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the salty dog

January 20, 2012

It’s citrus season. That time of year when I grab a bag of something orange or yellow or ruby red or green whenever I’m at the store. They’re so appealing and bright and promising when the days are dark and gray. I’ve been on a grapefruit kick. Cut in half along the equator, scatter with [...]

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class schedule for 2012 canning series

January 19, 2012

My class schedule is now available for the summer canning season. Sign up soon – class size is limited and they fill quickly. I hope you will make 2012 the year you start canning. Classes are held in my Washington DC home kitchen and are limited to six students. Skill building, healthful eating and a [...]

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slow cooker challenge. i feel good about lamb neck.

January 18, 2012

I’ve had an on again off again relationship with my slow cooker. I purchased it at a small neighborhood hardware store in Pittsburgh, sometime during my senior year in college (when the dinosaurs walked the earth.) For years, it was my go to appliance, making soups and chilis while I toiled at an office. When [...]

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from the depths of the freezer, blueberry cardamom syrup and corny waffles

January 16, 2012

I’m pleased to report from the front lines of 2012 flavor forecasting. McCormick Spices invited me to a webinar to learn all about the new flavor profiles they’re anticipating for 2012. McCormick Test Kitchen Chef Mark Garcia developed modern flavor combinations – six different trends – with enticing names like Honoring Roots (the Korean flavors [...]

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Almost Like a Birthday

January 14, 2012

Well, what do you think? There’s been a little redecorating around here. We’ve moved the furniture around, but don’t worry, your favorite chair is still right over there. Just click on RECIPE in the top navigation and you’ll get quick links to my most popular recipes (canning, mostly) or click through to the RECIPE page [...]

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And the winner is….

January 7, 2012

The Year of Meat has come to a close. We have a winner, and his name is Peter Barrett. Peter writes the visually stunning and always wry and clever A Cook Blog. From the very beginning, everyone noticed his spectacular, extravagent and enviable way of answering the challenges. I’d Like to Be Alone with the [...]

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savory tarts for this, or any, time of year

December 30, 2011

We are coming to the end of party season. The time of year when we invite friends and neighbors into our homes, cook like crazy, add a little more butter, cream, bacon to our meals. I love this time of year for all the excuses there are to celebrate and I’m resolving as of today [...]

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nuts and bolts. and a cookie giveaway.

December 18, 2011

I’ve been baking for days in preparation for this weekend. Monday, I’ll take ten boxes to the post office, each filled with bubble wrap and packing peanuts (boxes and filler are all recycled from packages received) protecting cookie tins and little gifties. Bags of granola. Jars of jam. Squat pint jars for my pals who [...]

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charcutepalooza. the semi-finalists.

December 15, 2011

A year ago, my little hobby, what Dennis called my “meat thing,” connected via Twitter with Kim Foster’s curiousity and a cheeky title, to become Charcutepalooza. It just happened in a crazy stroke of synchronicity. And then… along came sponsors, Food52, a huge grand prize, and, suddenly, there were all of you. Kim and I, [...]

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