We are on the verge of starting a new year and I’ve realized that of all things I have made and shared here, apple cake is perhaps the most impo...
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2 sweet potatoes, shaved crosswise into 1/8 inch thick slices** 1 quart of canola oil, for frying Smoked Hickory Sea Salt* *This month's Premiu...
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I’ve never been a cupcake person. I’m not much for pie, either. But it takes a certain type of cupcake (and a certain type of pie) to win my h...
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serves six 1 lb of ground beef 1 lb of ground pork 1 teaspoon of fennel seeds 1 teaspoon of red pepper flakes 2 medium garlic cloves, finel...
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The other day, I snuck a peek into my old life. I was headed to the dentist in downtown San Francisco, where I hardly ever go anymore. The streets...
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When I was about eight months pregnant with the twins, a friend introduced me to the Snowy Plover at Andytown Coffee Roasters in San Francisco. I ...
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I have a friend who especially enjoys traveling alone. She brings along a stack of books, makes a day-to-day itinerary based on only the things sh...
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For the plums: 2 lbs of plums, pitted and roughly sliced 1 tablespoon of amaretto 1 teaspoon of almond extract 1/2 cup of sugar For the bis...
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This year (2013) has arguably been the biggest of my life. It didn't come without challenges. The most important event of the year was, of course,...
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Serves four 5 russet potatoes, scrubbed and peeled 1/2 cup of buttermilk plus more, to taste 3 tablespoons of melted butter salt and freshly...
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I'm currently enjoying what I've been calling my 'funemployment' - it' unemployment, but it's fun because I have a week off before starting a new ...
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*Serves four 30 clams, cleaned and debearded 1/2 cup of dry white wine 1/2 stick of butter 1 tablespoon of finely minced garlic 1 teaspoon ...