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One of my favorite casual foods in all the world is a big plate of rice and salad all generously topped with some sort of cool, creamy dressing. Everything gets mushed together, you get the filling satisfaction of the rice, get to feel virtuous because you’re eating salad, and everything has a lovely creamy mouth-feel. [...]

I am fond of a good manifesto, of documents that are a call to arms, an inspiration. Serve your country food! from the Greenhorns project, is a great manifesto. It proclaims support for young farmers, for the next generation of the network that keeps us all alive. Call to arms Arms strong and hands calloused, [...]

Today was a lovely day, so this morning I made myself a totally decadent serendipitous treat to match. There’s a lot of recipes for this on the web but I made this up on the spot. amaretto french toast stale french bread little splash of milk; bigger splash of whipping cream two eggs shot of [...]

I am feeling lazy (it’s 100 degrees out!) so I will repost a recipe that I first invented and wrote about almost exactly two years ago, and that I have made numerous times since. I just made it again this afternoon and it’s as delicious as I remember. If you have access to tons of [...]

Work (paid and unpaid) is hard, so I am going to take a moment to think about other things, and write about my favorite subject — dinner. I made Cobb salad for dinner last night, and it was delicious. I almost never buy iceberg lettuce (yes, I am a salad hipster) but the time seemed [...]

I have no idea if their products are available outside northern California, but I have been consistently impressed with the Sierra Nevada Cheese Company‘s products. Their cream cheese, which is what I’ve been getting is amazing. Tonight I tried their butter, which is shockingly good; almost like firm chevre, but mild and lovely and amazingly [...]

Today at the market I bought: * okra pickles — truly delicious, if you have never had them * butter beans * anchovies * pasta * parmesan * mango pickle — spicy and delicious. I used to live on the mango pickle from that Indian place by my house in Seattle. It kept me going. [...]