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Some times you get what you want….often, you get what is intended

B and H took a trip. We wanted to see the view from the ‘grass is greener’ side of the fence. We fully expected the grass to not be so ‘greener’ but we intended to find out, just the same. … Continue reading

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Hammock or tent as your shelter of choice?

Conjure up that image of you in your back yard on a summer day with a gentle breeze rustling the leaves and a cold iced tea (or spirited cold beverage of choice) at your feet and the gentle sway of … Continue reading

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Surprise!

So, here is what happens when the department of Health decides to pay you your annual unannounced survey visit: Everyone craps the bed (no incontinence jokes please) There is calamity along the lines of prohibition era “Oh #$%!  The feds … Continue reading

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Giving Up the Knife for the Pen (Keypad)

I’m a chef. I’ve never really wanted to be ok with that realization. I’ve probably been a chef since I sat on the ‘toaster’ counter beside the stove at my Grandparents watching my grandmother fry and over-medium egg with perfect, … Continue reading

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Tomatoes: 3 ways

I’m a preserver…a hoarder…a keeper of things. Especially things that I think can enhance their value going forward. So this dish is a snapshot of some things kept and some things fresh. I hope the taste is evident to the … Continue reading

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How do we learn these days?

After posting culinary ideas or perhaps a tweet about what I might be dehydrating on a particular day, I get requests that are usually the pretty boiler plate “You should do a cookbook on how to do X Y Z!” … Continue reading

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Fish with subdued flourish

No agenda of ‘eat more fish!’ here. I just like fish. I think it is a really clean canvas on which you can create myriad flavors. The flavors range from saline-clean to oily-‘fishy’ and a broad range in between that … Continue reading

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News Flash! (unless you know me at all)

I am not a disciplined person. I actually sat down to start this post 15 minutes ago and decided to check fantasy baseball first and then got caught up on the saber-metric component of xFIP (nerdy fantasy baseball stat) and … Continue reading

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Edible Editorial

As we start to get into local produce in this area, it is great to see local standard tomatoes, broccoli, cabbage, and berries. The natural progression of thought for me then is:  What are the items that I want that … Continue reading

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Food Network Star thoughts that are irrelevant…

…More Alton Brown please….that is all…(ok, it isn’t all but he certainly isn’t pandering to this sad group of wanna-be TV stars for the sake of moving the show along) The people are interesting to me that: 1. Think that … Continue reading

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