so here’s the deal. i love calf’s liver. but i rarely get to have it because it’s seemingly not very popular here in these southern parts. up until recently, i couldn’t even procure a piece unless i committed to the entire liver. which was not going to happen – my love knows bounds…

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except i used a squash. a squash that masquerades as a pumpkin. so really, you would never know that this wasn’t an actual pumpkin. unless i told you, which i am. and i think that even by tasting, you’d still never know. because this squash was fleshy, dry, sweet and well, deliciously pumpkiny – and not to confuse things […]

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when i first read ‘the making of a chef’ by michael ruhlman, i remember being struck by the last line in an early chapter where he wrote something like, "and then i realized i had come to the CIA to learn how to make a perfect brown veal stock". having made my own perhaps not-as-perfect […]

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yes yes, scallops again. and again and again. have i mentioned how we love them over here? and have you seen the scallops that have been available lately? i’m not sure i even want to know how exactly it is that they are getting so huge, but i bought one yesterday that was like a […]

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i have a recipe for a flourless chocolate cake, found years ago in a ny times sunday magazine, that is unbelievably good. if baked with all the best ingredients, it costs $40 to make and serves 20 generously, weighing in at over 2 lbs. i rarely make it. and now there’s a good chance that […]

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weatherwise, nashville autumns can be a mixed bag. last week it was in the mid 70’s going down to the low 40’s at night – and today it was 83 and glorious. during this schizophrenic transition into cool weather and comfort foods, sometimes it can be hard to get a handle on ‘seasonal’ eating. but i had some […]

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dear readers, i recently guest posted on one of my very favorite blogs, thursday night smackdown. please click on over and check it out… (it tastes just like chicken) claudia

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