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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Buttermilk Bread Just Like Mom Never Made
My mother is afraid of bread. No, she’s not one of those low-carb fanatics or even a gluten-free devotee. It’s not actually eating bread that scares her, but making it. Bear in mind that I’m talking about a professional foodie—once … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Recipes
Tagged bread flour, bread recipe, buttermilk, buttermilk bread, buttermilk bread recipe, difference between bread flour and all-purpose flour, easy bread recipe, easy buttermilk bread, how to make bread, how to use leftover buttermilk, leftover buttermilk, no-knead bread, what to do with buttermilk, what to do with extra buttermilk, what to do with leftover buttermilk
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Top Ten San Francisco Foodie Activities for Tourists
So you’re a food-lover with some vacation days to burn, and you’ve decided to visit San Francisco. Good choice. You’ve probably already compiled a nice long list of famous five-star restaurants that you can’t wait to try. But what else … Continue reading
Posted in Tips
Tagged activities, adventures, beignets, Brenda's French Soul Food, cheese, classes, cream biscuits, Discovery Street Tours, event, Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, food, food science, food trucks, food-lovers, foodie, hot dogs, lectures, New May Wah Supermarket, Off the Grid, omnivore books on food, restaurants, san francisco, sausages, Skillshare, talks, TCHO chocolate factory, tea, the cheese school, tourists, travel gifts, underdog, vegan, vegetarian, visitors, walking tours, wine
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Miso Caesar Salad Recipe
They say the cause of most marital discord is disagreement about money, but in my house, it’s definitely more about leftovers. I don’t so much mean leftover meals—though those cause their fair share of spats—but leftover ingredients. You know, the … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes, Salads
Tagged caesar dressing, caesar dressing without egg, caesar dressing without raw egg, caesar salad, caesar salad without raw egg, leftover miso, leftover miso paste, miso caesar, miso caesar salad, miso paste, ozachuke, ozachuke wakame, salmon roe, shiro miso, wakame, what to do with leftover miso, white miso, white miso paste
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Muhammara Recipe (Syrian Red Pepper and Walnut Dip)
One of the best destinations for a foodie tourist visiting San Francisco, in my opinion, is Haig’s Delicacies. Founded in 1956 by an Armenian who immigrated to the U.S. from Turkey, the small family-owned shop is a prized treasure of … Continue reading
Celebrate Sukkot with Acorn Squash Stuffed with Quinoa, White Beans, Olives, and Feta Cheese
Raised in hippie Berkeley in the 1970s by a non-observant Jewish mom and a devoutly agnostic father, my religious upbringing was scant to say the least. When asked directly, my parents always insisted we were Jewish, and we did enjoy … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Entrees, Recipes, Side Dishes, Vegetarian
Tagged acorn squash, chard, Feta, feta cheese, gluten-free, gluten-free stuffed squash, gluten-free sukkot recipe, jewish holidays, kalamata olives, mint, olives, pj library, quinoa, stuffed acorn squash, stuffed squash, stuffed vegetable dish for sukkot, stuffed vegetables, sukkah, sukkot, vegan, vegetarian sukkot entree, white beans
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Israeli Salad with Egg and Feta Cheese
Israeli Salad, distinguished by finely diced tomatoes and cucumbers, is described (according to Wikipedia), as “the most well-known national dish of Israel.” Way to go on the fame and recognition, Israeli Salad! You totally deserve it. You are sooooo good. … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes, Salads, Side Dishes, Small Plates, Snacks, Vegetarian
Tagged basil, bell pepper, cabbage, carrots, cayenne pepper, chick peas, chives, cilantro, cucumbers, dill, egg, feta cheese, ginger, hot chili peppers, israeli salad, lemon juice, mint, olives, parsley, preserved lemon peel, quark, radishes, tomatoes, white cheese
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Shrimp Bisque
Last week, as I toiled away in my home office on a typically cool and foggy Bay Area Fall day, I was struck with a hankering. As I mentioned yesterday, I was working on an assignment for a client that … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes, Soups
Tagged better than boullion, bisque thickened with rice, bisque with rice, crab bisque, crayfish bisque, easy bisque recipe, easy seafood bisque, easy shrimp bisque, lobster base, lobster bisque, rice thickened bisque, seafood bisque recipe, seafood soup, shellfish bisque, shellfish soup, shrimp bisque, shrimp bisque recipe, shrimp soup, shrimp stock, soup, thickened with rice, traditional bisque
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Easy Homemade Shrimp Stock Recipe
I just realized that for years I’ve been throwing away gold. Pink culinary gold. With what I know now, I can’t believe I am saying this, but I used to think that shrimp shells were [gasp] garbage. Meanwhile, wholly convinced … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes, Soups
Tagged crab, crayfish, easy seafood stock, easy shrimp broth, easy shrimp broth recipe, easy shrimp stock, easy shrimp stock recipe, easy stock recipe, lobers, seafood bisque, seafood risotto, seafood soup, shrimp, shrimp bisque, shrimp broth, shrimp shells, shrimp soup, shrimp stock
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