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Bread

Chestnuts, My New Love

October 3, 2009
Fresh Chestnuts

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
Homemade tomato soup

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

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Crostini with Fava Beans, Roasted Garlic Creme Fraiche 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, a patio [...]

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Grilled Puttanesca Pizza with Heirloom Tomatoes

July 22, 2009
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I used to be a nonbeliever. Friends would mention the amazing pizza they made at home, but I’d shrug it off, secretly thinking there’s no way it was half as tasty as brick-oven pizza. Well, I take it back. Sort of. I still think home-baked pizza is a waste of my time. But grilled pizza… [...]

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