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A Brief Hiatus…

October 27, 2009

I must take a brief step back from Local Lemons. My father is ill, and I am back in my hometown of Cedarhurst, New York.
I have not traveled to New York, or seen my family, since February. I was raised in a traditional Italian household, with Sunday dinners at Grandma’s and my extended family all [...]

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An Interview with a Butcher

July 19, 2009

Welcome to the first installment of “An Interview With.” Every two weeks, I’ll post an interview with a Bay Area food connoisseur, giving you a new perspective on your favorite restaurant, local market, fishmonger, wine shop or coffeehouse. This week, go behind the counter of your neighborhood butcher shop.
Jerry Ver Brugge is owner of the [...]

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Welcome to the New Local Lemons

July 11, 2009

Here it is. The fruit of my labor. A food blog with mostly original and always natural recipes. Find restaurant reviews here and there, coverage of local food events and coming soon, interviews with food connoisseurs. Although mainly, this is a chronicle of my life through food.
Working a day-job and keeping a blog continues to be [...]

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The Secret To Grilling Fresh Corn

June 25, 2009

Fresh corn on the cob sure looks tasty when it has golden marks from the grill tattooed across each kernel. But take a bite and all to often you’ll get a mouth full of tough little dried-out nuggets sticking to and between all of your teeth. Don’t ruin a defenseless cob of fresh corn by [...]

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How to Cook with Wild Mushrooms

June 8, 2009

Blog posts with straight forward recipes are fine and dandy, but how does the saying go – you can give a man a fish?
Instead of handing you the fish, I’ll reveal some pointers that changed my opinion of cooking with wild mushrooms. Ready? Here we go:

When buying fresh mushrooms, purchase those that look alive. This [...]

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Paper Chef #41: Las Vegas Edition

June 3, 2009

Have you heard? Local Lemons was named the best food blog ever! Wait, that’s not true. But I did win the Paper Chef contest last month with my thyme-buttered gnocchi recipe, and I get to host this month’s event.

If you’re new to the competition, get familiar with the rules and regulations of Paper Chefbefore continuing to [...]

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Ancho-Corn Tortillas

April 24, 2009

Homemade tortillas can no way compare to the store-bought kind, no
matter how fresh you think they are. This recipe works just as well if
you leave out the ancho pepper – just don’t bring the water to a boil
and use warm water.
The trouble with corn tortillas is that they tend to stick to the wax
paper when [...]

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Grandma’s Toasted Pecan Butter Cookies

April 5, 2009

Ah, thanks Grandma, I knew you wouldn’t steer me wrong. When I called and asked her for one of her favorite cookie recipes, she revealed these soft, toasty, addictive little pecan morsels.
I know I’ve gone on and on about how glorious life is here in Berkeley, CA. I have said on more than one occasion [...]

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