I think I fessed up that I have a habit of buying spices first and asking questions later. Sometimes the purchases were duds, although I believe the argument could be made for ” user error”, one or two chance encounters caused strong feelings of repulsion, but sometimes they led to those wonderful “Eureka” moments....
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Hands down, one of my favorite herbs is basil, there is just something about it that adds a bit of zing or flavor that I never get tired of, and I am a firm believer that just about anything you add basil to is...
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Every year about this time in San Francisco, pepper lovers in the know eagerly check their CSA’s with the same anticipation as a child peeking into their Christmas stocking, “Is it there?” ”Have my wishes been answered”? What are they looking for? In my...
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I grew up eating spaghetti and macaroni and rigatoni, and well that’s about it. It was not until I started cooking for myself that I discovered that 1. those...
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Can I just say it took all of my self control (of which there is lamentably little), not to title this post something corny like “Miso Thankful.” Why do...
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I recently had a revelation – We’ve been robbed! Robbed of some incredibly tasty opportunities, I know I am not alone in that for most of my life I...
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