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Roasted Green Chilis & Bittman

26.09.2009 Bittman

I’ve been so busy lately, I barely have time to procrastinate which confirms what I’ve always suspected:  planning is but a series of decisions about what not to do so that I can do what I’d like.  Sometimes this is simply not doing anything — or anything significant, that is.  In the case of my [...]

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Spicy Game Day Chili Beans

03.01.2009 Beans

Having been a resident of San Diego for so many years, it's impossible not to get caught up in our Chargers even though there always seems to be just as many fans in the stadium for the opposing team as there are Chargers fans.  Lots of people who grew up elsewhere find their way here [...]

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Chunky Chili with Squash and a Rant

28.10.2008 Beef

If you'd asked me even at age 25, I'd have told you squash wasn't something I thought I'd enjoy eating at any point in my life.  I'd just begun to experiment with zucchini about then and that's only because I had a small garden and harvested a few that were more than a foot long [...]

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Spicy Pea Salad with Chipotle Glazed Pork

29.04.2008 Uncategorized

I have been trying half-heartedly to organize my cooking, but I think it’s hopeless.  If it wasn’t for my memory, which is better than good, I’d be screwed.  Of course, maybe I am screwed and I just haven’t figured it out yet.  That would be why my fridge is packed with science experiments.  Why my [...]

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Chicken Korma: A delicious gift.

29.03.2008 Afghan

I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and working with a lovely young woman whose family is from Afghanistan.  Being the foodie I am, I inquired about the type of food her family enjoys and asked if she could bring a recipe for her favorite dish.  Based on her description, I knew it would be something [...]

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One Pot Meal: Crab & Andouille Jambalaya

10.03.2008 One Pot

I know I’ve made this point before, but I’ve really been thinking about it quite a bit lately:  we never have the same thing for dinner more than once a month — and sometimes in more than a month.  It isn’t because anyone demands it.  If that was the case, the chief cook and dishwasher [...]

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