Eating locally :

Kumquat Upside-Down Cake

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What do you do with two pounds of kumquats? Why you make a kumquat upside-down cake, Silly. What else would you do. No, seriously, what else would you do? I have been getting them every week in my CSA (which has been awesome), but had it not[...]

Balzano Apple Cake, Revisited

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I have blogged about this cake before. It is one of my favorites, and I want it to be one of yours, too. The roots of Balzano apple cake lie in the Alto Adige region of Italy, where Scott Carsberg of Seattle?s Lampreia trained as a young[...]

Try this "local" dinner at home

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Image by Anne With An "E" via Flickr We started with Alaskan king crab and corn chowder . The entree was ravioli stuffed with smoked mozzarella and artichokes , and I dressed two salads of organic mixed greens with organic[...]

Moules Marinière, So Easy A ?

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Dipping crusty bread into the broth of a pot of steaming mussels has to be one of my favorite eating experiences. You? And when a restaurant offers mussels, I’m inclined to order them because, one, I rarely make them at home, and two,[...]

Sautéed Corn + an End of Summer Salad

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I’m spoiled. Really spoiled. I live in a place where even tomatoes still taste good this time of year. I’m not trying to rub it in, just expressing my gratitude. I do realize, however, we are approaching mid-October and already the[...]

The Best Bloody Mary, Breakfast at Ramos House

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I’m not even the Bloody Mary type. And had my friend not encouraged me so, I wouldn’t have thought to order one. But I do as I’m told, generally, and I began my breakfast at The Ramos House Cafe with a Bloody Mary. A Bloody[...]

Bubalus Bubalis Mozzarella & Heirloom Tomatoes

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Does it seem odd that I have to go to Costco to find local cheese? Well, I do. And I must admit, I didn’t join Costco because they sell the delicious Bubalus Bubalis mozzarella cheese. The truth is that I joined last February to buy a[...]

Carrot Cake & Soup, Anniversary Dinner at Izza

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Last week I found a stockpile of carrots in the bottom left-hand drawer of my fridge. So, I set to work slicing and dicing, staining my cutting board, dulling my knife, tearing up my uncalloused little hands. Sike. I did nothing of the sort. I[...]

Nectarine Pizza with Fresh Basil and Reduced Balsamic

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I ate this whole pizza tonight. All of it. By myself. Not one slice remains for me for my breakfast tomorrow. I tried to refrain. No dice. So, if you’re still in summer-bathing-suit mode, avert your eyes. This combination is so good. I[...]

Fresh Corn Polenta ? Where Have You Been All My Life?

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Fresh corn polenta ? oh fresh corn polenta! How could I have forgotten about you? I discovered you this time last year. I was out to eat. You were in my bowl. It was love at first bite. You were the very best polenta I had ever tasted, your[...]