when you make something that has only 4 ingredients, that all get crushed together, with no heat applied whatsoever, what can possibly make your dish stand apart? using pesto in your cooking, if only on occasion – is pretty much obligatory. it’s a flavor bomb. a crowd pleaser. pesto works on nearly everything one might […]

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or maybe it’s not a pesto. i’m really not quite sure as there’s no cheese or nuts in this first version although in the second dish, both of those are added in a non-classical way. but regardless, i came home one afternoon last week and once again decided to cook by what needed ‘to go’. […]

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yesterday was busy.� and i’m used to things being pretty cruisy.� cruisy means you do what you want, when you want and just about anything can get put off for another day.� all plans�stay flexible and i never ever leave the house before 11 am.� please don’t hate me cause i’m cruisy… but yesterday was […]

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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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