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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Israeli Couscous Salad with Pomegranate Seeds, Pistachios, and Hummus Vinaigrette
Ever since Juliana posted about the clean and easy pomegranate-seeding method she discovered, I’ve been keeping my eye out for recipes that use those precious little sweet-tart jewels—recipes I might have dismissed out of hand before I learned this magical … Continue reading
Gjetost Cheese. Love it? Hate it? Post your vote!
If you’re familiar with gjetost cheese, chances are good that you’ve already formed a strong opinion about it. Like marzipan or Vegemite, Norwegian gjetost (pronounced yet-toast) is considered by some to be an acquired taste, and can be a particularly … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast/Brunch, Products, Snacks
Tagged brunost, cheese, gietost, gjetost, Norwegian, prim, Scandinavian, whey cheese
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Smoky Tea-Chile-Rubbed Salmon with Lemon-Scallion Rice (No Gadgets Required!)
I confess, I am a total gadget fiend. From food processors to smart phones, I find it simply impossible to resist the lure of those shiny machines that promise to make my life easier, happier, more interesting. My love affairs … Continue reading
Posted in Entrees, Recipes
Tagged easy entree, easy recipe, fish, lapsang souchong, lemon, ming tsai, ming tsai recipe, rice, salmon, scallions, smoked foods, tea, tea-rubbed
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Sweets for my Sweet: Valentine’s Day Bittersweet Chocolate-Hazelnut Truffles
Sure, Valentine’s Day is one of those commercial holidays, created by the axis of evil made up of greeting card companies, candy makers, and florists solely for the purpose of guilt-tripping us into giving them our money. I know this, … Continue reading
Posted in Desserts, Recipes
Tagged bittersweet chocolate, chocolate, chocolate truffles, hazelnut, valentine's day
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Stocking-Stuffer Launches Gomashio Obsession
Spending Christmas day at my brother-in-law’s family home, with his mother, Linda—a great comfort food cook and master pie baker—has become one of my favorite holiday traditions. This post, however, is not about creamy mashed potatoes, or tender turkey, or … Continue reading
Posted in Condiments
Tagged condiment, gomashio, gomasio, Japanese, rice, seasoning, sesame seeds
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Mango-Coconut Ice Cream Dreams
A few months ago, when my sweet little niece was around two-and-a-half, my mother and I took her to one of Mom’s favorite candy shops here in San Francisco. She marched straight to the tiny ice cream counter at back … Continue reading
Posted in Desserts, Recipes
Tagged coconut, ice cream, ice cream machine, ice cream maker, mango
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