Serves four 1/2 cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice (from about 3 lemons) 1/3 cup of agave syrup 4 cups of cold water 1/2 jalapeño pepper ...
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1 pound of salmon, skin-on, fresh or pre-frozen, preferably wild 1/4 cup of kosher salt 1 tablespoon of sugar 1 tablespoon of cognac (optional) ...
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At some point, it became expected that whenever I would go home to visit my family, I would bring a delicious baked good (or goods). In some ways,...
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For most of the country, the long days of summer have passed and people are preparing for cooler weather and changing leaves. But in California, w...
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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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*serves six - eight 3 cups of peeled and diced sweet potato (approximately 1 large) 2 cups of peeled and roughly sliced carrots 3 1/2 cups of...
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Living in a twelve unit building where my primary view is an arm-length's peek into other people's apartment windows, I've realized how much this ...
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When I lived in Italy, I learned three very important things. Don't talk about God. Don't talk about politics. And eat pasta as a first course. I'...
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I used to write a lot of poetry. I have notebooks filled with raw, young angst. In college, I went up on a stage, terrified, and read one of my po...
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3 cups of whole milk (preferably not UHT*) 1 cup of heavy whipping cream 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt 2 tablespoons of distilled white vinegar ...
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I have come to that inevitable time in my life — when my passport full of stamps is about to expire. The name inside is no longer accurate (even...
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*Serves 4-6 2 pounds of ground turkey 2 28 ounce cans of diced tomatoes 2 cans of black beans, drained 2 red bell peppers, seeded and diced ...