My Favorite Way

January 31, 2012
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My favorite way to make grilled cheese calls for only three ingredients: sourdough bread, sharp cheddar cheese and sungold tomato preserves.  No butter required. It goes like this: 2 slices of fresh sourdough.  Spread preserves on one slice… and don’t be stingy.  You’ll regret it and your sandwich will be sorely lacking that rich, sweet [...]

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A Few Changes

January 30, 2012
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I’ve made some changes to the navigation around here!  First, you may have noticed the new “smart life” tab in the menu bar: From now on, all of my non-food posts will go directly to that page, reserving the front page solely for food-related posts.  This means book reviews, home DIY projects and Little Things [...]

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French Toast Sticks

January 30, 2012
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When we were in elementary school, Mom packed healthy lunches for my sister and I to take to school.  As a treat, we were allowed to choose a day or two each week to get hot lunch from the cafeteria.  Mom would hang the calendar, torn from the school’s newsletter, on the refrigerator door.  Whenever [...]

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Reading List

January 27, 2012
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There have been some great posts catching my eye in the blogosphere as of late. Time to share the link love! “You can and you should.  Work hard.  Don’t stop.  Unless there’s wine.  Drink it.  Then work harder.” — Joy the Baker My new favorite blog lately: Enjoy It by Elise Blaha This heart-shaped container [...]

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A Savvy Week: Pork Shoulder

January 26, 2012

If you braise a single pork shoulder this Sunday and follow it with just an hour of prep work, you’ll have a week of great dinners ahead of you. A Single Pork Shoulder, Used Three Ways Sunday: Wine-Braised Pork Shoulder Monday: Pork Ramen for Two Tuesday: Roasted Vegetable Quinoa Wednesday: Ramen Using the Remaining Pork [...]

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