Posted in Josie, books, recipes on Jul 31st, 2008
Are you, or any breathless young girl you know, familiar with the Twilight books? My daughter is obsessed with Stephenie Meyer’s wildly successful teen – romance – vampire series, and I must be way off the buzz wagon, because until I smacked into a towering, goth-flavored display at Borders, I’d never even heard of them. [...]
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Posted in recipes, summer on Jul 30th, 2008
We had pot roast for dinner the other night – you heard me, pot roast. In the oven. I know, I know – it’s wacky. I hate summer heat, but don’t mind summer cooking. There’s all this anti-kitchen talk about no-cook meals and slipcovering your oven come July, but I don’t think twice about baking [...]
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Posted in recipes on Jul 25th, 2008
The most amazing thing has happened, but here’s what did not happen: I did not suddenly start liking raw onions, sympathizing with rodents or watching the Three Stooges. No, all my other crazies are intact. The most amazing thing? I found another way to enjoy eating peaches. As previously noted in our little chat about [...]
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Posted in Josie, Paris, eggs, vacation on May 28th, 2008
By the time you read this, I will be in a seat with little legroom, hurtling across the ocean toward the City of Light. The first time I saw Paris, we slept on the floor, carried backpacks and didn’t spend enough money to be shocked by prices – bottled water, bread and cheese, a slice [...]
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Posted in recipes, seafood on May 21st, 2008
Lately I find myself struggling with a certain aspect of this food blog thing – the recipes. Now I love cooking, and it goes without question that I love eating. I could talk about it all day. Look at it all day. How about eating seafood all day?
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