*serves 4 Ingredients 4 Rib-eye steaks 1 teaspoon of dried lavender* 1 1/3 teaspoon of French gray sea salt* 1 tablespoon of extra virgin...
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Serves four For the croutons: 3 slices of country style bread, cut into cubes 1/4 cup of olive oil 1/2 tablespoon of Aglio, Olio, and Pepperon...
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*Serves four For the chicken: One whole chicken (approximately 4 pounds) 6-8 sprigs of fresh thyme, oregano and sage kosher salt For th...
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*Serves two - four 2-4 pounds of pork shoulder 2 Ancho Chiles 1 cinnamon stick 2 tablespoons of olive oil 1 yellow onion, peeled & roug...
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Old habits die hard. I have this alarm clock that I have had for about 8 years now. I bought it from a Chinese store in Siena, Italy as a replacem...
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I was hoping to do a little experiment: to write in the third person. But each time I tried, it felt entirely unnatural. I've always had trouble w...
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Last month, we headed on our first “big” family vacation as a family of five. It was a reset of sorts. I’ve been blogging pretty sporadicall...
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Serves four 4 strips of thick cut bacon 3 pounds of chicken (a mix of thighs and breasts, skin on) 1 cup of chicken stock 1 cup of dry white...
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An American burger welcomes every immigrant with open arms. Sure, people have invented and reinvented it; they put foie gras and chickpeas in it...
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serves six For the carnitas: 4 lb pork shoulder, cut into 2 inch cubes 1 orange, quartered 1 cinnamon stick 2 tablespoons of taco season...
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Minimalism. It seems to be the theme for 2012. I've been reading all sorts of blog posts and articles about people cleaning out their inboxes, uns...
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I have a fondness for beans — I like how they blur the lines between upscale and pedestrian. One of my favorite bean companies, Rancho Gordo, ha...