Last summer a dear friend asked me to share in the joy of her marriage. Of course I said yes, especially when I discovered it was taking place in Slovakia and in a castle no less.
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Written By: admin on July 15, 2009 28 Comments
Princess worthy ride – carrousel in GG Park
When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a doctor-astronaut-princess, oh and in my spare time I thought I could be a kickball playing-ballerina-chef. Of course the only mode of transportation worthy of my elevated status was a stallion, specifically one of those handsome [...]
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Written By: admin on June 8, 2009 6 Comments
photo from wine-tasting-guide.com
Like much of life, fortified wines were born from necessity. In this case, to preserve European wines on long trade voyages in the 16th and 17th centuries. Brandy was added either before or during the fermentation process to stabilize the wines, and improve their shelf life. As might be imagined, traditional wines did [...]
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Written By: admin on May 24, 2009 25 Comments
photo from sfgate.com
In preparing a recent post on raw fish, I developed a craving for cerviche, and really who could blame me? Living in San Francisco, there was one restaurant on my radar that I knew could offer me an authentic, or at least close proximally, of the Peruvian cerviche I [...]
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Written By: admin on May 16, 2009 18 Comments
a side street in Brunico
When we landed in Brunico, I was confused. Not necessarily a unique state for me, but you must understand, Brunico is in Italy – the map clearly says so. Yet, I felt we had taken a wrong turn at a mountain pass and and arrived at a village in Austria. [...]
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Written By: admin on May 14, 2009 17 Comments
who can resist?
You see that distinctive beige triangular box and immediately you just know its going to be good, and unless you have the will power of Lance Armstrong, you know you are not going to stop with one square, err triangle portion, but settle in for the long haul. [...]
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Written By: admin on May 9, 2009 19 Comments
Princess Bona Maria Sforza (from www.polishnews.com)
Once upon a time, a long time ago, there lived a princess who did her part in adding a bit of culture to the Polish court. Princess Bona Maria Sforza was born in Vigevano near Milan in 1494 to her proud parents; Gian Galeazzo [...]
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Written By: admin on May 2, 2009 15 Comments
Robert-Gilles of Shizuoka Gourmet commented on my recent post of Dijon and Creme de Cassis that I was remiss in not including his hometown of Chalon-sur-Saôn, which is close to Dijon. I intend to correct that oversight. When my husband and I traveled through Burgundy, we had [...]
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Written By: admin on March 24, 2009 15 Comments
oranges and lemons – Spring is here!
Spring + citrus are synonymous to me. The bright colors of the fruit coupled with the wonderful flavors and scents speak of freshness like nothing else. Living in San Francisco, I try not to take for granted my access to the amazing selection that I find [...]
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Written By: admin on March 13, 2009 12 Comments
a favorite market at 22nd and Irving
Happy days are here again! Spring is the favorite time of year for many people, and I am no exception. I love heading to the neighborhood market and discovering my favorite citrus has returned for a spell: blood oranges, myer lemons, pomelos are back. The sight of blood oranges [...]
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Written By: admin on March 4, 2009 14 Comments
San Francisco Ferry Building
When I travel, I admit to being nosey. I love observing how people perform tasks that may seem mundane at home. Take food shopping. (Although while I am confessing, I have to say that I find something relaxing in food shopping, planning my menus over the course of the week, discovering [...]
Written By: admin on November 28, 2009
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a load of the munchies
I recently swapped a few emails with FoodGal about haggis before my trip to Ireland and the exchange reminded me of my time in London when I enjoyed sampling the different flavors of potato chips (or crisps as they call theme) with my lunch time sandwich – I [...]
Written By: admin on November 22, 2009
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from the depths of an Indian grocery
Gulp! I have a huge confession to make: I used to think the only universal ingredient required to make a good curry be it Indian, Thai, Chinese was a good dose of curry power along with the desired vegetables and protein of choice. I was so, so wrong, [...]
Written By: admin on November 13, 2009
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Oyster Culture
I’ve shocked myself and passed my one year of blogging, and I confess the actual start date is a bit muddled by a few false starts before I fully committed in November of last year. I am shocked, because if you told last year, I’d still be doing this a year from now, [...]
Written By: admin on November 8, 2009
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Temple Bar
When I lived in London, pubs were my “go to” spots, primarily because I barely knew a soul. I found I could go to most any pub, grab a pint and a meal without feeling the least bit awkward. In the pub, I never felt obligated to enter as part of a group [...]
Written By: admin on November 1, 2009
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bread at Temple Bar Market
A topic smoldering in the back of my mind for some months as I’ve seen variations on this theme for months because of numerous holidays. When is bread more than bread? Or perhaps a bit more generally, when do baked goods serve a higher purpose? I’ve unearth a few instances, [...]
Written By: admin on October 30, 2009
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This post continues the Curry series I started with: Britain’s National Dish is… and Curry, A World Traveler I am continuing my exploration of these them and future posts will cover curry beyond, India and Britain. Like Salad Oliveh this is truly a global dish and has influenced many cultures.
Written By: admin on October 20, 2009
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redwoods in Medicino
My husband and I celebrated our anniversary last week with a weekend getaway to Mendocino County. My husband planned the event, keeping me in the dark until we were about 15 minutes from our destination. Until that moment, he had hinted strongly that we were “hiking in” and needed to stop and [...]
Written By: admin on October 15, 2009
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A few of my fellow bloggers have recognized my blog and I want to say a belated “thank you” to Sophie at Sophies Foodiefiles (an incredibly talented chef who hails from Belgium, and from whom I continually get inspired). Gera from SweetsFoods, an engineer (a fellow after my own heart) who [...]
Written By: admin on October 9, 2009
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its time to dress up!
Halloween is fast approaching. I know because I just spent a few days with my niece and I got the details on this much anticipated holiday from her costume (a garden fairy) to the fact that old people do not wear costumes (she’s four). She informed me of this sad [...]
