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    The Recipe That Got Away

    Back in October of ’08, I was busy in the kitchen, working happily up to my elbows during the recipe testing phase for Michael Symon’s…Live To Cook book. It was during this time that I was presented with a recipe for pickled lamb’s tongue – remember this post?

    New Feature: Messin’ Up the Kitchen With…

    Tomorrow I am headed down to Mexico. Goals: to read content that’s longer than a recipe, feel the sun and warmth on my body, listen to the ocean and pay heed to its healing wisdoms, to do cartwheels in the sand, to eat buckets of buttery avocado, tikin xic, sikil pak and sopa de mariscos, [...]

    I’m Guest Blogging at The Nourished Kitchen

    Mama Jenny has been gracious enough to let me chime in at her fabulous,The Nourished Kitchen, a blog dedicated to the celebration of whole, real foods. I invite you to come read about my own seasonal savior and discover how you can naturally ease away those winter blues. Okay, the solution is not a chaise [...]

    A Chicken Limerick

    There’s a man you might know we’ll call “Barry”. Thus far, he’s found four gals to marry. Wife two left this dish, I’m three – it’s DELISH! And now make it for Matt, Joe or Gary.

    I’ve Got Sunshine on a Cloudy Day

    It’s almost The Ultimate Lemon Mousse. I’m sure you’ve noticed how the deep inhalation of a fantastic scent can elevate your spirits on evening the gloomiest of days. Citrus aromas possess that marvelous sparkling quality which never fail to wake up and deliver a warming yellow glow of sunshine to the olfactory sense.