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time to develop

October 4, 2011

In cooking, there are many good reasons to build in time – think of how a soup or chili tastes so much better the second day. How wild fermented yeast ripens and elevates (in every meaning of the word) your bread. How, overnight, a jar of fresh cream with a little buttermilk added becomes creme [...]

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Decorating Cookies with One Tough Cookie!

August 8, 2011

I am so excited about this news. My good friend Gail Dosik, the one and only One Tough Cookie, will be coming to DC in December and I’ve roped her into teaching a couple of classes. I just love Gail, and I know you will, too. She’s smart and savvy and clever and makes the [...]

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chocolate raspberry hand pies for a pie party

July 5, 2011

The delightful and whimsical Shauna Ahern, she of the Gluten Free Girl cookbooks, declared today Pie Party day. And I’ve never turned away from pie, or a party, for that matter. If you’ve been reading this blog, you know there are many pies made in this kitchen. There’s my blue ribbon sour cherry pie, the [...]

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charcutepalooza april challenge. hot smoking.

March 15, 2011

It’s time for another Charcutepalooza challenge, and this time, we want you to get in touch with your inner McGyver. We’re taking all we’ve learned from salt rubs, salt cures, and brines, and we’re adding fire. It’s Hot Smoking time. And once again, Kim and I are saying, “Poor Dennis,” at least once a day. [...]

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charcutepalooza march challenge. brining.

February 15, 2011

Before we get going with the next challenge, Kim and I have to tell you how totally impressed we are. Seriously in awe. You ‘paloozers really rocked those pork bellies. It’s inspiring. We can’t wait to read all your posts and try some new recipes. Please take some time today to click over to Michael [...]

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winter. again.

February 1, 2011

Two Mondays have passed with meatless meals on our table and the camera and keyboard left idle. I’ve been busy, really too busy to have time to play in the kitchen, so I am relying on my favorite standby meals. Last week, we enjoyed Split Pea Soup, one of our favorite weeknight meals, with a [...]

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canning, preserving and a wintertime tart

January 8, 2011

It’s January, and hardly the time for canning, right? The farmer’s markets are closed until Spring, the snow is sleepily falling. All those jars and pots and pans and lids have been tucked away since October. Why is it, then, this week, I started to feel the itch again? Is it because we’ve been living [...]

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a cookie box giveaway!

December 15, 2010

Yes, that’s right. Someone is going to receive a box of cookies. Two of each of the cookies and confections I’ve made this season, packed in a pretty tin and mailed to you just in time for Christmas. I can’t wait to share these treats. I’m going to make this, my first giveaway, ridiculously easy. [...]

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