cooking
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Biscotti and baby pacifiers
As first time parent one resolves to do (or not to do) many things. Stuff like – I will only nurse and not formula feed. I will not fill the house with baby crap. I will only use cloth diapers. I will shower everyday and wear something more presentable than old pajamas. I will not watch TV unless it’s…
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Apple and Nut Tarts
The city has been getting a steady flow of snow since Friday evening and it finally feels like winter – the storybook kind; not the wet-bone-chilling-tundra kind. I went out for a short walk to the library and the grocery store mostly because it was a chance to bust out my snow shoes which saw no action last season. …
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Kohlrabi
I hope I am not the last one to find out about kohlrabi. Am I? A few days ago I got to the farmers market a little too late. It reminded me of walking into a grocery store in Charlotte right after the weatherman had called for snow. In other words, everything was gone. In hindsight…
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Fancy People.
The Gujarathi household is not a fancy household. Nonetheless, at least once a day my husband blames me for wanting to be snooty and upper class. Yeah sure, I rather watch Downton Abbey than a Bulls game; and yeah I force people to use linens; and perhaps I consider it uncouth to drink tea out…
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Classic French Omelet
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/bcvideo/1.0/iframe/embed.html?videoId=100000001116746&playerType=embed http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/10/18/dining/100000001116746/jacques-pepin-makes-an-omelet-.html This made me so happy and hungry. Simplicity at it’s best. Watching Jacques Pepin gives me a warm fuzzy feeling. It makes me miss Julia Child even more.
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Almond Banana Muffins
Let’s be honest here. No matter how good, muffins are just muffins. Just like cupcakes are just cupcakes. They don’t change lives. They don’t perform miracles. People who swear by them need to find better things to be passionate about. That said, there is a difference between a good muffin and a bad grocery-store-711-boxed-mix-muffin. First, the size…
The Antibland Chronicles 