The Kitchen of Queen La La :

The Kitchen is Closed

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Felt like a change. At the risk of sounding like I'm begging, please follow me here: http://breadwinecheese.blogspot.com/ I've imported everything because, well, I've spent too much time on this to not drag it along with me. Thank[...]

Seriously?

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In today's New York Daily News, there is an article about a New York state assemblyman, Felix Ortiz, who wants to ban salt in all New York restaurants. Yes, I said salt. You can read the article here: NY Salt Ban . In short: "No owner[...]

Something fun and a shiny thing

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Courtesy of Maggie , whose blog you really should be following. Go now, I'll wait... An award, to be passed on to six other bloggers I would like to know more about. But first, my turn in the hot seat. Where is your cell phone?[...]

In the kitchen with Bridget

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I was saving this for my 100th entry but, at the rate I'm going, that may be a bit down the road. So here is a recipe by my friend Bridget , whom I've known since time began. We bonded over a love of ethnic cuisine and and a[...]

Snownami 2010

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I was way too amused by this squirrel. Around noon it got very dark; the kidney-shaped ice pond is our pool. Several hours later, no ice pond, no pool. This is from Saturday, the first storm. This[...]

Spenser follow-up

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I've had some emails asking about the Spenser novels and how they relate to food. I forgot to include this link to the incredibly fun resource for Spenser fans Bullets and Beer . It hasn't been updated in eons, but I go on now and again just for[...]

The Man with the Golden Gun

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For reasons completely unknown to me, I decided yesterday I absolutely had to have Thai food. Nothing too complicated, mind you, as the chittlins were home and they can only be trusted alone for so long. So I rooted through my recipes from my[...]

RIP Robert B. Parker

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I am a huge fan of the Spenser novels written by Robert B. Parker . And not just because Spenser is pure of heart. The man can cook. Every book sees him in the kitchen cooking: for himself, for his girlfriend (Susan Silverman), for a damsel in[...]

Recipe Swipe Due

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By now you all are well aware of my mad love for Rachel Allen. This absolutely fantastic recipe for Chicken Ginger & Cashew Stir Fry with Coconut Noodles is from her book Rachel's Favourite Food at Home. I've seen her prepare it a[...]

Weekend wrap-up, part two

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A gorgeous, all-natural sirloin steak from NoneSuch Farm Market . Seriously light years beyond anything you can get at a grocery store. A big-ass, locally grown Granny Smith picked up at Tanner's . At $.49/lb a flippin' bargain in this[...]