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Bread

Bottarga Bread Salad for my Birthday

March 8, 2010

A crunchy sweet batard, torn, toasted and tossed with olive oil, pan-roasted butter beans, thinly sliced celery and spicy arugula. Topped with caper vinaigrette and dusted with briny bottarga.

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Sardines and Avocados

January 27, 2010

This isn’t so much about creamy avocado. Nor is it about unctuous, oily sardines, crusty toasted bread or even fruity olive oil. This is about weight. My weight, your weight and Alton’s weight.
Have you seen Alton Brown lately? Yes, that’s him. Or half of him. Alton recently dropped 50 pounds, and after circulating rumors of [...]

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Fast Food Slow: Filet-O-Fish Sandwich

January 5, 2010

My series finale: Pacific cod gets battered in local beer, topped with fresh cheese, tartar sauce and stuffed in a homemade brioche bun.

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Chestnuts, My New Love

October 3, 2009

Chestnuts, my new love. Roasted, boiled, in a jam or with brown rice and sesame seeds. How have I never cooked with fresh chestnuts before…

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Homemade Tomato Soup

September 24, 2009

Recipe for fresh tomato soup with dry-farmed early girl tomatoes, cipollini onions, aged balsamic vinegar and parmesan croutons. This is not your childhood tomato soup.

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Fresh Figs for Breakfast

August 27, 2009

A purely Californian breakfast. Roasted fresh figs, strong cheese from Cowgirl Creamery, organic local eggs and warm bread from La Farine.

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Walnut Date Bread with Brown Butter

August 20, 2009

How to make brown butter and use it to bake a toasty, fruity walnut date bread.

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Crostini with Roasted Garlic Creme Fraiche, Fava Beans and Mushroom Oil

August 11, 2009

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Fava Beans and Café Dreams:
Cloudless skies and sun-ripened fruit were not our only motivations for moving to Berkeley. Topping our list was a dream to open a little café, where I would cook simple, beautiful food and Alejandro would woo the guests with his charming ways. We’d have a garden out back, [...]

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