Category Archives: chicken

You Can Take it With You

Posted on February 21, 2010 by

  (photo from stock.xchng) I don’t know about your kids but mine gets a week off in February called “ski week”.  I never had ski week growing up.  We had one day off for President’s Day followed by a return … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading Today

Posted on January 13, 2010 by

In today’s LA Times Sarah Karnasiewicz writes all about savory pies.  Coming off the holidays you may have dabbled in pumpkin pie, apple pie, or pecan pie.  But, winter is here and having a rich pie crust filled with warm … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading Today

Posted on January 6, 2010 by

When I was growing up my grandma used to “fly south for the winter”, spending time in Orange County when the rains poured down in Seattle.  An amazing cook herself, she was a huge fan of the LA Times food … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading Today

Posted on November 4, 2009 by

Happy Fall Wednesday! Chefs Mark Peel and Thomas Keller both have new books hitting the shelves. Mark, a long time LA super-chef and Thomas (do I really need to say anything here?) have been in the restaurant business for years. … Continue reading →

Posted in brussels sprouts, cake, campanille, chicken, french laundry, keller, peel, recipe, season, walforf | 1 Comment

What I’m Reading Today

Posted on October 14, 2009 by

San Francisco got pummeled with rain and wind yesterday. Perfect cooking weather if you ask me. Here’s what looks good. Soup is one of my favorite things to make. It is forgiving, it is ideal to make in advance, leftovers … Continue reading →

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If I only knew how to….

Posted on September 24, 2009 by

…how to-what? That’s my question, in regards to the kitchen, of course. I’m curious. If you could be better at anything in the kitchen, what would it be? I’m thinking about future posts and wondering what kinds of things you’d … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading Today

Posted on September 2, 2009 by

The first official day of school is here. Thankfully for me today is a half day so I have another 24 hours to think about packing lunches. In the meantime, here’s what I’m reading. Speaking of feeding your kids, today’s … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading Today

Posted on August 26, 2009 by

Rushing off to catch a ferry to our wi-fi free place on Whidbey Island, I missed my Wednesday round up last week. Apologies to those you caught me! I’m moving on so, here’s what I’m reading this week. I think … Continue reading →

Posted in blackberry, chicken, crisp, fig, fruit, peach, peanut, pork, recipe, seattle | 1 Comment

What I’m Reading Today

Posted on July 22, 2009 by

Hope the sun is out where you are! We’re heading in search of it next week so Mmm…That’s Good might just be taking a break. In the meantime, this should hold you over. Food trucks are all the rage from … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading Today

Posted on July 8, 2009 by

The sun’s up early in San Francisco today. A good sign, I hope. Hasn’t yet felt like real summer here…then again I guess that doesn’t come until September. Oh well, a good excuse to try out some of these recipes! … Continue reading →

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