i’m in the midst of�changing the look here at ‘ceF’ and well, this brings up a lot of issues of ineptness on my part.� because writing and cooking – and having a life outside of writing and cooking is already an interesting challenge.� but then throw some major technology my way and i am truly […]

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on sunday, day 3 of a 5 day quasi-fast that consisted of tea and agave with an occasional tangerine, �i decided on a whim to make my guy some chocolate sorbet.� it’s about his second favorite thing to eat, rice pudding being way ahead of just about anything else on the planet.� i knew i […]

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if the title of this�dish doesn’t make you stop and look, then there is something terribly wrong with you.� or you are a vegetarian.� or you have a corn allergy.� or you are from mars.� but here�and all at once�you’ll be delighted to find: cream, corn, french fried onions, bacon, butter and�cheese.� hey – it’s […]

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it was an angela thing and it all started when she sent me a link along with a two word email that said "interesting, huh?". my god, so much has happened since then. the birds have long been roasted to a golden hue and feasted uponwhile the carcass has been turned into a rich stock […]

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holidays can make you do things that you�wouldn’t�ordinarily do were it not for the sake of�the joyous diversions that�we recognize as “festivity”.��some people (not me)�carve out faces on big orange gourds and dress up in scary/amusing costumes, while other people�display�flags�attached to�their homes adorned�with turkeys and pilgrims (also most definitely not me).� and then there are […]

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first of all, let me get this out of the way.� nablopomo?� just nablowme, ok?� phew. now that’s crossed off my list. our friends just built an amazing home that’s not quite finished – but close.� the kitchen and bathrooms are fully operational so they brought over all their outdoor furniture and we dined bistro […]

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� oh smitten, oh heidi, oh derrick and molly�- forgive me for i have sinned.��and somehow, in someway i’ve gotten away with it, much to my chagrin..� i feel the need to confess… it all started when ‘french laundry at home‘ unknowingly lulled me into some kind of false sense of security that i too […]

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