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Cheese

Sweet corn, chilies and burrata over fettucini

July 5, 2010
Corn, chilies and burrata over fettucini

I felt pretty darn lucky this week My friend Daniel, a talented graphic designer (he designed the local lemons logo) and photographer, had the opportunity to photograph Alice Waters last week. Alice Waters! I know I mention her often, but my cooking really wouldn’t be the same without her influence. I adore all her recipes, [...]

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Squash Blossom Pizza

May 24, 2010
Squash Blossom Pizza

Do you think I’m pretentious? You can tell me. I can take it. I met a reader the other day who told me I come off as pretentious, and she was happy to see I wasn’t. It got me thinking. What about my writing, my recipes, my voice, comes off as pretentious? Maria couldn’t put [...]

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The Best Grilled Cheese Sandwich

April 10, 2010
grilled cheese sandwich

Everyone says that, don’t they? I’m sure you do too. Don’t you think your grilled cheese sandwich is the best grilled cheese that was ever made? I know I do. You know what else everyone says? That their macaroni and cheese recipe is the. best. ever. It’s the first thing people tell me when I [...]

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Fast Food Slow: Stuffed Crust Pepperoni Pizza

December 21, 2009
Stuffed Crust Pizza

A slow recipe for fast pizza: Stuff your crust with homemade mozzarella cheese and top with fresh tomato sauce.

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Big Mac: Make Your Own, Have a Party

December 8, 2009
Big Mac Recipe

A recipe for homemade Big Macs and special sauce, using local, organic ingredients.

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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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Bacon and Eggs

September 10, 2009
Bacon and Eggs

Not what you were expecting? This is bacon and eggs, only better – much better. Pancetta, pecorino, homemade pesto and fingerling potatoes baked into a fritatta.

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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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