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About me and my food

March 14, 2009

Contact Me: allisonvalo(at)gmail.com When my husband, Alejandro, and I decided to move from Brooklyn to Berkeley, we knew we’d find warmer weather and greener pastures. But, we had no idea we’d also be in for year-round produce, the likes of which I only thought existed in Italy. The decision was not an easy one, with [...]

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Italian Hazelnut Cookies

March 12, 2009

Here is my question – how does one become an exceptional baker when she is married to a man who shuns sweets? While I cannot call my baking exceptional, my workaround for this household dilemma –  besides eating all the cookies myself – was to create some recipes with less sweet and more of, well, [...]

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From Brooklyn to Berkeley . . .

February 24, 2009

  I’m a former Brooklyn dweller who is now learning the intricacies of composting and gardening in the beautiful Bay Area. For me, the small neighborhood of Carroll Gardens in Brooklyn was the culinary capital of the east coast. From the hand-made mozzarella at Caputo’s to the anchovy pizza at Lucali’s, this little enclave provided [...]

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