serves four 1 - 1 1/4 pound of very fresh halibut fillet 1/4 cup of cilantro, finely chopped 1 tablespoon fresh mint, finely chopped generous 1/...
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Makes approximately 12 empanadas For the dough: 1 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour 1 cup of whole wheat pastry flour 1 stick of unsalted butt...
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Is it summer yet? We’ve had a few glimpses of warm-weather days in San Francisco over the past month, and every sunny day I rush to pair the sum...
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If you’re anything like me, you had your first taste of sherry from your parents’ or grandparents’ cabinet, and it was branded in your memor...
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When the folks over at ModCloth asked us to create a New Year's Eve party recipe and playlist, we started thinking about what makes a great holida...
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The first blog I ever had was a LiveJournal. I wrote in it the way I would write emails to my friends (and they'd comment back as if we were on on...
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*serves four 1 heaping cup of cored and halved strawberries 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon of sugar 1 green cardamom pod* 1/2 cup of heavy whippi...
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I remember when Fiona Apple first broke through my radar, I was in middle school or early high school. I thought she was super weird and creepy at...
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*Serves four For the soup: 8 cups of water 1⁄2 cup of shoyu 1 heaping tablespoon of finely grated fresh ginger Zest from 1⁄2 lemon, pl...
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Everyone can appreciate a compliment, whether it comes from a friend, an acquaintance or a stranger. Yet, it's not uncommon to feel humbled by a com...
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Everything starts anew. Year after year that I live in San Francisco, I am reminded that the fog will roll in right around my birthday. And I will...
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There is news and then there is NEWS. In the grand scheme of things (at least as far as this site is concerned, and the two people who run it) I'm...