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Well, I was going to be a smug a-hole today, but I have been knocked for a loop.  Firstly, I wrote a long and lovely blog post about what an a-hole I am – it was concise, funny, relevatory, and all things to all men.  Feel free to believe that.  The post has disappeared and… Continue reading Smug Sesame Green Beans:

I used to say that if you can read, you can cook.  You may not get a spot on Top Chef because you can make one of RR’s 30-minute “sammy” recipes (gag), but you can at least feed yourself.  Follow the recipe, pay attention to the details, and you can make food.  Well years of… Continue reading Ciao Time #9 – Red Flag Focaccia

Here’s something really annoying – has this ever happened to you?  Have you ever come up with an awesome, totally original idea – like you invent something or put a clock in something or a bird on it, and surely, surely nobody ever did this before.  You are a genius.  Watson, get that gorgeous behind… Continue reading Grilled Cheese Croutons

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Where ya been Dishes? Sorry guys. I’ve been in my tax cave for the last month – a cave made up of 1040’s, 4868’s, 7004’s and the like. When the Ides of April roll around, then it’s all hands on deck and I end up exhausted at the end of the day. My feet hurt,… Continue reading Ciao Time #8: Introducing Zuccheroni, Pepperini, or Rufus Xavier Sasparilla

(Homemade SpaghettiO’s!) So here’s what happened: The marketing gods have decided that I’m old.  Like, really old.  Sometime in the last few years I made a purchase, clicked a website, or did something that landed me on the following junk mail lists: Retirement planning Hearing aids Funeral pre-planning Medicare Part B, whatever that means Every… Continue reading Uh-Oh!  Anelletti con Polpettine!

Apricot White Chocolate Scones: “You’d want to make sure that you got someone with a light hand to teach you pastry.” – Maeve Binchy, Evening Class “I want a man with a slow hand.” – The Pointer Sisters Gawd. It’s still snowing. Just yesterday morning I remember seeing my backyard for the first time in… Continue reading Cold Hands, Warm Scones

Nothing about that title sounds bad, does it? After the turkey nonsense, I need a win, and a win I get with this one. This is all the things I like: rich, porky, tomato-y, drunk, etc. I love braises because they’re so hard to mess up. They can take all day, providing a handy excuse… Continue reading Braise The Roof! – Greek Drunken Pork Stew in Red Wine:

Editor’s note: Picture quality deteriorates rapidly as exhaustion and despair set in. Also I have some beers. I’m getting tired. I’ve been shopping, chopping, and mixing all the live long day. Time to get this show on the road. The oven is preheated to 500, and while I haven’t been able to figure out the… Continue reading Thompson Turkey Part Three – Baste Makes Waste/The Yolk’s On Me