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Granola bars, an adaptation
2007-04-08 21:38:00
Cooking for some is all about finding a recipe and running out to the store to get all the ingredients they don’t have on hand. That isn’t me though. I start with an idea of what I want to eat and then because I have a relatively well stocked pantry and freezer I can usually ...
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The power of pasta
2007-04-06 22:13:00
Traveling is challenging, entertaining, educational, and fun. But the bliss that I found last night standing in my kitchen as I chopped veg for a simple pasta was priceless. Of course it wasn’t priceless at all…merely the end result of nearly two weeks away from home…the bonus prize for traveling. GH was out with his work ...
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The traveling geeks return
2007-04-04 23:33:00
We had some fabulous crepes for breakfast on our last day. It was in a little crepe shop right by the South Kensington tube station and they were superb. Our last night in London was perfect. We wandered through the Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square, and Covent Garden neighborhoods after a delicious and filling dinner on ...
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Harrod?s and a stroll
2007-04-01 11:02:00
We visited Harrod’s food hall and ogled the goods. Too expensive to buy anything but we enjoyed seeing how the other half lives. Note the price in the lobster is 34 pounds which is about 68 dollars…yicks! It was swanky but I’ll take Borough market any day. It was a beautiful day with a big, blustery ...
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Old Smoke, art, and wildebeest
2007-03-30 11:01:00
Old smoke is London’s nickname and it’s easy to see why. Our lovely weather has given way to drizzle and fog but the temps are still reasonable and if we carry our umbrellas we guarantee it won’t actually rain. We went back to the Tate Modern and the Imperial War Museum. Both are excellent museums ...
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The London Tower, British Museum, and Cheese
2007-03-28 19:00:00
Leaden Hall and the blokes having a pint of Guiness outside the pub. London Tower with London Bridge in the background. A lovely example of the vast amount of loot plundered by the Brits and on display at The British Museum . British cheeses on sale at Neal’s Yard Dairy. Delicious stuff here. More cheese…we bought some Kirkham’s Lancashire. Last night ...
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Stonehenge, Bath, and Avebury
2007-03-27 10:57:00
Monday we got up early, tubed to Heathrow and rented a car. We wisely upgraded to an automatic with a GPS system. Whew…it’s a good thing we did or we’d still be trying to find our way out of Heathrow. It was quite a treat though as they gave us a Mercedes sedan…huge, ...
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Day three?Spring in London
2007-03-25 23:09:00
Today we had some sun and warmer temps. We walked about and checked out Kensington Gardens, Green Park, and St. James Park. Buckingham Palace surprised me by its simplicity and was not what I expected at all. We ended our day at The National Gallery and enjoyed its impressive collection. Before we left I picked ...
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London, day two?Borough Market
2007-03-24 21:40:00
We enjoyed a wonderful outing today at Borough Mark et with fellow blogger Ros and Andrew (aka Goon) and then we met Mike and Trig at the pub and had a great time. The market was incredible and I’ve never seen anything like it. It’s huge, with such a wide array of products. We later tried ...
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London, day one
2007-03-23 21:51:00
London is fabulous. So totally different than any place I’ve ever been (but I’ve never been out of the US so this isn’t surprising). Here’s some thoughts on our travel so far… Our flight was cancelled because of bad weather We were lucky and got on the next flight Our luggage has yet to catch up with us We’re ...
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Inspiration, enlightenment, and perseverance
2007-03-20 00:04:00
Hello dear readers, we’ve got a lot of ground to cover today so get comfy, get a snack or a beverage if needed, and we’ll get started. We’ve eaten the same meal two days in a row. It was just that good. I can only take credit for preparing it because the inspiration and recipes came ...
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Good, clean, and fair food.
2007-03-17 23:04:00
I think this gratin was inspired by one of the food blogs I read… but I can’t remember which one. If you’ve posted on celeriac gratin in the past 30 days then I thank you for the inspiration. I’m embarrassed to say that I’ve had these celeriacs in the refrigerator since last fall. But they ...
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Smokey-Spicy Spanish Soup with Dandelion Greens
2007-03-15 21:53:00
Here’s another quick, easy, low-cal dinner that warmed us up on a chilly night. This time the big flavors were predominantly Spanish from a good dose of smoked Spanish paprika. I used dandelion greens but any green with a bit of a bite would do. GH and I could exist on this type of ...
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Secrets of weight loss revealed
2007-03-14 01:20:00
Oh come on, you know the answer…either consume less calories or increase your activity. Do both and you’ll be even more successful. Ah…it’s so easy to write, and yet so very difficult to live. But here I am, at the point that I can no longer ignore the scale. I’ve passed from the fatty-bo-batty stage ...
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Easy pork satay stir-fry
2007-03-12 23:12:00
To finish off the pork shoulder roast that I used for ginger pork I made this stir-fry that was easy and turned out better than any pork satay I’ve been served in Thai restaurants (at least here in Madison…Marnee Thai in San Francisco is still the bomb). The greens on the side are collard ...
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Ginger Pork and Butternut Squash
2007-03-10 14:22:01
Well if you’ve been reading this blog for any amount of time you know how I feel about pork. It is a deep and abiding love. Pork supplies the necessary soul to the food of life. Hmmm…or maybe it’s just really tasty. I do know that I am sick and tired of this fracking snow. It doesn’t melt, and it snows a little more every so often, and now there seems to be 3 feet of snow on the ground and it’s causing me to have a seriously bad attitude. But the pork, it helps. This meal was conjured up to take advantage of the mellow flavors of the pork and squash cooked semi-slowly with some ginger, garlic, and assorted spices. If you too are suffering the blahs then give this a try. I guarantee it’ll wrap you in a mellow warmth that will make you feel better. The salad was made with local greenhouse grown micro-greens. I have no idea where the daikon and green onions came from…I was in a hurry when I did the shopping (see bad attitude above). I mixed ...
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Geeky kitchens, linky love, and a London meet-up
2007-03-10 14:22:01
The appliances in our kitchens really haven’t changed much over the years. Sure refrigerators added ice-makers and televisions to the door panels, cook-top burners put out 15,000 BTUs, and ovens incorporated convection, but the user interface on all these appliances has remained firmly rooted in the analog age with no change in sight. I thought this video was interesting because it points out possibilities. What do you think, are you ready for some technology in the kitchen? Link y love goes out to What We’re Eating. Amanda and Tyler write this humorous food blog and host the foodblogblog. Their latest creation of red snapper and jicama salad looks so delicious I wish they’d make it for me…but they’ve provided the recipe and that’ll just have to do. If your in the mood for a piggy post then visit Chez Pim. Last week’s poll of cake vs. pie resulted in cake winning by a slim margin of 2. However, if you too adore pie you should stop by Cook...
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