advice it’s amazing to me how divisive the issue of brining is. There are passionate brine advocates, the Anti-Brining Association of America and those who’d rather you salted your bird. After careful research I told my mom…
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Turkey Time!
Something big is about to go down in the Roberts famiy. For the first time in our history–a history that goes back to the 70s when mom and dad danced to “What Are You Doing For The Rest of Your Life?” at their wedding–we are having a home cooked Thanksgiving. And who’s doing the cooking?…
