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Summer of Eggplant: September 2012
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Sunday, September 30, 2012. Years later, like 25, my Dad and I were at a party chatting with someone. This person asked why I had become a vegetarian at such a young age. I recounted the Sparks steakhouse story. My Dad looked at me "Seriously? Christ, Morg, I wasn't wild about my steak there either. I had no idea you based it on that." I was immediately reminded of that poor woman in the De Maupassant story about the necklace. Herb Crusted Rack of Lamb - Serves 2-4. 1 rack of lamb, frenched. 8216; ‘...
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Summer of Eggplant: 2012
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Sunday, September 30, 2012. Years later, like 25, my Dad and I were at a party chatting with someone. This person asked why I had become a vegetarian at such a young age. I recounted the Sparks steakhouse story. My Dad looked at me "Seriously? Christ, Morg, I wasn't wild about my steak there either. I had no idea you based it on that." I was immediately reminded of that poor woman in the De Maupassant story about the necklace. Herb Crusted Rack of Lamb - Serves 2-4. 1 rack of lamb, frenched. 8216; ‘...
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Summer of Eggplant: A Little Southeast
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Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Garlic. This allows them to to retain a bright green and due to their sturdiness they work great in this application. Don’t get me wrong, I like them boiled army green and swimming in pot likker too, I just don’t think that is their only use. 4 cups thinly sliced napa cabbage. 2 carrots - peeled and shredded. 1/4 cup peanuts - toasted and chopped. 1/4 cup herbs torn from the stalks - mint, basil, cilantro. Fish Sauce with Chiles - adapted from Hot Sour Salty Sweet).
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Summer of Eggplant: 2013
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Friday, July 12, 2013. Deviled Eggs with Sriracha and Smoked Salmon. Adapted from Trevor Higgins - Serves 30. 3 tsp whole grain mustard. 6 tbs Sriracha sauce. 3 tsp rendered bacon fat. 2 oz smoked salmon. Ves with the filling. Top with a small sliver of smoked salmon and a tarragon leaf. Tuesday, July 9, 2013. 4 cups thinly sliced napa cabbage. 2 carrots - peeled and shredded. 1/4 cup peanuts - toasted and chopped. 1/4 cup herbs torn from the stalks - mint, basil, cilantro. 1 cup fish sauce (gluten free).
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Summer of Eggplant: Jim in the Kitchen
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Jim in the Kitchen. When I first moved in with Jim he had about 50 pots and pans. If you include the lids I promise I am not exaggerating. His angle was that he could cook an entire Thanksgiving dinner without ever washing a single pan as he went. Can you imagine that horror show? I can’t. On a regular day Jim uses a spectacular number of dishes when he cooks, so it’s best to limit his options. Baby, can you get out of the kitchen? So, what is bucket food? 4 tbs unsalted butter.
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Summer of Eggplant: Foreign Road Trip
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Thursday, June 27, 2013. Last spring we went to Frankfurt for a conference. Because no one likes to fly 9 hours to spend 2 days standing on your feet just to turn around and head back, we decided to take some time afterward to travel around the Western German and Eastern French countrysides with a brief detour in Luxembourg. It is absolutely beautiful there and it is certainly not a destination I would have selected if not for the conference. 1 large bunch kale. 15 tbs. oregano chopped. 3 tbs kale pesto.
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Summer of Eggplant: July 2012
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012. I’m pretty devoted to my chicken recipes, especially a roast chicken. I normally do roast chicken the Thomas Keller way with a Jaques Pepin twist. Which simply means I use TK’s recipe but I don’t truss the bird, it is hands down the easiest thing to make, tasty too. But that all changed last week. It’s been a week of blog related mishaps. So it’s a good thing my virtual friend posted that she was roasting an herb stuffed chicken with seasonal vegetables. Someho...Kosher or sea salt.
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Summer of Eggplant: November 2011
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Friday, November 11, 2011. My Very Best for Thanksgiving. I exhaustively researched vegetable side dishes. I consulted Jaques, Julia, Tony, Thomas and numerous websites and blogs. Nothing, absolutely nothing, ‘went’ with the planned meal. 8217; Then it grew ‘What about green beans with chestnuts sauteed in the leftover duck fat? When I had it worked out in my head I knew it was going to be good. How could it not be? Green Beans and Chestnuts Sauteed in Duck Fat - Serves 6. 1 lb green beans, ends trimmed.
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Summer of Eggplant: June 2013
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Thursday, June 27, 2013. Last spring we went to Frankfurt for a conference. Because no one likes to fly 9 hours to spend 2 days standing on your feet just to turn around and head back, we decided to take some time afterward to travel around the Western German and Eastern French countrysides with a brief detour in Luxembourg. It is absolutely beautiful there and it is certainly not a destination I would have selected if not for the conference. 1 large bunch kale. 15 tbs. oregano chopped. 3 tbs kale pesto.
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Summer of Eggplant: A Perfect Day
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Sunday, June 2, 2013. However, differing from the cliche, Matt was not predatory. Everyone knew Matt and everyone liked him. He made his rounds with all the cliques on campus. He had a toe in every door. Even the elitist L.A. clique tolerated him. The weather here has been kooky and the plants seem to be about a month behind, so Jim and I were surprised to find that what we thought was an invasive thorny rose bush we have been trying to kill was actually a blackberry bush. I had to convince Jim to qu...
