Entries from August 2007

the metamorphosis of the eggplant tapas

August 30th, 2007 · 2 Comments

people of the foodie blogosphere, i present to you – a mediocre photo of the�perfect round festive finger food – and hey – get this…�it was not ever really meant to exist.��you know,�like�some good version of�the perfect storm.� due to what was circulating out there in kitchen land, it just happened to come together – […]

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Tags: pesto · tomatoes · vegetables

oh boy!

August 29th, 2007 · 7 Comments

hellooooo lovahhh… not much to say here except that this�unique specimen was just recently harvested by my dear friend and brilliant songwriter�richard leigh�- direct from his garden about an hour south of town. i live in nashville, tn.� and i’m here to�tell ya, it’s a long damn way from nyc.� what brought me here was […]

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Tags: random · tomatoes

FRET 3

August 28th, 2007 · 4 Comments

for awhile there i was feeling as though inertia was the only thing keeping me moving at all… after a 24 day hiatus from the bike, i am back.� and as much as i don’t particularly care for the early start time – when i’m finished, i� am� so� damn� glad �that� i� did� it� […]

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Tags: FRET · not food

csa bell peppers stuffed with csa share

August 27th, 2007 · 3 Comments

smitten kitchen?� thank you.� really and truly.� no kidding.� thank you so very very much.� i read your post, the ‘nappa wrapper‘ today and without passing go or collecting my $200 – i flew to the kitchen to rescue the vegetables in my fridge from�what�might have been a�terrible fate of either�slow rot, adoption�or even worse […]

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Tags: vegetables

rustic plum cake

August 26th, 2007 · 8 Comments

italian prune plums.� every august they show up all too briefly and then they’re gone again – you know the drill. it’s�the same with our beloved tomatoes and corn.� i bought�a bag�earlier in the week with the intention�of making something fabulous, but like the decadent fresh figs that i’ve been continually�buying these�past 2 weeks�they just […]

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Tags: baking · dessert · fruit

grilled-zucchini terrine

August 25th, 2007 · 4 Comments

something about the recipes in the ny times sunday mag really entice me.� over the years i’ve made a slew of them and some have become my classic go-to’s.� like�’my’ flourless chocolate espresso cake that tends to�wow the (adult) masses.� this recipe i seem to remember was from an older man who was a legend […]

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Tags: cheese · vegetables

crabcakes

August 24th, 2007 · 5 Comments

the best i ever had was in baltimore.� my brother and his fabulous wife�live there and�are members of a country club that has the kind of everyday laid back salad bar restaurant where they can make you absolutely anything you ask for and it will be very good�- although cary did manage to stump them […]

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Tags: seafood