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    The Note on my Door Reads:

    Roasted baby carrots and their feathery greens, Moroccan flavors, bulgur. “GONE CATERING – BE BACK SOON!”

    Simple Summer – Eating Ohio Local….and a Chef’s Garden Winner

    Summertime and the livin’ is easy…. Pan-seared pork chop with a lemon-marjoram vinaigrette served over hash of baby chard, tiny new potatoes and my own home cured tesa – damn, this was good. Pork chop and belly for the *tesa are from Tea Hills Farm; vegetables from Chef’s Garden.

    Blogging for Vegetables…and Veggie U.

    Green and purple snow peas enjoying a cool water rinse. Earlier this week, Farmer Lee Jones of Chef’s Garden, sent me a box the size of a MINI Cooper packed with their glorious produce. I have never met Farmer Jones, nor have I ever made it out to Huron, Ohio to visit the gardens that [...]

    Making Gnudi with Mandy Moore and Ryan Adams

    It is a rare set of circumstances that can evoke the feeling of jealousy from my bones. The exception extends to those of you who still have dear mothers alive and well, but that just might be a case of deep longing and nothing more. Truly, jealousy is an emotion that’s never served me well [...]

    Q & A With Michelle at Cleveland Foodie

    It’s crazy wonderful how much my life has been enhanced by the people I have met through the blogging community, both near and far. Michelle Venorsky, from the popular Cleveland Foodie blog is a glowing local example. Smart, curious, honest and wildly passionate about food and cooking – we were destined to one day meet. [...]

    Procrastination in Layers of Cream

    Snowville Creamery whipping cream This is one of those days in the life of a freelancer where I could sure use a deadline. I need to: Unpack the suitcase which is still sitting open and messy since returning from Nashville last Sunday. My gorgeous and gracious friend Claudia of cook eat FRET asked me to [...]

    Rolling in Dough

    Semolina dough crust with chili, garlic and rapini and percorino Toscano The sun came streaming in through the patio this morning which brought to attention to the fine powdery layer of flour haze that has settled on everything including the screen on my laptop. My little workhorse of a kitchen has been functioning primarily as [...]

    Planet Barbecue Recipe Test Pictorial

    Menu For Hope V – You Can Help

    There’s a saying which goes something like “There will always be someone who has more, and always someone who has less”. Yes, indeed. Always someone who has less….and far, far less at that. This is the time of year that Chez Pim’s annual fundraiser, Menu For Hope unites the worldwide community of food bloggers to [...]

    Beth And Jim’s Engagement Chili

    The REAL working title of this post should be: Heidi’s Tied-For-Second-Place-Which-Very-Well-Might-Have-Been-First-Place-Had-It-Not-Been-For-Gross-Acts-Of-Nepotism-Which-After-Two-Days-Got-Even-Tastier-The-Chili-Not-The-Nepotism-And-Became-Beth-And-Jim’s-Hallelujah!-Engagement Chili. Why engagement chili? Because my friend Beth loves chili almost as much as she loves Jim and missed the cook off because she was very busy getting engaged so I gifted her with my leftovers. I’m really, really sorry for this, and please [...]