March 2010

momofuku inspired soba and halibut

18 March 2010
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I come by my love for halibut naturally.  My great grandfather was a halibut fisherman.  I doubt very much that he ate it like this, but I often wonder just how they did eat it.  Did they experiment or make the same dishes over and over?  There is no one left to ask those questions [...]

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sole for your weeknight soul

13 March 2010
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This is a quick variation on a piccata.  At least that is what I’m going with.  It has the basic lemons, capers and a splash of wine.  I love this meal because it feels really special but is one of the speediest of weeknight meals.  Monday is “fresh fish” day at the co-op, find out [...]

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broccoli soup and ad hoc croutons

10 March 2010
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Inspired by Jamie Oliver’s speech on TED.  I have made a simple soup that anyone can make for a quick healthy meal with only a couple ingredients and a few minutes.  It would even make a great substitute for your green beer on St. Patty’s Day.  Green beer, by the way, is a bad idea.  [...]

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saving lives the Jamie Oliver way

4 March 2010

Hard for me to believe that some people do not know how to cook, like from scratch.  By scratch, I mean with a raw onion, carrot, or whatever.  I guess I am lucky and did not even know it.  My mother knows how to cook, both of my grandmothers cooked, I am now lead to [...]

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