Monthly Archives: December 2006

weekend dog blogging with Jenny

This is Jenny: She’s half Boxer, half ???. Speculations as to the breed of her father range from German Shepherd, to Pit Bull, to Canaanite. Her face is somewhat German Shepherd-like, yet her coloring is in the typical Canaanite range. … Continue reading

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pasta with creamy bacon chanterelle sauce with bok choy and apples

This little number was fun to cook, as it’s basically a combination of star ingredients—ingredients that, on their own, would be the crowning glory or surprise element of any given dish. Combining apples with greens is a facile yet tasty … Continue reading

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happy holidays!

Happy Chanukah, Merry Christmas, Joyful Kwanza! Recently, Mr. Fetched, the man behind Tales from FAR asked people to record their earliest holiday memories for a special holiday podcast. Having never podcasted before, I thought I’d give it a try. It … Continue reading

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who put the latkes in harry truman’s gatkes?

Every Hannukah, my tone-deaf father who sang “in the key of R” would sing “Who put the latkes in Harry Truman’s gatkes?” No, that’s not the name of a song. It’s just a silly phrase that he’d sing intermittently, while … Continue reading

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an imaginary e-mail to the coughing guy in the adjacent cube

Dear coughing dude in the adjacent cube, You cough every five minutes. I could set my clock to the sounds of your hacking. Not content with a small, dainty throat-clearing, you expectorate loudly, with noisy, boar-like grunts. You do this … Continue reading

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food blog awards 2006

Folks, today is the last day to nominate blogs for the 2006 Food Blog Awards hosted by the Well Fed Network. To nominate a blog, go to Well Fed’s post on the awards and click a category. Then enter the … Continue reading

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smoked duck breast with savoy cabbage and apples

This dish seemed to create itself when I brought home the main ingredients. Cabbage and apple were meant to be together, and smoked duck breast is the sultry femme fatale. Who knew that food could have a ménage à trois? … Continue reading

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white beet sorrel potato soup

I once ate white borsch at a friend’s house as a teenager. It was a clear broth with potatoes and green leafies of some sort, and I loved it. This soup was a revelation for me, as my previous encounters … Continue reading

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bits and bobs

Wandering around the blogosphere, I often run into an interesting little tidbit and make a mental note to talk about it here. Naturally, this happens quite a bit and the little tidbits tend to add up. But my brain can … Continue reading

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weekend cat blogging #79 featuring sheba

You’ve met Sheba before, most notoriously as Sheba the Shack, Jabba the Hut’s third cousin twice removed. Sheba is quite a character. When she’s not meowing at the neighbors or wriggling out of some wily human’s grasp, she likes to … Continue reading

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