cucumber crunch salad with tofu
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Is it too hot to cook? Does the thought of even turning on the microwave
feel like it might tip you too close to the surface of the sun? We are long
over...
Nicoise Tuna Salad Recipe
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This Nicoise Tuna Salad Recipe is my version of a famous salad from the
south of France, and this classic salad doesn’t need potatoes! And this
perfect m...
Inari Sushi (Fried Tofu Pocket Sushi)
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Sweet, savory, and endlessly satisfying, inari sushi is a beloved Japanese
dish made by stuffing vinegared rice into pockets of seasoned fried tofu
calle...
Ranchero refried beans
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A friend of mine who recently gave up red meat was lamenting she wouldn’t
be able to enjoy beans anymore. She said, “How can beans taste good without
beef ...
Cherry Smoothie
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This cherry smoothie recipe is the result of being elbow deep in cherry
season. I've tripled-down on all things red here - cold-brewed hibiscus
water (ea...
paris book event – june 29, 2025
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Join me and my friend Jane Bertch in Paris on Sunday, June 29th, for a
booksigning event from 3pm to 4:30pm at La Cuisine Paris at 78 Quai de
l’Hôtel de Vi...
Quinoa Salad with Grilled Vegetables
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[image: Gorgeous gluten-free quinoa with grilled vegetables- perfect
summer fare.]
Beautiful Quinoa Salad with Grilled Veggies.
But first a note---
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Real Japanese Cooking is coming
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Real Japanese Cooking is coming
Announcing a brand new cookbook, Real Japanese Cooking.
Filed under: site news real japanese cooking
Keep reading Real J...
Wellness Check
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The bloggiest thing I could possibly do is to apologize for being away for
so long. Gift guide aside, the last time I wrote to you it was about
mediocre fi...
Grilled Octopus
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When we started researching Grilled Octopus recipes, it was interesting to
find so many that claimed to be easy. There isn’t anything easy about
cooking...
Ruhlman's Pea Soup
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This is a fabulous, cold-weather soup, and easy too. Cook bacon, carrot and
onion, add peas and water and simmer for 45 minutes. That's basically it.
The...
Sous Vide Lobster Tails
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[image: Sous Vide Lobster Tails]
I love lobster and although it’s pricey, it’s worth the splurge when
entertaining or celebrating a special ocaasion. As a...
Sassy Strawberry Sorbet
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When strawberries are season (like they are now), you have a few options.
Option one: eat them raw. Option two: eat them raw dipped in homemade
whipped cre...
Blueberries and Cream Bread Pudding
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[image: Blueberries and Cream Bread Pudding]
Blueberries are delicious when they are in season, jammy with a deep
sweetness that you don’t always find in ...
Foolproof Chocolate Fudge
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In my new cookbook, New England Desserts, I have a recipe for old-fashioned
chocolate fudge made with pure sugar, butter, and cream (and chocolate, of
cour...
Hazelnut and Caramel Cookies
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[image: Hazelnut and Caramel Cookies] These cookies couldn’t be more
different than the way they started out. First they were the hazelnut
thumbprint cooki...
How to Use Bean and Legume Pasta
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Much as I love pasta, I’m not sure it loves me. Last year my carb-heavy
comfort food diet led to some weight gain so I looked into low carb pasta
as an a...
Time to Brag {Recipe: Mom’s Best Angel Food Cake}
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Mom’s Best Angel Food Cake recipe is what my mom has used for birthday
cakes through the years. Nothing beats this light and fluffy angel food
cake! This...
Yogurt Cake Recipe
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Buy Clotilde's latest book, The French Market Cookbook!
Gâteau au yaourt Maxence is a big advocate of the adage “if it ain’t broke
don’t fix it”. In othe...
This Saturday’s Recipes by The Pioneer Woman
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This Saturday is a brand new episode of “Home Sweet Home” on Food Network.
My kids are helping me shoot it, my production company in the UK is editing
it t...
Leftovers à la française
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In the family, we rapidly nicknamed my mother “la reine des restes” (the
queen of leftovers) because she’d make a point of keeping every scrap of
food, kee...
Classic Deviled Eggs
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This easy classic deviled eggs recipe uses real mayonnaise and one special
secret ingredient sprinkled on top will make these disappear as fast as you
can ...
For the Man Who Has Everything
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For the man who has everything, it’s nearly impossible to think of the
perfect birthday gift. I’ve been getting birthday gifts for one of my
oldest friends...
Top Tastes of 2018
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A recap of some of my favorite tastes and experiments in 2018. Check out my
last taste recaps in 2016 and 2014. Top Mind-blowing and changing taste:
Vegan ...
morning beauty routine – olga massov
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Unlike with clothes, if I had unlimited funds, which I don’t (thanks, cost
of childcare!), I’d be spending all of my pennies on skincare and beauty
product...
Personals history
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I moved to San Francisco in 1991. At the time, I was freelancing in
theater, doing sets and props. The work was sparse, and the pay was
abysmal, but San Fr...
Friday Farm Photos: Have a Long Eared Weekend.
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Any plans this weekend? We watched *this great movie* last night (which we
somehow didn't realize was produced and directed by Clint Eastwood until
after ...
Keeping up
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For readers who would like to keep up with my second act as I build my
volunteering life, I'll be posting updates about my progress on my blog
Lydia Likes ...
Smoked Oysters
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Delicately smoked oysters are a fantastic appetizer or snack, and are great
on pasta.
The post Smoked Oysters appeared first on Hunter Angler Gardener C...
Talking Trash: Blackberry and Buckwheat Scones
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Scones are sort of a brunch band-aid for when you and someone in your group
has been involved in a shadowy game of throwing shade. A peace offering, o...
Creating a Healthy Food LIFESTYLE
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What’s holding you back from turning your healthy food choices into a
total health lifestyle? I have some ideas for you here…
White Nectarine and Purple Basil Mini Cakes
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[image: White Nectarine and Purple Basil Mini Cakes]
We grow and encourage many flowers within our vegetable patch to attract
the bees and beneficial insec...
October 23
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Last night I got to spend some time with my friend Sam. We hadn't hung out,
just the two of us, for a while - maybe not since June was born, if I
really th...
bloody valentine aka blood orange negroni
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You guys, Valentine’s Day is right around the corner… like tomorrow. Aaron
and I have gotten to the point where we no longer even try to get
reservations s...
Last Chance Kale
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When Josie was a baby, she ate a lot of kale. Most of the time she ate it
with cheese-y grits. Perfect food for feeding a 9 month old: soft, green,
delicio...
Cooking for crowds
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My cookbook collection grows. When we moved into this flat four years ago,
I brought with me a desert island stash. The bare minimum of books I needed
fo...
Rutabaga, Celery, Dill, & Smoked Chicken Soup
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Spring may be on its way, but it’s not here yet. It was snowing in Brooklyn
today! Plenty of time left to hunker down with winter vegetable based soups
whi...
Onsen Tamago, or poaching eggs in their shells
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Recently, a TV reporter visited my restaurant Ganso and asked a typical
reporter question: How many distinct ingredients do we use to make a bowl
of ramen?
Chestnut, too many garnishes to list
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Sometimes, I think there is no more beautiful color in the world than that
of a chestnut. A few years ago on Christmas Eve, my friends and I roasted
chestn...
Baby Eggplants: The Cute Factor
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The other day at Sprouts, a local grocery store, a woman saw me selecting
baby eggplant.
She asked, "Do you like those?"
"Oh, I adore them," I said. "T...
In My Kitchen - June 2012
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Fig Jam and Lime Cordial is a blog I recently discovered. I'm joining in
Celia's In My Kitchen meme this month. In My Kitchen ........is a cow. I'm
not a b...
Walking on Western Ave.
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I'm happiest when I am organizing random projects. In the past few years,
it was "Book Club," a group of friends who traveled from Bay Area bar to
Bay Area...
Stalking the sweetly sour
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Rhubarb when raw is so tough And its leaves contain poisonous stuff, – But
when cleaned and de-soiled – Dipped in sugar and boiled Then the stalks are
quit...
Gallery: Favorite Jazz Fest Eats
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[image: Cochon de Lait Po'boy. The Best Po'Boy at the Fest. Get one early
or you'll be sorry! (at Food Area 1)] Cochon de Lait Po’boy. The Best
Po’Boy a...
토토사이트 순위, 왜 중요할까?
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토토사이트 순위는 단순히 인기 사이트를 나열한 목록이 아닙니다. 신뢰할 수 있는 사이트인지, 나에게 안전한 환경을 제공하는지 판단할 수
있는 첫 번째 기준이 되어주죠. 특히 돈이 걸린 환경에서는 보안, 자금 흐름, 고객 대응력 등이 생명과도 같습니다. 순위는 그 기준을
체계적으...
Terrific Book for Ocean Lovers
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I recently read Shelby van Pelt’s sensitive and informative book about
octopuses, Remarkably Bright Creatures. Word on the street is that Netflix
is making...
Dubai Chocolate Knafeh Pistachio Bar
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[image: Dubai Chocolate Knafeh Pistachio Bar] [image: Dubai Chocolate
Knafeh Pistachio Bar - Meeta K. Wolff Photography - 1]
Deconstructed here but when i...
Is Sourdough Bread Gluten Free?
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No, sourdough bread is not gluten-free. Sourdough bread is made from wheat
flour, which includes gluten. Gluten is a protein […]
Nose Dive: Updated index & paperback
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For readers of the 2020 hardcover editions of Nose Dive, I offer a new
version of the index, completely revamped for the 2022 Penguin Books
paperback and ...
Super Easy, Super Moist Chocolate Cupcakes
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Easy to make, unusually moist chocolate cupcakes and no mixer required! No
eggs either, the recipe uses a combo of baking soda and vinegar for
leavening. ...
General Tso's Cauliflower and Tofu
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[image: General Tso's Cauliflower and Tofu | Appetite for China]
Last summer I started teaching a Vegan Chinese Cooking class at Brooklyn
Brainery.
Ever...
white bean salad with olives, scallions, and herbs
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It has been freezing out here in Minnesota - the kind of frigid that makes
you cough when you go outside for a walk, take a breath, then run for the
war...
Supper for Persons of Moderate Fortune, 1796.
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Modern recipe writers generally note how many persons a dish will serve,
and they occasionally suggest accompanying dishes or even complete menus.
They d...
Big News - Mental Masala Is Moving!
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The eastern span of the Bay Bridge Mental Masala is moving!
The new home for my 11+ years of blogging is Slices of Blue Sky. Today
marks the first 'offi...
Omelette à la Gendarme - Military Omelette
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Make a little ragout of stewed sorrel, with a little grated Parmesan
cheese, and mixed with bread crumbs; make two omelettes as the first, put
this ragout...
Fighting with my website host
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This is going to be a temporary post, but as it stands I can’t seem to
connect to my website at all unless I’m using VPN or my cell phone. Once my
hosting ...
What I’m doing in my 9 to 5 is Project 529
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Well folks, it’s been so long since I’ve posted here that: A. My not-so-new
laptop didn’t have my blog editor installed. B. It took quite a few times
for m...
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