tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69815212024-03-11T23:21:24.912-07:00Becks & PoshSamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.comBlogger1185125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981521.post-66614349086300360852009-11-08T15:40:00.000-08:002009-11-08T20:47:05.833-08:00Autumnal Farro Salad with Smokey Roasted Grapes, Walnuts & Mushrooms<alt = "autumn salad with farro"><span style="font-size:125%;"></span><span style="font-size:90%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKH3MjMb_H6fTQGBmEidXCFxrIyPnTEiGGUmE2Fcab_YuCQWlmlPx0C_XsKfrXt7sqETszx37tuEz04JEfb8iOQx7b-1-oMLQ4n3wLruZqKi7iAtjLoG6eAK5O0OfdZa31VMv15Q/s1600-h/Autumnal+Farro+Salad+by+Sam+Breach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKH3MjMb_H6fTQGBmEidXCFxrIyPnTEiGGUmE2Fcab_YuCQWlmlPx0C_XsKfrXt7sqETszx37tuEz04JEfb8iOQx7b-1-oMLQ4n3wLruZqKi7iAtjLoG6eAK5O0OfdZa31VMv15Q/s1600/Autumnal+Farro+Salad+by+Sam+Breach.jpg" title="picture photograph image Autumnal farro salad with grapes walnuts and mushrooms 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image smokey farro salad 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a><br />
Last weekend I threw a casual buffet supper for a few 'dead-celebrity' impersonators before we all headed to a Hallowe'en party where being an expired famous person was the raison d'etre. As you all know, celebrities can be a needy bunch and consequently I had to juggle several dietary preferences in a meal where I hoped I could include things that everyone might like. I wanted to make a seasonal salad that would be wholesome and comforting without screaming out "Hey I am a *vegan* salad".<br />
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The inspiration came from a fabulous feast we were invited to last Christmas day at the home of some restaurant-owning friends who had built a wood-fired oven in their back yard. One of the the appetizers they sent out was a wonderful smokey dish of roasted grapes and walnuts. So simple, but delicious, it had been playing on my mind ever since a more recent roasted grape salad at <a href="http://www.incanto.biz/">Incanto</a> had reminded me of it. Now that grape season is upon us, I wondered if I could riff on that idea a little and create something inspired by the grape and walnut combination in my far-less-glamorous-than-a-wood-fired-oven electric stove.<br />
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Turns out that my gut instinct served me well and I knocked up a dish that I was congratulated on from several quarters. It couldn't be much simpler to make, here's how:<br />
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Cook up half a pound (or more if you are feeding a larger group), of farro in salted boiling water. I find that using the farro I purchase from <a href="http://www.bouletteslarder.com/">Boulette's larder</a>, it only takes about 10 to 15 minutes before the grain is perfectly al dente. Use your own taste buds to make that judgment. Drain the farro.<br />
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In the meantime, heat the oven to 400F and pop a handful, or two of walnuts into a roasting pan. Toast them in the heated oven until you start to smell their nutty aroma, but before they become too deeply browned. Remove the pan from the oven (using gloves of course) and throw in some seedless grapes (I like the green/blush ones), and small whole mushrooms. I favour a mix of shiitake, tree oysters and maitake (which I tear into smaller pieces). Sprinkle with a scant teaspoon of smoked Spanish paprika and a couple of bold pinches of Maldon salt before dousing in a decent glug of olive oil. Using a spatula, fold all the ingredients together until everything is evenly coated and well mixed. Pop back into the oven to roast, for 20 about minutes, stirring once half way through. <br />
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Once you can smell the mushrooms, the grapes are just on the verge of starting to shrivel and everything else looks golden brown you can remove the pan from the oven and stir in the strained farro grains. Taste and add more salt as necessary (but be careful doing that whilst those grapes and nuts are still piping hot). <br />
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I like to serve this salad warm or at room temperature. I am hoping you might like to too...<br />
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<u>Local Resources</u><br />
Farro from Italy via <a href="http://www.bouletteslarder.com/">Boulette's Larder</a><br />
Grapes from <a href="http://www.organicharvestnetwork.com/growers/balakian.html">Balakian Farms</a><br />
Mushrooms from <a href="http://www.farwestfungi.com/">Far West Funghi</a><br />
Walnuts from <a href="http://alfierifarms.hostasaurus.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?">Alfieri</a><br />
Olive Oil from <a href="http://www.barianioliveoil.com/">Bariani</a><br />
Salt from <a href="http://www.maldonsalt.co.uk/">England</a><br />
Smoked Paprika from <a href="http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=5dH&resnum=0&q=el+rey+de+la+vera+paprika&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=51P3SoqKOYvgswOewOm0CQ&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=title&resnum=5&ved=0CCIQrQQwBA">Spain</a><br />
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<u>Archives</u><br />
2005 | Has it really been four years? <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2005/11/my-food-blogging-world-just-got-little.html">Account of my first meeting with fellow food bloggers in London and Paris</a>.<br />
2004 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2004/11/bake-sales-for-charity-week-two.html">Bake Sales for Charity<br />
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<a href ="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">© 2009</a> Sam Breach</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">© 2008 Sam Breach at "Becks & Posh", <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/">becksposhnosh.blogspot.com</a> This RSS Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, or at the aforementioned url, the site you are looking at might be guilty of infringing upon <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">terms of copyright</a>.</div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981521.post-45861564869963828332009-10-04T21:07:00.000-07:002009-10-08T20:11:58.030-07:00*"This Must Be A Luxury Salad"<span style="font-size:125%;">Saveur Inspired Lamb Salad</span><span style="font-size:90%;"><br />
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Long hours at work over the last month have kept me out of the kitchen and away from my rewarding exercise schedule. Whilst the contents of my <a href="http://www.mariquita.com/">Mariquita</a> mystery farm box have been idly languishing in the fridge my mealtimes have, sadly, descended to a sorry catalog of unhealthy options I am almost afraid to admit to. Nature's Valley Oat & Honey bars from the vending machine and sandwiches with butter, salt and vinegar crisps and Marmite have been the highlights of my dietary calendar for the past few weeks.<br />
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A few days ago, I managed to find a few minutes to flick through the pages of the Saveur magazine I get delivered to my home. The October 2009 issue is all about lamb and when it comes to lamb, I am a huge fan. 'Lamb Rules', Saveur declares, and I agree. As a child who grew up in a household where every week 'Sunday Roast' lunch was a given, I was always happiest when the rotation through the traditional center pieces for this signature meal - pig, cow, chicken - settled on a cut from a baby sheep. Oh yes, I do love lamb.<br />
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The minute my greedy eyeballs scanned the ingredients for the <a href="http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Lamb-Salad">Lamb Salad</a> on page 66, I knew it was something I needed to make as soon as possible, albeit with a substitute for the anchovies my dining partner is loathe to enjoy. For that I decided upon a few black olives and set about a late trip to the Farmers' Market with the sole purpose of gathering the ingredients for this dish.<br />
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To my mind, a recipe such as this does not need to be followed to the letter. What does it matter if my potatoes have brown skins instead of red? Will the recipe start screaming heresy at me if I favour maitake over oyster or shiitake? No, I don't think so. And so, with my tweakages justified, at least in my own mind, I set to work.<br />
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And work it was: A collection of mini-recipes strung together, one-by-one, before finally being introduced to each other just before serving. Roast a whole head of garlic for an hour then use it to make a strong, pungent vinaigrette with salty capers and sherry vinegar. Roast some potatoes. Fry up some mushrooms. Cook a piece of lamb. Chop some toasted nuts. Toss some salad greens. Compose on a plate. [See picture above.]<br />
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As I finally sat down to eat a proper home-cooked meal with Fred, for the first time in far too long, my level of expectation could hardly have been higher. Which is probably why it felt like a balloon had just been popped with a pin and the resulting shreds of rubber were whistling around the room laughing and taunting me with their heckles. I am sure, less would have been more. Too many flavours were fighting against each other for recognition and the poor little lamb was getting lost in the fray. <br />
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Should I beat myself up for substituting 10 anchovy fillets with 6 black olives? Did I break the recipe - or was it already broken before I even started?<br />
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<strike>PS - Please note - the ingredient list for <a href="http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Lamb-Salad">this recipe</a> states that "<i>1⁄2 cup loosely packed mixed flat-leaf parsley and mint leaves</i>" are required. However, the instructions for preparation do not make use of them at any stage, neither could I conjure up any reason to add them or a place to put them.</strike> Thanks to <a href="http://www.vinoroma.com/">Hande</a> for pointing out my oversight. They are indeed mentioned as herbs. I read the recipe several times and even visited the website where I did a search for 'mint' which of course was of no use to me. I certainly get today's prize for FAIL!<br />
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PPS - *"This Must Be a Luxury Salad" was Fred's comment on sitting down to eat. Fred perhaps preferred this dish more than I did. He is not as keen on lamb as I am and the fact the strong vinaigrette masked its flavour probably meant it worked more in his favour.<br />
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<u>Local Resources</u><br />
Rocambole Stiff Neck Garlic from <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2009/07/rocambole-stiff-neck-garlic-from.html">Hunter Orchards</a> <br />
Sherry Vinegar from <a href="http://www.ooliveoil.com/product_winevin.php?n=O%20sherry%20vinegar">O Olive Oil</a><br />
Shallots from <a href="http://dirtygirlproduce.com/">Dirty Girl</a><br />
Olive Oil from <a href="http://www.barianioliveoil.com/">Bariani</a><br />
Boneless Grass-fed lamb loin chop from <a href="http://www.marinsunfarms.com/">Marin Sun Farms</a> <br />
Potatoes from <a href="http://www.mariquita.com/">Mariquita</a><br />
Maitake from <a href="http://www.farwestfungi.com/AboutUs">Far West Fungi</a><br />
Butter from <a href="http://www.strausfamilycreamery.com/?title=butter">Straus</a><br />
Thyme from <a href="http://www.cuesa.org/markets/farmers/farm_90.php">White Crane Spring Ranch</a><br />
Frisee from <a href="http://www.starroutefarms.com/">Star Route Farms</a><br />
Pistachios from <a href="http://alfierifarms.hostasaurus.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?">Alfieri Farms</a><br />
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<u>Archives</u><br />
2008 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2008/10/market-day.html">Eat Local Challenge Day 4</a><br />
2007 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/10/fifteen-cornwall-watergate-bay.html">Fifteen Watergate Bay</a><br />
2006 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2006/10/berne-baby-berne.html">Amanda Berne</a> <br />
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<a href ="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">© 2009</a> Sam Breach</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">© 2008 Sam Breach at "Becks & Posh", <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/">becksposhnosh.blogspot.com</a> This RSS Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, or at the aforementioned url, the site you are looking at might be guilty of infringing upon <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">terms of copyright</a>.</div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981521.post-81719860970171185102009-09-21T07:33:00.000-07:002009-09-21T09:33:06.700-07:00Blogher Food 09 - Pre Conference Urban Hike<alt = "REPLACE WITH ALT TITLE"><span style="font-size:125%;">Walk with Me through Beautiful San Francisco</span><span style="font-size:90%;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjWB1QMovTs4kSY_RWQH0y453-HvYlZRTuG5eoD-OtqIVQIpFKEuvD6-lPcPwyZwG5KdawZ3rnszwhp2AG-ZZtrR-OBdO0k_JtPCi3afdtmkXEMwQtd1WbG511JUVViiX8w1vew/s1600-h/Lombard+by+Sam+Breach+2009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjWB1QMovTs4kSY_RWQH0y453-HvYlZRTuG5eoD-OtqIVQIpFKEuvD6-lPcPwyZwG5KdawZ3rnszwhp2AG-ZZtrR-OBdO0k_JtPCi3afdtmkXEMwQtd1WbG511JUVViiX8w1vew/s400/Lombard+by+Sam+Breach+2009.jpg" title="picture photograph image TITLE 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image ALT 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogher.com/blogher_conference/conf/11/general/4">Blogher Food '09</a> attendees are invited to join me on an early morning urban hike prior to the start of the conference. This 5 mile walk will energize you for the day in store, give you a head start at meeting other attendees and provide you with a healthy helping of fresh air before heading indoors for the rest of the day, as well as affording you with some of San Francisco's most loved views and famous land marks. This, in particular, is a great way for first time visitors to San Francisco, to see a little more of the city than the inside of a hotel room!<br /><br />Meet outside the front door of the St Regis Hotel at 6.15 am. The walk will start at 6.30 sharp. If you need a coffee, please leave yourself time to pick it up before we begin. There is a <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=peets+coffee+3rd+street+san+francisco&sll=37.78537,-122.407682&sspn=0.038665,0.090895&gl=us&ie=UTF8&ll=37.786453,-122.401772&spn=0,359.818211&t=h&z=13&layer=c&cbll=37.786405,-122.40187&panoid=Z2Yi9oYNpg6lYxcltcdj_A&cbp=12,322.07,,0,1.16">Peet's</a> less than a block away on the corner of Mission and 3rd that opens at 6AM. I still need to check to see if the St. Regis concierge will allow us to leave any bags with them whilst we walk.<br /><br />Our urban hike will start off in darkness as we head through the corner of downtown towards China Town. As we walk, the rising sun will start to light our way as move through North Beach and up the gentlest route to the top of Lombard, famed worldwide for its windy section of road. From there we will switch direction, towards Telegraph Hill. At its peak, from our vantage point by Coit Tower, (no fog, willing), we'll enjoy spectacular views of the Golden Gate Bridge, the Bay Bridge, Alcatraz, Marin, Oakland and Berkeley too. From here we'll head down Filbert Steps, an almost tropical micro climate where, if you are lucky, you'll spot the hoards of green parrots who have made it their home. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY_RemlvEPmJc0VjKoKLtYc1_pzz0rn7WIHg7udZRVqznIyC-MdOpAPw9iVtt-B5HIkWq_dceDeJyIz8Ptykor9rMBqULFK6JE0XxE_iBRoFXQ-z05EWNPRh8a80F9dv6QCs70tw/s400/Telegraph+Hill+by+Sam+Breach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY_RemlvEPmJc0VjKoKLtYc1_pzz0rn7WIHg7udZRVqznIyC-MdOpAPw9iVtt-B5HIkWq_dceDeJyIz8Ptykor9rMBqULFK6JE0XxE_iBRoFXQ-z05EWNPRh8a80F9dv6QCs70tw/s400/Telegraph+Hill+by+Sam+Breach.jpg" title="picture photograph image TITLE 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image ALT 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Once we reach flat ground again, it's all plain sailing back to the hotel, as we make our way along the Embarcadero, with views of The Ferry Building before continuing down Market towards the St Regis. Our estimated arrival time is before 8.15 am, allowing plenty of time to join the other attendees for the networking breakfast before the welcome speech begins.<br /><br />I have completed this walk twice, for test purposes. On both occasions I have not rushed, stopped to take plenty photographs along the way and it has taken me 1 hour 40 minutes. This won't be a leisurely amble, but neither will it be a power walk - I have tried to balance it somewhere in between. Training shoes or walking shoes are advisable. There are a couple of hills, but in each case I have chosen the least steep routes up them. Also be aware that there are also downhill steps to tackle. We will be aiming for a pace of 20 minutes maximum per mile so please feel comfortable with maintaining that rate over 5 miles. <br /><br />Please let me know in the comments if you have any questions, and although sign up isn't required - it's for whoever shows up in time - it would be cool if you'd like to drop a note to say you intend to join me. And I really hope you will - I look forward to meeting you all on Saturday 26th September. <br /><br />Below is a link to the GPS route of the last time I completed this exact same walk, to give you some idea of how it looks on a map. (Ignore the wobbly bits - I wasn't drunk - the GPS system I have sometimes heads a little off kilter!):<br /><br /><iframe src="http://js.mapmyfitness.com/embed/blogview.html?r=34b524af37ad8cf01f4c541fe77c50f1&u=e&t=run" height="700px" width="100%" frameborder="0"><a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/walk/united-states/ca/san-francisco/405125216985799619">St Regis Sight Seeing Loop</a><br/><a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/find-walk/united-states/ca/san-francisco">Find more Walks in San Francisco, California</a></iframe><!-- MMF PARTNER TOOL --><br /><br /><br /><img src = "http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/sam-sig.jpg" align "left"><br /></span><span style="font-size:80%;"><br /><br /><a href ="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">© 2009</a> Sam Breach</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">© 2008 Sam Breach at "Becks & Posh", <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/">becksposhnosh.blogspot.com</a> This RSS Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, or at the aforementioned url, the site you are looking at might be guilty of infringing upon <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">terms of copyright</a>.</div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981521.post-12202863064947678002009-08-27T07:55:00.000-07:002009-08-27T08:54:45.732-07:00MockTails of the City #3: Heaven's Dog<alt = "Heaven's Dog San Francisco review non alcoholic cocktails"><spanstyle="font-size:55%;"><span style="font-style:italic;">In which I make my way around the City searching for sophisticated yet sober cocktails.</span><br /><span style="font-size:90%;"><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Best mixologist attitude to a mocktail yet. And was their 'virgin' tasty? Yes, you bet.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9rEhKklWNDYco_F2jNCyR-9RkoorBmPtFoH_GuB8sZe-sk6OxW4RRhtmFPe_rmuC7VoPebkVdz5px_TH5G3_qWipkd1nTjaHf99lkw4Xom5qQLdtfMHWSmSLdZfO9qqpIctjWeA/s400/heavens+dog+by+sam+breach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9rEhKklWNDYco_F2jNCyR-9RkoorBmPtFoH_GuB8sZe-sk6OxW4RRhtmFPe_rmuC7VoPebkVdz5px_TH5G3_qWipkd1nTjaHf99lkw4Xom5qQLdtfMHWSmSLdZfO9qqpIctjWeA/s400/heavens+dog+by+sam+breach.jpg" title="picture photograph image Heaven's Dog san francisco 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image taken on my iphone 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Third time lucky: At last! Staff who don't bat an eyelid when I put in my request for a non-alcoholic cocktail. Because the Heaven's Dog drink menu is actually flush with soda and juice options, I almost didn't dare to ask if they might indulge me in something a little more fanciful. I am so glad I did. The cocktail waitress was enthusiastic in her response to my question. "But of course, the bartenders love to create virgin drinks - what kind of thing do you like? And so the conversation continued to establish my tastes. The result was a long, cool, feisty fresh ginger and citrus drink with a serious kick. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Heaven's Dog:</span> 1148 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103, (415) 863-6008 [<a href="http://www.heavensdog.com/">Website</a>]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Visit:</span> August 2009<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Menu:</span> Fresh juices and sodas are listed on the menu in the bar (but not on the website). However, do note their "Freedom from Choice" option where the Bar Staff choose a cocktail for you. This can be specified as a 'virgin' drink. [<a href="http://www.heavensdog.com/hddrink.html">menu here</a>]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Bartender's reaction:</span> We were sitting in the lounge area, not at the bar, so all of our interactions were with the cocktail waitress who was stellar. She dealt with about a dozen people all cashing out of one giant bill individually with far more patience than most human beings could ever muster. Someone told me that <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/12/LV3V18HJQP.DTL">Jackie Patterson</a>, whom I know from her <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2008/03/orson-4th-street-soma-san-francisco.html">Orson</a> days, was working that evening so I went up to the bar to catch up with her. She explained to me that because Heaven's Dog has a good variety of handcrafted syrups to hand, making up an interesting mocktail is never a problem for the bartenders.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Price: </span>Mocktails: $6 each.<br /><br /><img src = "http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/sam-sig.jpg" align "left"><br />Mocktails of the City #2 <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2009/07/mocktails-of-city-2-clock-bar.html">The Clock Bar</a><br />Mocktails of the City #1 <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2009/07/mocktails-of-city-1-alembic.html">The Alembic</a><br /><br /><a href ="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">© 2009</a> Sam Breach</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">© 2008 Sam Breach at "Becks & Posh", <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/">becksposhnosh.blogspot.com</a> This RSS Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. 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Can you guess where we saw them?<br /><br /><img src = "http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/sam-sig.jpg" align "left"><br /></span><span style="font-size:80%;"><br /><br /><a href ="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">© 2009</a> Sam Breach</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">© 2008 Sam Breach at "Becks & Posh", <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/">becksposhnosh.blogspot.com</a> This RSS Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, or at the aforementioned url, the site you are looking at might be guilty of infringing upon <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">terms of copyright</a>.</div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981521.post-15166228679685024832009-08-05T23:08:00.000-07:002009-08-05T23:09:26.442-07:00The Dogpatch, covert Kitchenette.<alt = "REPLACE WITH ALT TITLE"><span style="font-size:125%;">Have you tried it yet?</span><span style="font-size:90%;"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.kitchenettesf.com/"><br />Click here to learn more about Kitchenette, its daily changing menu and hours of operation</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5I9KG9uXU6b-BJJ3uLIo8Oo-AfYwawiqzVapM4nHRTdO-aKpv9Qd1CmWYd8yQPZfDtx-bspmtBfFwF3wGdaESkuL713Q64ItT3MwvuTYSnl9_G34_-ygchyphenhyphen5hM34WsjAWWjyC_A/s1600/Kitchenette+by+Sam+Breach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5I9KG9uXU6b-BJJ3uLIo8Oo-AfYwawiqzVapM4nHRTdO-aKpv9Qd1CmWYd8yQPZfDtx-bspmtBfFwF3wGdaESkuL713Q64ItT3MwvuTYSnl9_G34_-ygchyphenhyphen5hM34WsjAWWjyC_A/s1600/Kitchenette+by+Sam+Breach.jpg" title="picture photograph image TITLE 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image ALT 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><u><span style="font-weight:bold;">Example “I don’t like Mondays” Monday: 08/03</span></u><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">vietnamese meatball banh mi</span> cilantro, jalapeno, pickled carrot & cucumber $7.50<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">fresh shell bean salad</span> sweet brentwood corn, green beans, cumin vinaigrette $2.50<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.4505meats.com/chicharrones/">4505’s spicy chicharrones</a></span> $3.- [not pictured, but transported to England and thereafter enjoyed, but only by my dad and myself. The rest of the family are clearly chicharrone-wimps]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />lemongrass-thai basil lemonade</span> $2.50<br /><br /><br /><img src = "http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/sam-sig.jpg" align "left"><br /></span><span style="font-size:80%;"><br /><br /><a href ="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">© 2009</a> Sam Breach</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">© 2008 Sam Breach at "Becks & Posh", <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/">becksposhnosh.blogspot.com</a> This RSS Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, or at the aforementioned url, the site you are looking at might be guilty of infringing upon <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">terms of copyright</a>.</div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981521.post-18290660550991059062009-08-03T15:11:00.000-07:002009-08-03T15:18:51.146-07:00Learning How to Butcher a Hog Half<alt = "REPLACE WITH ALT TITLE"><span style="font-size:125%;">In a Class taught by Taylor, at <a href="http://www.fattedcalf.com/">The Fatted Calf</a> </span><span style="font-size:90%;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXUkZbBJzPkm80Fa3_-P9NffFLnwfdDVFTX1XrW-sDBXu3fmhfuB2YM1X6VF2fsEFA_w-Ta-mArTreiwI7Z0mAKIHo896L4LHDV_fa3k52Xp201omkeGKaW_AqrV57Yea1XJ0fg/s1600-h/fatted+calf+butchery+by+Sam+Breach+1"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXUkZbBJzPkm80Fa3_-P9NffFLnwfdDVFTX1XrW-sDBXu3fmhfuB2YM1X6VF2fsEFA_w-Ta-mArTreiwI7Z0mAKIHo896L4LHDV_fa3k52Xp201omkeGKaW_AqrV57Yea1XJ0fg/s400/fatted+calf+butchery+by+Sam+Breach+1" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365863907040062882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQUZ-2oVdYgl21yFynKGyDH9igkMsOuVHqWgPuhEZIndKEH2YwrEndKsIYf2ht0gjZg7SpwNoQLtpClkdteU8Rax1UkNz4ucAhOVeQcfPckfupsc8rqnxKnsUwzWZYGqePaQ9Tg/s1600-h/fatted+calf+butchery+by+Sam+Breach+2"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQUZ-2oVdYgl21yFynKGyDH9igkMsOuVHqWgPuhEZIndKEH2YwrEndKsIYf2ht0gjZg7SpwNoQLtpClkdteU8Rax1UkNz4ucAhOVeQcfPckfupsc8rqnxKnsUwzWZYGqePaQ9Tg/s400/fatted+calf+butchery+by+Sam+Breach+2" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365863913078157554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQV6-tMDKuT4D7YlEq52GwSano8TryhbWR2n8nkEFEzX7SrbtvBzBPzG1zSQF637Ong2ZdKTbQ4nfwLmjk3_jqJFTHLXtsjxWHuY7Ny9xJqoAPdkjNnHyPxzxwog9shznoyFXRig/s1600-h/fatted+calf+butchery+by+Sam+Breach+3"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQV6-tMDKuT4D7YlEq52GwSano8TryhbWR2n8nkEFEzX7SrbtvBzBPzG1zSQF637Ong2ZdKTbQ4nfwLmjk3_jqJFTHLXtsjxWHuY7Ny9xJqoAPdkjNnHyPxzxwog9shznoyFXRig/s400/fatted+calf+butchery+by+Sam+Breach+3" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365863918243555090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizDHc9_rbUVUl4u31k9fmOo_7VI3jTFxRmr1uWFY657E0FKQgALcxMqHsPGqG_FLA2ecns_ad9XBUWHzbnhsFeSmOBsPTSlj72HKGtwkzonyiOOZ795CUXcwTHeW6bjE-0OvOpEg/s1600-h/fatted+calf+butchery+by+Sam+Breach+4"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizDHc9_rbUVUl4u31k9fmOo_7VI3jTFxRmr1uWFY657E0FKQgALcxMqHsPGqG_FLA2ecns_ad9XBUWHzbnhsFeSmOBsPTSlj72HKGtwkzonyiOOZ795CUXcwTHeW6bjE-0OvOpEg/s400/fatted+calf+butchery+by+Sam+Breach+4" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365864026995426946" /></a><br />[pictures taken on an iPhone]<br /><br /><img src = "http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/sam-sig.jpg" align "left"><br /></span><span style="font-size:80%;"><br /><br />[Follow the <a href="http://twitter.com/fattedcalf">Fatted Calf on Twitter</a>]<br /><br /><a href ="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">© 2009</a> Sam Breach</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">© 2008 Sam Breach at "Becks & Posh", <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/">becksposhnosh.blogspot.com</a> This RSS Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, or at the aforementioned url, the site you are looking at might be guilty of infringing upon <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">terms of copyright</a>.</div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981521.post-54509113192835894002009-08-02T15:46:00.000-07:002009-08-02T15:56:11.522-07:00Chocolate - Maple - Caramel - Bacon<alt = "REPLACE WITH ALT TITLE"><span style="font-size:125%;">With those four words, a diet is forsaken.</span><span style="font-size:90%;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiyuPYNgF5vFz5Qgnct6tK-bVJlpzbn4KDtpL3PRga_fBQ3dlDneajkGqJ_3lNMjwaH1GLDTcigOhwIMtIvPN4wHTV53YO4CbMHdlJ31-KJTZls_1cXiRr5w-njeeAbjz59NUdQ/s1600/maple+caramel+bacon+by+Sam+Breach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiyuPYNgF5vFz5Qgnct6tK-bVJlpzbn4KDtpL3PRga_fBQ3dlDneajkGqJ_3lNMjwaH1GLDTcigOhwIMtIvPN4wHTV53YO4CbMHdlJ31-KJTZls_1cXiRr5w-njeeAbjz59NUdQ/s1600/maple+caramel+bacon+by+Sam+Breach.jpg" title="picture photograph image Recchiuti's chocolate covered maple caramel bacon 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image seasonal treats for August from Michael Recchiuti 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Today I visited <a href="http://www.recchiuti.com/index.html">Michael Recchiuti's</a> flagship store in the San Francisco Ferry Building to stock up on gifts to take to my family when I head to England, tomorrow, to visit them. Whilst shopping, something new to the Recchiuti range caught my eye, so I had to buy myself a little present too. I was told that this is a seasonal item available for this month only... <br /><br /><img src = "http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/sam-sig.jpg" align "left"><br /></span><span style="font-size:80%;"><br /><br /><a href ="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">© 2009</a> Sam Breach</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">© 2008 Sam Breach at "Becks & Posh", <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/">becksposhnosh.blogspot.com</a> This RSS Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, or at the aforementioned url, the site you are looking at might be guilty of infringing upon <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">terms of copyright</a>.</div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981521.post-8138525026938928142009-07-31T12:03:00.000-07:002009-07-31T12:48:58.853-07:00MockTails of the City #2: Clock Bar<alt = "Michael Mina clock bar westin st francisco san francisco review"><span style="font-size:125%;">In which I make my way around the City searching for sophisticated yet sober cocktails.<br /></span><span style="font-size:90%;"><br />Cocktails, mocktails and local eats, like popcorn, nuts and salami meats.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSyCMOO9XQm6JhhM_HDQLCvwhieqfrkrLggOMxot8Q7Wsd00vGbmlSGpTQ9PI4ABo_pWyMkdCoMiHqvhHdEF0dMdgoRfITLEVITbNJHmBoQ98dWrYk2ECNFqq1jUE8FpChk-hxg/s400/clock+bar+by+sam+breach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSyCMOO9XQm6JhhM_HDQLCvwhieqfrkrLggOMxot8Q7Wsd00vGbmlSGpTQ9PI4ABo_pWyMkdCoMiHqvhHdEF0dMdgoRfITLEVITbNJHmBoQ98dWrYk2ECNFqq1jUE8FpChk-hxg/s400/clock+bar+by+sam+breach.jpg" title="picture photograph image clock bar san francisco 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image taken on my iphone 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Last week marked my return to a scene I had been taking a break from for the first half of 2009. A group of my friends get together on a regular basis, to try out cocktail bars all over the City. Initially I reigned in my attendance on account of the effects of the recession, but after cutting back on alcohol too, I wasn't sure if there would be any reason to ever return to these highly spirited gatherings. Eventually I missed the social aspect too much and I wanted back in. Plus, these days I am intrigued - just what is a mixologist who doesn't have alcohol to fall back on, capable of creating?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Clock Bar:</span> Westin St. Francis, 335 Powell St, San Francisco, CA 94102, (415) 397 9222 [<a href="http://www.michaelmina.net/clockbar/">Website</a>]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Visit:</span> July 2009<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Menu:</span> No non-alcholic cocktails listed. [<a href="http://www.michaelmina.net/clockbar/pdf/Clock%20Bar%20BookNew.pdf">menu here</a>]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Bartender's reaction:</span> The first bartender I spoke to wasn't wildly enthusiastic at the notion of creating a non-alcholic cocktail. "It's just going to be juice", she remarked. After being pushed a little further by my requests for some something more imaginative she suggested making a dry version of their "Scottish Mule" - fresh lime, cucumber and ginger beer without the gin. The resulting drink, made by her male colleague, was great; refreshing, perfectly balanced and with very subtle nuances of cucumber. Bartender #2 was much more game for being experimental and he made me a second drink with lime and muddled rosemary. The result wasn't as successful, but I appreciated the attempt. Full marks for trying.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Price: </span>Mocktails: $5 each.<br /><br /><img src = "http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/sam-sig.jpg" align "left"><br /></span><span style="font-size:80%;"><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Previously on Mocktails of the City</span>: <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2009/07/mocktails-of-city-1-alembic.html">The Alembic</a>.<br /><br /><a href ="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">© 2009</a> Sam Breach</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">© 2008 Sam Breach at "Becks & Posh", <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/">becksposhnosh.blogspot.com</a> This RSS Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, or at the aforementioned url, the site you are looking at might be guilty of infringing upon <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">terms of copyright</a>.</div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981521.post-54607042322596656262009-07-16T21:00:00.000-07:002009-07-17T08:30:54.387-07:00Drinkwell Soda, Lacto-Fermentation<alt = "REPLACE WITH ALT TITLE"><span style="font-size:125%;">Live probiotics, worth investigation.</span><span style="font-size:90%;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP3mYGZr1FttvYGjobpi65bX6yU4ddldQhxFr_1bjuvMXaj_7IKvZBZkofBtMy1ueEzy34aXufMVsOZl0zhrqFv-AHmUQGuAp4WmiXq3R3ynxoN1R4kLT21AKlE3dyZYfE1zR_Ig/s1600-h/Eatwell+Sod+BY+SAM+BREACH.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP3mYGZr1FttvYGjobpi65bX6yU4ddldQhxFr_1bjuvMXaj_7IKvZBZkofBtMy1ueEzy34aXufMVsOZl0zhrqFv-AHmUQGuAp4WmiXq3R3ynxoN1R4kLT21AKlE3dyZYfE1zR_Ig/s1600/Eatwell+Sod+BY+SAM+BREACH.jpg" title="picture photograph image TITLE 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image ALT 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I was pretty excited, a couple of months ago, when I was wandering around the Farmers' Market with my friend <a href="http://www.lifebeginsat30.com/">Jen</a> and she stopped to chat with Nigel from <a href="http://eatwellfarm.typepad.com/">Eatwell Farm</a>, whom she knows. Accompanying Nigel on that particular Saturday was his fiance, Lorraine, who started telling us about her work with naturally fermented sodas. As someone who is <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2009/07/mocktails-of-city-1-alembic.html">currently interested in non-alcoholic libations</a>, I was attentive and excited to learn that Lorraine would be selling her creations soon.<br /><br />The time to try Lorraine's Drinkwell Sodas is now here. <a href="http://eatwellfarm.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/07/lacto-fermented-soda-queen.html">You will find her</a> at the back of the San Francisco Ferry Building Farmers' Market on Saturday mornings, selling a selection of her sodas. I fell hook, line & sinker for the seasonal grapefruit flavour. I have always loved grapefruit drinks anyway, but this one, with it's muted fruit accents, gentle effervescence and softly tingling aftertaste was incredible. I bought a refillable Kanteen, priced at $20, so that I will be able to keep drinking Lorrain's sodas every Saturday, at $8 for 18 ounces. Alternatively, you can purchase by the cup in smaller amounts. Drinkwell Sodas cannot easily be bottled and sold through stores, they need to be consumed whilst fresh, which is why you will need to go to the source if you want to treat your tastebuds.<br /><br />When you buy your soda, you can pick up an informational leaflet which will tell you about the lacto-fermentation process used to create the sodas, explaining that these sodas are live, active and containing probiotics which help you maintain healthy intestinal micro flora. At last we have something pure, natural and healthy that is local to boot and tastes really good too. If I were you, I'd give it a shot...<br /><br /><img src = "http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/sam-sig.jpg" align "left"><br /></span><span style="font-size:80%;"><br /><br /><u>Archives</u><br />2008<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/07/food-photography-tips-from-pixars.html"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmoyFViXGV1X5riKpwA-bIeIXkqE02fmUKoqvHMGe4JomTtFJ_7Ry8Obe2r-k-WyZ6WkywuU_0ObSeBWtGEoAHmPVvEGCN5m32wWW5DLiwwog9bkp3oZQkEVIpvu5SjNWsqtct/s1600/keller+confit+biyaldi+ratatouille+by+sam+breach+2.jpg" alt="picture photograph Thomas keller recipe for Confit Biyaldi the ratatouille recipe used in the movie by Pixar 2007 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" width = "100" title = "picture photograph Thomas keller recipe for Confit Biyaldi the ratatouille recipe used in the movie by Pixar 2007 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a> 2006<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2006/07/recipe-for-summer-pudding.html"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/164/977/400/summer.pudding.3.jpg" alt="picture photograph Summer Pudding 2006 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" width = "100" title = "how to make English Summer Pudding with red berries including recipe 2006 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href ="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">© 2009</a> Sam Breach</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">© 2008 Sam Breach at "Becks & Posh", <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/">becksposhnosh.blogspot.com</a> This RSS Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, or at the aforementioned url, the site you are looking at might be guilty of infringing upon <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">terms of copyright</a>.</div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981521.post-7092231950066706342009-07-16T19:20:00.000-07:002009-07-16T20:45:49.465-07:00MockTails of the City #1: The Alembic<alt = "sobre San Francisco mocktails"><span style="font-size:125%;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">In which I make my way around the City searching for sophisticated yet sober cocktails.</span></span><span style="font-size:90%;"><br /><br />I might be pregnant, I might be an alcoholic, I might have a medical condition, I might not like the taste of alcohol, I might be training for a marathon, I might be taking antibiotics, I might need a clear head tomorrow morning, I might be driving or I might have another good reason to not be drinking tonight. If I am treating myself to a night out, but I choose to avoid alcohol, it doesn't mean I want to avoid indulging in an interesting well-crafted drink, the likes of which I wouldn't usually serve up at home. To the contrary, I love to be surprised. And I have started a search for the most sympathetic bartenders and the best non-alcoholic drinks in all of San Francisco...<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.alembicbar.com/">The Alembic</a>:</span> 725 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 (415) 666-0822<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Visit:</span> July 2009<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Menu:</span> No non-alcholic cocktails or drinks listed.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Bartender's reaction:</span> Unsympathetic and unenthusiastic. Needed to be cojoled.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Drink:</span> Initial disinterest eventually resulted in an absolutely fantastic mystery mocktail topped with a little baby cilantro. So delicious, I had a second.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Price:</span> $3 at the bar, $4 at the dinner table, as far as we recall (thanks <a href="http://www.gastronomie-sf.com/">Fatemeh</a>).<br /><br /><img src = "http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/sam-sig.jpg" align "left"><br /></span><span style="font-size:80%;"><br /><u>Local Resources</u><br />My <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/07/alembic-bar-haight-san-francisco.html">previous Alembic visit</a> couldn't have been more different.<br /><br /><u>Archives</u><br />2008<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/07/food-photography-tips-from-pixars.html"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmoyFViXGV1X5riKpwA-bIeIXkqE02fmUKoqvHMGe4JomTtFJ_7Ry8Obe2r-k-WyZ6WkywuU_0ObSeBWtGEoAHmPVvEGCN5m32wWW5DLiwwog9bkp3oZQkEVIpvu5SjNWsqtct/s1600/keller+confit+biyaldi+ratatouille+by+sam+breach+2.jpg" alt="picture photograph Thomas keller recipe for Confit Biyaldi the ratatouille recipe used in the movie by Pixar 2007 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" width = "100" title = "picture photograph Thomas keller recipe for Confit Biyaldi the ratatouille recipe used in the movie by Pixar 2007 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a> 2006<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2006/07/recipe-for-summer-pudding.html"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/164/977/400/summer.pudding.3.jpg" alt="picture photograph Summer Pudding 2006 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" width = "100" title = "how to make English Summer Pudding with red berries including recipe 2006 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href ="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">© 2009</a> Sam Breach</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">© 2008 Sam Breach at "Becks & Posh", <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/">becksposhnosh.blogspot.com</a> This RSS Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, or at the aforementioned url, the site you are looking at might be guilty of infringing upon <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">terms of copyright</a>.</div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981521.post-64813767771214929392009-07-12T16:04:00.000-07:002009-07-12T16:17:18.621-07:00Raising a Toast,<alt = "REPLACE WITH ALT TITLE"><span style="font-size:125%;">To a lady on the Australian Coast</span><span style="font-size:90%;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXzbdt95TNeM2NqN-3TQldhSaiJsFTR3kAspATaYu9LKA7zdaNo86CDh_Z2BMvF9_fThf9qhXCrQPB4HMzR7MIifcwi4fZyJtE1AtLN7sG70FFTtL2PFe6WmsPPOTws-NiIafhMw/s1600-h/toast+to+Barbara+by+Sam+Breach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXzbdt95TNeM2NqN-3TQldhSaiJsFTR3kAspATaYu9LKA7zdaNo86CDh_Z2BMvF9_fThf9qhXCrQPB4HMzR7MIifcwi4fZyJtE1AtLN7sG70FFTtL2PFe6WmsPPOTws-NiIafhMw/s1600/toast+to+Barbara+by+Sam+Breach.jpg" title="picture photograph image TITLE 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image ALT 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Today, in an event organised by <a href="http://userealbutter.com/2009/07/11/cheers-2/">Jennifer</a>, I am honouring my friend, Barbara, of <a href="http://www.winosandfoodies.typepad.com/">Winos and Foodies</a>. Barbara recently completed a gruelling 6 months of Chemotherapy and so today several of Barbara's friends around the globe, including <a href="http://bronmarshall.com/?p=1331">Bron</a> who invited me to take part, are celebrating the end of her treatment by raising a glass of bubbles, to her. Until a few months ago Champagne was my favourite drink, but as Barbara knows, I have chosen to cut back on the alcohol recently, so instead I raised a glass of Sparkling water sweetened with a floral Elderflower Syrup that I picked up locally at <a href="http://www.rainbowgrocery.org/">Rainbow Grocery</a>.<br /><br />Cheers, Barbara, love from San Francisco, as always...<br /><br /><img src = "http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/sam-sig.jpg" align "left"><br /></span><span style="font-size:80%;"><br /><br /><a href ="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">© 2009</a> Sam Breach</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">© 2008 Sam Breach at "Becks & Posh", <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/">becksposhnosh.blogspot.com</a> This RSS Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, or at the aforementioned url, the site you are looking at might be guilty of infringing upon <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">terms of copyright</a>.</div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981521.post-62584749728866705552009-07-10T20:35:00.000-07:002009-07-10T20:56:05.645-07:00Rocambole Stiff Neck Garlic from the Klamath River<alt = "REPLACE WITH ALT TITLE"><span style="font-size:125%;">Tomorrow is the last time, Hunter Orchards told me, that they will deliver</span><span style="font-size:90%;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92emzkcz6tCmiqyV6TYJ2TZlkEY8Dd3v6MRU7NOoCjU9PedK7XShDxPtegbK9Q0CVkf63OLOTT-Vh1OqAYHkyG2Y_nK9-omjAHt990sFPhIu2JM1sUUBQwjBDlHlrgt4mio_UtA/s1600/rocambole+garlic+by+sam+breach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92emzkcz6tCmiqyV6TYJ2TZlkEY8Dd3v6MRU7NOoCjU9PedK7XShDxPtegbK9Q0CVkf63OLOTT-Vh1OqAYHkyG2Y_nK9-omjAHt990sFPhIu2JM1sUUBQwjBDlHlrgt4mio_UtA/s1600/rocambole+garlic+by+sam+breach.jpg" title="picture photograph image Hunter Orchards stiff neck rocambole garlic 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image Klamath River 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.cuesa.org/markets/farmers/farm_49.php">Hunter Orchards</a> in Siskiyou only deliver their stiff neck garlic to the San Francisco Ferry Building Farmers' Market for a few weeks every year. They told me that tomorrow would be their last trip with this hard-to-source-in-California stiff neck garlic that will keep well in your cool pantry until Valentine's Day 2010. This could be your last chance to stock up. <br /><br /><img src = "http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/sam-sig.jpg" align "left"><br /></span><span style="font-size:80%;"><br /><br /><u>Archives</u><br />2007 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/07/served-on-pretty-nasty-plate.html">Served on a pretty nasty plate.</a><br /><br /><a href ="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">© 2009</a> Sam Breach</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">© 2008 Sam Breach at "Becks & Posh", <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/">becksposhnosh.blogspot.com</a> This RSS Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, or at the aforementioned url, the site you are looking at might be guilty of infringing upon <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">terms of copyright</a>.</div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981521.post-63861615783836479962009-07-06T12:26:00.001-07:002009-07-06T13:26:26.882-07:00Want to Eat Chocolate Every Day & Successfully Diet?<alt = "Newtree alpha chocolate discs with Omega 3"><span style="font-size:125%;">Then New Tree "Alpha" - I recommend you try it!</span><span style="font-size:90%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ZvCJEMDxwWstIwx0IuWUqdNql9Vs_ZIQcQszQpX9HlfGbfqPIrhLJI_aL6uiIIMfOBTQ8lB4JX5IdcvYHjDcKB-Aaf9P31P8Apd0Yfcn95PGdnE3TvrF4C2pM8i0h6rfujEzEQ/s1600-h/New+Tree+Alpha+by+Sam+Breach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ZvCJEMDxwWstIwx0IuWUqdNql9Vs_ZIQcQszQpX9HlfGbfqPIrhLJI_aL6uiIIMfOBTQ8lB4JX5IdcvYHjDcKB-Aaf9P31P8Apd0Yfcn95PGdnE3TvrF4C2pM8i0h6rfujEzEQ/s1600/New+Tree+Alpha+by+Sam+Breach.jpg" title="picture photograph image New Tree Alpha Chocolate 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image New Tree Alpha Chocolate 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a><br />If there is one thing I am loathe to give up when I am dieting, it is chocolate and I've found that a little piece of dark chocolate every day satisfies any cravings. Recently, at <a href="http://www.rainbowgrocery.org/">Rainbow Grocery</a>, I discovered range of <a href="http://newtree.com/alpha.php">Newtree's 'Alpha'</a> range of chocolate discs that come in three flavours: Noir, Thym and Piment.<br /><br />These small, but extremely satisfying 23 gram bars contain crisped rice and golden roasted flax seeds not only give each bite a pleasing nibbly effect and crunch, they provide 15% of the recommended daily amount of Omega 3 too. I don't pay any attention to the Omega 3's in my diet as a rule, but since Newtree's got it, I am not going to knock it.<br /><br />For those who are calorie counting or 'Weightwatching', these small treats contain only 110 calories, or just 2 Weightwatcher points; very modest numbers in the world of chocolate eating.<br /><br />I do have a certain amount of willpower, but perhaps not quite enough to stop myself sneaking 'just another square' once a larger bar has been unwrapped. That's why these tiny little 'Alpha' bars, help me overcome the issue of overindulging, by providing just enough chocolate to keep me happy, all in one small, handy package.<br /><br />With its spicy kick, the 'Piment' is my favourite of the three flavours offered with the plain 'Noir' a close second. I would describe the 'Thym' as 'interesting' and although I don't dislike it, it does trail behind the other two in the desirability stakes.<br /><br />And as for chocolate on a diet - you might be wondering - does it work? Well, I've lost over 20 pounds in just 14 weeks, so I'll let you be the judge of that...<br /><br /><img src = "http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/sam-sig.jpg" align "left"><br /></span><span style="font-size:80%;"><br /><br /><u>Archives</u><br />2008 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2008/07/free-water-for-life-courtesy-of.html">Free Water for Life courtesy of Boccalone Salumeria </a> <br />2006 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2006/07/lemony-yoghurt.html">Lemony Yogurt</a><br />2005 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2005/07/2003-vintage-coonawarra-majella.html">2003 Vintage Coonawarra Majella Sparkling Shiraz</a> <br />2004 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2004/07/restaurant-pizza-la-gioconda.html">Restaurant Pizza "La Gioconda", Paris</a><br /><br /><a href ="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">© 2009</a> Sam Breach</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">© 2008 Sam Breach at "Becks & Posh", <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/">becksposhnosh.blogspot.com</a> This RSS Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, or at the aforementioned url, the site you are looking at might be guilty of infringing upon <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">terms of copyright</a>.</div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981521.post-87416210165271508692009-06-30T19:05:00.000-07:002009-06-30T19:38:24.192-07:00The last Lagier Ranches sour cherries of the season,<alt = "Lagier Ranch coveted sour cherries almost gone at 8am when the market opened"><span style="font-size:125%;">Washed and drying, ready for freezin'...</span><span style="font-size:90%;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrTiK7Uz3ap5n2PaZphUKMGc5aRaKipzbqKePpbBtGXPCGKlzQnThBdHvNG7ZYZTqmMR2-cmtADkRfexHYBMvnpZ1g_5GYKgPerxGP4fS-g_jvmmJWeRxvzCUdjTBvmEcUFOBy8w/s1600-h/Lagier+Sour+Cherries+by+Sam+Breach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrTiK7Uz3ap5n2PaZphUKMGc5aRaKipzbqKePpbBtGXPCGKlzQnThBdHvNG7ZYZTqmMR2-cmtADkRfexHYBMvnpZ1g_5GYKgPerxGP4fS-g_jvmmJWeRxvzCUdjTBvmEcUFOBy8w/s1600/Lagier+Sour+Cherries+by+Sam+Breach.jpg" title="picture photograph image TITLE 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image ALT 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a><br /><br />At 8am last Saturday morning, just as the market was opening, four women, myself included, picked over the very last of <a href="http://www.lagierranches.com/StoreFront.bok">Lagier Ranches</a>' sour cherries, 2009.<br /><br /><img src = "http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/sam-sig.jpg" align "left"><br /></span><span style="font-size:80%;"><br /><br /><u>Archives</u><br />2008 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2008/06/grilled-fresh-plump-portugese-sardines.html">Grilled Fresh, Plump, Portuguese Sardines</a> <br />2006 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2006_06_01_archive.html">How I made Lemon Curd</a><br />2005 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2005/06/helmand-430-broadway-san-francisco-ca.html">The Helmand</a><br /><br /><br /><a href ="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">© 2009</a> Sam Breach</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">© 2008 Sam Breach at "Becks & Posh", <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/">becksposhnosh.blogspot.com</a> This RSS Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, or at the aforementioned url, the site you are looking at might be guilty of infringing upon <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">terms of copyright</a>.</div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981521.post-26553960181902348822009-06-27T12:54:00.000-07:002009-06-27T13:07:30.301-07:00Smudgie tayberries, a dusting of sugar, a splash of cream,<alt = "REPLACE WITH ALT TITLE"><span style="font-size:125%;">I close my eyes and of Scotland I dream.</span><span style="font-size:90%;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ab-k7Ng69faB-AHJi-kI0cMD2ac7-0vV-IDJJMTUhqY2N9KQhT2lDfLioqQPVd6pNKi8gfKwfGGA4KBG3gUty7rjzC5nhRTg2F9EC2TS2fhdJ8ry75avM3JM-NHwy6UVblFsTw/s1600-h/Tayberries+by+Sam+Breach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ab-k7Ng69faB-AHJi-kI0cMD2ac7-0vV-IDJJMTUhqY2N9KQhT2lDfLioqQPVd6pNKi8gfKwfGGA4KBG3gUty7rjzC5nhRTg2F9EC2TS2fhdJ8ry75avM3JM-NHwy6UVblFsTw/s1600/Tayberries+by+Sam+Breach.jpg" title="picture photograph image bay area tayberries 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image tayberries 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a> <br /><br />Tayberries from <a href="http://www.cuesa.org/markets/farmers/farm_92.php">Yerena Farms</a>.<br /><br />Read more about Tayberries <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/21/FDV9189297.DTL">here</a>, written by my friend, Jane Tunks<br /><br /><img src = "http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/sam-sig.jpg" align "left"><br /></span><span style="font-size:80%;"><br /><br /><u>Archives</u><br />2007 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/06/fresh-garbanzo-beans-pimientos-de-padrn.html">Fresh Garbanzo Beans & Pimientos de Padrón, Pan-Fried, Browned, Blistered and Sprinkled with Salt</a><br />2005 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2005/06/its-here-its-utensibility-week.html">My beloved Salter Digital Scales</a> (now deceased and usurped by newer Salter scales)<br /><br /><a href ="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">© 2009</a> Sam Breach<div class="blogger-post-footer">© 2008 Sam Breach at "Becks & Posh", <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/">becksposhnosh.blogspot.com</a> This RSS Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, or at the aforementioned url, the site you are looking at might be guilty of infringing upon <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">terms of copyright</a>.</div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981521.post-400259772006995342009-06-21T11:22:00.000-07:002009-06-21T12:12:15.788-07:00If you're serious about your Chocolate Obsession,<alt = "photographs from a Serious Chocolate class at Michael Recchiuti chocolate factory in San Francisco, Dogpatch"><span style="font-size:125%;">I'd suggest a Recchiuti chocolate lesson.</span><span style="font-size:90%;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxaEbsK6sr7jxFClgBDdiF7wCGjbfxBsUj9iJjmLZDzt7ReJzfBkYzxtwwaEQj667WGEcOgTyBcJN2JFk_O7_D8V8s5XVPcYd69Yt9IKQfC1LiMb3kSLrY-Su8yqfpYAJl6UJFpA/s1600/Recchiuti-Chocolate-Class-by-Sam-Breach-6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxaEbsK6sr7jxFClgBDdiF7wCGjbfxBsUj9iJjmLZDzt7ReJzfBkYzxtwwaEQj667WGEcOgTyBcJN2JFk_O7_D8V8s5XVPcYd69Yt9IKQfC1LiMb3kSLrY-Su8yqfpYAJl6UJFpA/s1600/Recchiuti-Chocolate-Class-by-Sam-Breach-6.jpg" title="picture photograph image Recchiuti Chocolate Factory Kitchen 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image Serious Chocolate Class with Michael Recchiuti 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a> We watched Michael go through the process of making these four chocolates: Star Anise, Pink Peppercorn Ganache; Rose Caramel; Lemon Verbena Ganache; Piedmont Hazelnut.<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXYCFoJ5j7MmiDOxYHTyoOJHOdq6sXaZf829BfuNuBmu7L7oswfZmHfkcughVz3btaaBvV2oCWGJ_E3s08ib7grF3F7BCwSXJjfQVjy4zpuIU9tadKUF7yxvsJzL32Vgwi9Zv_g/s1600/Recchiuti-Chocolate-Class-by-Sam-Breach-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXYCFoJ5j7MmiDOxYHTyoOJHOdq6sXaZf829BfuNuBmu7L7oswfZmHfkcughVz3btaaBvV2oCWGJ_E3s08ib7grF3F7BCwSXJjfQVjy4zpuIU9tadKUF7yxvsJzL32Vgwi9Zv_g/s1600/Recchiuti-Chocolate-Class-by-Sam-Breach-1.jpg" title="picture photograph image Recchiuti Chocolate Factory Kitchen 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image Serious Chocolate Class with Michael Recchiuti 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a>Michael shows us his chcolate sprayer. He uses the spray for the Rose Caramels. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5NR1kZbmrCsOZYJ4mxSnRY3e2Q-E1GQQntPzt00FgNt8b4j8n-7bRpiTXTpY3q480kjcBUpQyiPHbFUVFgqqMKkyHK62XaT7lUCYUsk72y8nb3l9ThhUQExfnJ3ZQR5MQ5mrgQ/s1600/Recchiuti-Chocolate-Class-by-Sam-Breach-7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5NR1kZbmrCsOZYJ4mxSnRY3e2Q-E1GQQntPzt00FgNt8b4j8n-7bRpiTXTpY3q480kjcBUpQyiPHbFUVFgqqMKkyHK62XaT7lUCYUsk72y8nb3l9ThhUQExfnJ3ZQR5MQ5mrgQ/s1600/Recchiuti-Chocolate-Class-by-Sam-Breach-7.jpg" title="picture photograph image Recchiuti Chocolate Factory Kitchen 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image Serious Chocolate Class with Michael Recchiuti 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a> Michael makes these templates for creating the backs of chocolates himself.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5YIdGg8nNVp-jW2PzGud-ZC3EjN9s3DfDaFCmvprHdFd0Snp4uU9e0N1ArR5O2YKQ7SiPHX1vc3WKTOPw1FuOiiLzDtr7dIcnb3iHp5gi7pqh4afoX0USipHGMWfUcEUydoELw/s1600/Recchiuti-Chocolate-Class-by-Sam-Breach-8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5YIdGg8nNVp-jW2PzGud-ZC3EjN9s3DfDaFCmvprHdFd0Snp4uU9e0N1ArR5O2YKQ7SiPHX1vc3WKTOPw1FuOiiLzDtr7dIcnb3iHp5gi7pqh4afoX0USipHGMWfUcEUydoELw/s1600/Recchiuti-Chocolate-Class-by-Sam-Breach-8.jpg" title="picture photograph image Recchiuti Chocolate Factory Kitchen 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image Serious Chocolate Class with Michael Recchiuti 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a> Michael spreads chocolate over the template to create the disks that will later become the backs of the Star Anise & Pink Peppercorn chocolates. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfE7ayRklZccI3kHVN_qYPgQTxwgPPwJl-VPRd862JGlIP_AYClSKEBtVBDpqY1LkPGRX0nM_joQVuCh8JgAGVh14NzjWRqXj-WHrXjikaBM7urjYsH0Pq7yaHucqVgrPjmvUKeg/s1600/Recchiuti-Chocolate-Class-by-Sam-Breach-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfE7ayRklZccI3kHVN_qYPgQTxwgPPwJl-VPRd862JGlIP_AYClSKEBtVBDpqY1LkPGRX0nM_joQVuCh8JgAGVh14NzjWRqXj-WHrXjikaBM7urjYsH0Pq7yaHucqVgrPjmvUKeg/s1600/Recchiuti-Chocolate-Class-by-Sam-Breach-2.jpg" title="picture photograph image Recchiuti Chocolate Factory Kitchen 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image Serious Chocolate Class with Michael Recchiuti 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a> Tempering white chocolate. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaA6rAa07cMiujh7Wemq7MAmCxAs3IzJC4jPifG6qLuwPbpmV8t_F7-vTb1a-bY-O1aNFvHx_QKFizEwCMBNDMwyKZCCtTzy_9ugIijro-_KgP8axTV730hWsirJsqIBY2W-dnWA/s1600/Recchiuti-Chocolate-Class-by-Sam-Breach-9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaA6rAa07cMiujh7Wemq7MAmCxAs3IzJC4jPifG6qLuwPbpmV8t_F7-vTb1a-bY-O1aNFvHx_QKFizEwCMBNDMwyKZCCtTzy_9ugIijro-_KgP8axTV730hWsirJsqIBY2W-dnWA/s1600/Recchiuti-Chocolate-Class-by-Sam-Breach-9.jpg" title="picture photograph image Recchiuti Chocolate Factory Kitchen 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image Serious Chocolate Class with Michael Recchiuti 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a> Michael explains the tempering process.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMcdmgvh2oE6WE8wPc_1O01E24OO4s6RdHPKSJvOVmmQAYpcxIqIp5SbySukw0S03lm1dn20S8lnW2mdCg_jg3pPdE0gR3E99WqGFmuirYmiGMqtI4Cn9R6Tb2o4_GLOUlr1UFQ/s1600/Recchiuti-Chocolate-Class-by-Sam-Breach-10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMcdmgvh2oE6WE8wPc_1O01E24OO4s6RdHPKSJvOVmmQAYpcxIqIp5SbySukw0S03lm1dn20S8lnW2mdCg_jg3pPdE0gR3E99WqGFmuirYmiGMqtI4Cn9R6Tb2o4_GLOUlr1UFQ/s1600/Recchiuti-Chocolate-Class-by-Sam-Breach-10.jpg" title="picture photograph image Recchiuti Chocolate Factory Kitchen 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image Serious Chocolate Class with Michael Recchiuti 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a> A larger tempering machine also has a vibrating shelf that jiggles the chocolates to get rid of any potential air bubbles.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYbgjbOrWIBkE7Du7a0w3qDq1j1hgemQBxVCv5OTtJt7USBdjWHXbaLfzFaMAIlEpfkQQ7eFFiahbAp5lqUj0s4ztg2NwQVgK9px7RreH1a5rSAwC_60AzCSQFAf8H_P4UFQlSzQ/s1600/Recchiuti-Chocolate-Class-by-Sam-Breach-3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYbgjbOrWIBkE7Du7a0w3qDq1j1hgemQBxVCv5OTtJt7USBdjWHXbaLfzFaMAIlEpfkQQ7eFFiahbAp5lqUj0s4ztg2NwQVgK9px7RreH1a5rSAwC_60AzCSQFAf8H_P4UFQlSzQ/s1600/Recchiuti-Chocolate-Class-by-Sam-Breach-3.jpg" title="picture photograph image Recchiuti Chocolate Factory Kitchen 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image Serious Chocolate Class with Michael Recchiuti 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a> I'd like to make a bed of this machine and just lie back with my mouth wide open to catch the dribbles. This is tempered milk chocolate being used for the Piedmont Hazelnuts.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZhSNEA9YxfdMgXE6-ZdSbCvLjY3iHO4Cr_gW_A6aFxDdqd_Erw4kqgsI7l9QN7wN22I9u1_we5RYqC4k3mMMV4WG3h6heccnJzn-bLxyKlOPnfUAMw1vUNrMI4QzA-d5cPOXNA/s1600/Recchiuti-Chocolate-Class-by-Sam-Breach-11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZhSNEA9YxfdMgXE6-ZdSbCvLjY3iHO4Cr_gW_A6aFxDdqd_Erw4kqgsI7l9QN7wN22I9u1_we5RYqC4k3mMMV4WG3h6heccnJzn-bLxyKlOPnfUAMw1vUNrMI4QzA-d5cPOXNA/s1600/Recchiuti-Chocolate-Class-by-Sam-Breach-11.jpg" title="picture photograph image Recchiuti Chocolate Factory Kitchen 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image Serious Chocolate Class with Michael Recchiuti 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a> Michael sppons the Star Anise & Pink Peppercorn Ganache into a large piping bag. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMzZOxp1rj546UoDy2-f2EwqNuStu5M0HfVE0jNgJwOWIyP3ZPusVOvDWzUDzdMzEOorNYRbTTz-xS4j2z7cPstKcZQI7d-G9vNYNBicfNN7kGW6bMltDFE-YvoPZvrkEOwSGCA/s1600/Recchiuti-Chocolate-Class-by-Sam-Breach-12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMzZOxp1rj546UoDy2-f2EwqNuStu5M0HfVE0jNgJwOWIyP3ZPusVOvDWzUDzdMzEOorNYRbTTz-xS4j2z7cPstKcZQI7d-G9vNYNBicfNN7kGW6bMltDFE-YvoPZvrkEOwSGCA/s1600/Recchiuti-Chocolate-Class-by-Sam-Breach-12.jpg" title="picture photograph image Recchiuti Chocolate Factory Kitchen 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image Serious Chocolate Class with Michael Recchiuti 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a> Then he carefully pipes it onto the chocolate bases he made earlier.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLPtygMo1qUB21GNC6Re7CS9j8TWcVnMFLtYkWfSEjgt3y1TpOcHGhACRl2nQnzCi_g1WCBxxuUZxH4P5l91PpFDZM_0ZmV9L25iRA8O780m5kWZ22ZSZD6NjABFuy7vI3BNRGlA/s1600/Recchiuti-Chocolate-Class-by-Sam-Breach-4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLPtygMo1qUB21GNC6Re7CS9j8TWcVnMFLtYkWfSEjgt3y1TpOcHGhACRl2nQnzCi_g1WCBxxuUZxH4P5l91PpFDZM_0ZmV9L25iRA8O780m5kWZ22ZSZD6NjABFuy7vI3BNRGlA/s1600/Recchiuti-Chocolate-Class-by-Sam-Breach-4.jpg" title="picture photograph image Recchiuti Chocolate Factory Kitchen 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image Serious Chocolate Class with Michael Recchiuti 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a> This is a chocolate slicing machine - it works much like an egg slicer. Michael uses this one for the Lemon Verbena Ganache. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-fd-UWdGXRhYuU_wkLZoF4wOLkIcRRIQKJW_heSnCGZSqBQqUKWLNKVHyXNRFQmuvtvejcfFglt6hDm1_BwOvMlnzp4RnVWb3fV3tAIN1N20D1P8akv7E447oU_0TBaCN2JtGA/s1600/Recchiuti-Chocolate-Class-by-Sam-Breach-13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-fd-UWdGXRhYuU_wkLZoF4wOLkIcRRIQKJW_heSnCGZSqBQqUKWLNKVHyXNRFQmuvtvejcfFglt6hDm1_BwOvMlnzp4RnVWb3fV3tAIN1N20D1P8akv7E447oU_0TBaCN2JtGA/s1600/Recchiuti-Chocolate-Class-by-Sam-Breach-13.jpg" title="picture photograph image Recchiuti Chocolate Factory Kitchen 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image Serious Chocolate Class with Michael Recchiuti 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a> As soon as they have been enrobed, the Lemon Ganache chocolates are topped with a pattern transfer.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg083xdnu2JhyphenhyphenvDsoZx23mKoOyJfCSqc0s1AKNX5fDAiWMp0tHB5wsYWGV5PdgNkvA48C3PiUsbVVUP-gfM3vjPaCZkZBceSFs68ZvfyEkE1Dag3f-6IKrMFFbc3_HBYG7qi8vYoQ/s1600/Recchiuti-Chocolate-Class-by-Sam-Breach-14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg083xdnu2JhyphenhyphenvDsoZx23mKoOyJfCSqc0s1AKNX5fDAiWMp0tHB5wsYWGV5PdgNkvA48C3PiUsbVVUP-gfM3vjPaCZkZBceSFs68ZvfyEkE1Dag3f-6IKrMFFbc3_HBYG7qi8vYoQ/s1600/Recchiuti-Chocolate-Class-by-Sam-Breach-14.jpg" title="picture photograph image Recchiuti Chocolate Factory Kitchen 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image Serious Chocolate Class with Michael Recchiuti 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a> Then the Lemon Verbena candies continue their way down the conveyer belt of the enrobing machine...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhch_Q9YpnM18mPZxxoqru1jESB6eXrGhHp1bhjaKxdj8v1qtg27yxfqCCvtrQFT9Zr4wvyQlzRVxv_pJUmZUy33qPJhz0Hxw8E9W60dRqYc2CFWoxyt4SK2P1yAwlciNT8e53ABA/s1600/Recchiuti-Chocolate-Class-by-Sam-Breach-5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhch_Q9YpnM18mPZxxoqru1jESB6eXrGhHp1bhjaKxdj8v1qtg27yxfqCCvtrQFT9Zr4wvyQlzRVxv_pJUmZUy33qPJhz0Hxw8E9W60dRqYc2CFWoxyt4SK2P1yAwlciNT8e53ABA/s1600/Recchiuti-Chocolate-Class-by-Sam-Breach-5.jpg" title="picture photograph image Recchiuti Chocolate Factory Kitchen 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image Serious Chocolate Class with Michael Recchiuti 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a> ...As the other chocolates are just getting ready to be cloaked with a chocolate coating.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1PlCGV0XttCdMTW-v4YinVbz5JR1gIsi4rZbLlnGkLcUQOtjJNnM3XbErj8Yqhr5pRCOjCqddUZ5mQCXIWauS8_CeffvupRyHksFXRikhukofrlzy3ZqjEvgwRx0HvIGsJxgBQ/s1600/Recchiuti-Chocolate-Class-by-Sam-Breach-15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1PlCGV0XttCdMTW-v4YinVbz5JR1gIsi4rZbLlnGkLcUQOtjJNnM3XbErj8Yqhr5pRCOjCqddUZ5mQCXIWauS8_CeffvupRyHksFXRikhukofrlzy3ZqjEvgwRx0HvIGsJxgBQ/s1600/Recchiuti-Chocolate-Class-by-Sam-Breach-15.jpg" title="picture photograph image Recchiuti Chocolate Factory Kitchen 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image Serious Chocolate Class with Michael Recchiuti 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a> Finally the transfers can be removed and these Lemon Verbena confections are ready to enjoy...<br /><br /><br />These photographs were taken during a "Serious Chocolate" class at Recchiuti's chocolate kitchen yesterday afternoon. <a href="http://www.recchiuti.com/demo_overview.html?area=10&id=7aRxiJxR">For more details about classes and tastings, see the Recchiuti website</a>.<br /><br />More of my photographs from the afternoon can be seen on my Facebook page via <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2027385&id=1385752424&l=e9a72c51fb">this public link</a>.<br /><br />Recchiuti Confections on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2027385&id=1385752424&ref=nf#/recchiuti?ref=nf">Facebook</a>.<br />Recchiuti on <a href="http://twitter.com/Recchiuti">Twitter</a>.<br /><br /><img src = "http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/sam-sig.jpg" align "left"><br /></span><span style="font-size:80%;"><br /><br /><u>Archives</u><br />2008 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2008/06/dancing-croissant-for-every-winner.html">A Dancing Croissant for Every Winner</a><br />2006 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2006/06/farmer-brown-coco-500-san-francisco.html">Farmer Brown & Coco500</a><br /><br /><a href ="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">© 2009</a> Sam Breach<div class="blogger-post-footer">© 2008 Sam Breach at "Becks & Posh", <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/">becksposhnosh.blogspot.com</a> This RSS Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, or at the aforementioned url, the site you are looking at might be guilty of infringing upon <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">terms of copyright</a>.</div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981521.post-87388155797599794122009-06-18T07:35:00.000-07:002009-06-18T07:51:10.281-07:00Maine Root's invigorating Ginger Brew does the trick,<alt = "REPLACE WITH ALT TITLE"><span style="font-size:125%;">When you want a drink with a hot, peppery kick.</span><span style="font-size:90%;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudL52cmh3bVu-5qGlzt_IbRwyi2hs8S7g7jgbf18LtxJAvWZlM_E6FnwhIo5vU2dH7SVnIL3O39YE3xQX5X8zAhvetY9krxlRLBWvux6Nr0qO3cccmJggGiUcn4_EL3r2SDMbjA/s1600-h/ginger+brew+by+Sam+Breach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudL52cmh3bVu-5qGlzt_IbRwyi2hs8S7g7jgbf18LtxJAvWZlM_E6FnwhIo5vU2dH7SVnIL3O39YE3xQX5X8zAhvetY9krxlRLBWvux6Nr0qO3cccmJggGiUcn4_EL3r2SDMbjA/s1600/ginger+brew+by+Sam+Breach.jpg" title="picture photograph image Maine Root Ginger Brew 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image Maine Root Ginger Brew 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a> <br /><br />I found this <a href="http://maineroot.com/products_gingerbrew.php">Ginger Brew</a> soda at Wholefoods. Find out more information about Maine Root and their all natural, hand-crafted products <a href="http://maineroot.com/index.php">here</a>.<br /><br /><img src = "http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/sam-sig.jpg" align "left"><br /></span><span style="font-size:80%;"><br /><br /><u>Archives</u><br />2008 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2008/06/food-pairing-game.html">Food Pairing Game</a><br />2006 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2006/06/boating-on-san-francisco-bay.html">Boating on the Bay, tomato season day</a><br /><br /><br /><a href ="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">© 2009</a> Sam Breach<div class="blogger-post-footer">© 2008 Sam Breach at "Becks & Posh", <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/">becksposhnosh.blogspot.com</a> This RSS Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, or at the aforementioned url, the site you are looking at might be guilty of infringing upon <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">terms of copyright</a>.</div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981521.post-71699893079681297522009-06-16T08:20:00.000-07:002009-06-16T09:07:06.841-07:00Short Season Apricot:<alt = "REPLACE WITH ALT TITLE"><span style="font-size:125%;">Candy Cot - I like them a lot</span><span style="font-size:90%;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmLTJ69srBFcJGInJfxXw2c6KINurkyaBUEq_hJq7dLu-f_LjP_6UW0OBP-r9Y9rDS2lmyole_jYj1vNAOL6YUVJdGU0Af3fQnG8fFQxocFg7lJ2IkLP_iCnPI_yqsppOg58U6Q/s1600-h/Candy+Cot+Apricot+by+Sam+Breach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmLTJ69srBFcJGInJfxXw2c6KINurkyaBUEq_hJq7dLu-f_LjP_6UW0OBP-r9Y9rDS2lmyole_jYj1vNAOL6YUVJdGU0Af3fQnG8fFQxocFg7lJ2IkLP_iCnPI_yqsppOg58U6Q/s1600/Candy+Cot+Apricot+by+Sam+Breach.jpg" title="picture photograph image Candy Cot Apricot 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph candy cot ALT 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a> <br /><br />Small, sweet and perfectly balanced with a tinge of acid and a blush of pink freckles. I picked up these apricots last Saturday from the San Francisco Farmers' Market at the Ferry Building. I didn't make a note of the farmer's name, but I can tell you they cost $5 a tray. I've heard rumours that the apricot season is going to be short this year. If you are an apricot fan, don't let it slip you by. <br /><br /><img src = "http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/sam-sig.jpg" align "left"><br /></span><span style="font-size:80%;"><br /><br />PS - This box is tiny (and very cute). Each apricot is smaller than a golf ball.<br /><br /><u>Archives</u><br />2008 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2008/06/purse-sized-poco-dolce-chocolate-tiles.html">Purse-sized Poco Dolce Tiles</a><br />2005 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2005/06/look-at-this-beauty.html">Edible Borage Flowers</a><br /><br /><br /><a href ="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">© 2009</a> Sam Breach<div class="blogger-post-footer">© 2008 Sam Breach at "Becks & Posh", <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/">becksposhnosh.blogspot.com</a> This RSS Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, or at the aforementioned url, the site you are looking at might be guilty of infringing upon <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">terms of copyright</a>.</div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981521.post-52211557624471738522009-06-10T21:55:00.000-07:002009-06-10T22:26:16.898-07:00Chicharrones from 4505 Meats<alt = "REPLACE WITH ALT TITLE"><span style="font-size:125%;">Definitely one of the world's best eats.</span><span style="font-size:90%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnhuKQMLVcxl_u2_qytfoPy0nHLPPssQO5m75uo_XXsvAq3rv9YXp7xUvaqt46RO-UuaaZzJPw-GiiGLOv6RpQXdXrMT5w5HrGI4vVUoGEKJ52AL8tc7uAknXyaaEZ3OROGthkw/s1600-h/Chicharrones+by+Sam+Breach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnhuKQMLVcxl_u2_qytfoPy0nHLPPssQO5m75uo_XXsvAq3rv9YXp7xUvaqt46RO-UuaaZzJPw-GiiGLOv6RpQXdXrMT5w5HrGI4vVUoGEKJ52AL8tc7uAknXyaaEZ3OROGthkw/s1600/Chicharrones+by+Sam+Breach.jpg" title="picture photograph image Chicharrones from 4505Meats 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image Chicharrones from 4505Meats 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a> <br /><br />From Chef Ryan Farr: <a href="http://www.4505meats.com/chicharrones/about.html">About 4505 Chicharrones</a> <br /><a href="http://www.4505meats.com/chicharrones/eat.html">Where to buy</a> 4505 Chicharrones <br /><a href="http://twitter.com/chicharrones">Follow Chicharrones</a> on Twitter<br />Thanks to the friend who first fed me a 4505 Chicharrone: <a href="http://twitter.com/fkhatibloo">Fatemeh</a> <br />I buy mine from my favourites, <a href="http://www.fattedcalf.com/">The Fatted Calf</a><br /><br /><img src = "http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/sam-sig.jpg" align "left"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:80%;"><br /><br /><u>Archives</u><br />2008 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2008/06/vegetal-quiz.html">A Vegetal Quiz</a><br />2007 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/06/what-does-good-party-look-like.html">What does a good party look like?</a><br />2006 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2006/06/new-york-versus-san-francisco-on.html">Is New York better than San Francisco?</a><br />2005 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2005/06/quick-bites.html">The Helmand, Oola, Aziza</a><br /><br /><a href ="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">© 2009</a> Sam Breach<div class="blogger-post-footer">© 2008 Sam Breach at "Becks & Posh", <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/">becksposhnosh.blogspot.com</a> This RSS Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, or at the aforementioned url, the site you are looking at might be guilty of infringing upon <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">terms of copyright</a>.</div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981521.post-73705074089136476322009-06-03T08:02:00.001-07:002009-06-03T08:14:50.975-07:00Mariquita Agretti<alt = "how to cook agretti re<br />cipes"><span style="font-size:125%;">Experimenting with roasting Agretti, at 7.30 AM.<br /> Only time will tell if I'll ever do it again..?</span><span style="font-size:90%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUx2PZdeYNguiOu_bxjXtyW4w7rmj5IjdYiIgNTxKk2I7bkq60PldkpSO6AjPi74BqJbjXodZK0OIsHZ_g9pVN0n0ifhxnYiEhbCbAX3NWfcyuyGIT7hMrawzgZao3-AsMcNzlA/s1600-h/agretti+by+Sam+Breach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUx2PZdeYNguiOu_bxjXtyW4w7rmj5IjdYiIgNTxKk2I7bkq60PldkpSO6AjPi74BqJbjXodZK0OIsHZ_g9pVN0n0ifhxnYiEhbCbAX3NWfcyuyGIT7hMrawzgZao3-AsMcNzlA/s1600/agretti+by+Sam+Breach.jpg" title="picture photograph image agretti 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image Mariquita farm 2008 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a> <br /><br />Here is <a href="http://www.mariquita.com/recipes/agretti.html">a link</a> to some Agretti recipe ideas.<br /><br /><img src = "http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/sam-sig.jpg" align "left"><br /></span><span style="font-size:80%;"><br /><u>Local Resources</u><br />Agretti & baby shallots from <a href="http://www.mariquita.com/">Mariquita Farm</a><br />Olive Oil from <a href="http://www.sciabica.com/magento/">Sicabica & Sons</a><br /><br /><u>Archives</u><br />2006 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2006/06/wd50-50-clinton-street-new-york-city.html">WD-50</a><br />2005 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2005/06/can-english-make-champagne.html">Can the English make "champagne"</a><br /><br /><a href ="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">© 2009</a> Sam Breach<div class="blogger-post-footer">© 2008 Sam Breach at "Becks & Posh", <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/">becksposhnosh.blogspot.com</a> This RSS Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, or at the aforementioned url, the site you are looking at might be guilty of infringing upon <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">terms of copyright</a>.</div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981521.post-11368552208697275512009-05-31T19:54:00.000-07:002009-06-01T22:56:11.526-07:00Early Summer Dessert Platter: Strawberries, Yogurt & Cookies<alt = "REPLACE WITH ALT TITLE"><span style="font-size:125%;">Sweet, Simple, Fresh and Bright</span><span style="font-size:90%;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBpha4pkhw-Vw-hJv4GlcDNgqFxfIT_J4mSBerI7GGziiHm80dmdv2-8NaBf8JKDlN_YPgU9CU5HKRss6hS4ag0FxN4bVgUZ05WO7Lc_X00Yp_o6_d0bD2c_wmWHQId39HJnHwzg/s1600-h/summer+dessert+platter+by+sam+breach+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5Shb0goiu9CB4aUbLpOjq9lSy9zy1m_7Fo0XBdOQe6kpo2GxhZ9GG8-_rq7eqcfrkHcY1TpM_hlmvKZp2IluqNLtGJLmP4P56H77LXrJpCGOViK9I6deOyP1EZEM0hqNjg1erg/s1600/summer+dessert+pltter+by+sam+breach+2.jpg" title="picture photograph image summer dessert platter 2008 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image strawberries - wholewheat sables - strained yogurt 2008 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a> <br /><br />At this time of year, for pot lucks, BBQs and other gatherings where you might want to serve up something sweet to a large number of people, I can't recommend this combination enough. I've served this trio of fresh fruit, top-notch dairy and nibbly, buttery cookies to different crowds on more than one occasion and, to date, it's always been met with <strike>enthusiasm</strike> raptures of delight*. <br /><br />-Strawberries from <a href="http://www.swantonberryfarm.com/">Swanton</a> & <a href="http://dirtygirlproduce.com/">Dirty Girl</a>: Hulled, sliced and sprinkled with a little sugar to draw out their juices and make them glisten.<br />-A quart of <a href="http://www.stbenoit.com/">St Benoit</a>'s delicious plain Yoghurt, strained for several hours, to thicken.<br />-A Syrup made by briefly simmering a little water, sugar and a few damaged strawberries together with six Rose Geranium leaves (from <a href="http://www.eatwell.com/">Eatwell Farm</a>) before straining, ready to dribble over both the yogurt and strawberries.<br />-Wholewheat cocoa-nib sables made with crunchy, nutty home-ground wheat flour (wheatberries also from <a href="http://www.eatwell.com/">Eatwell Farm</a>) and local <a href="http://www.strausfamilycreamery.com/">Straus</a> organic butter from a recipe in <a href="http://www.alibris.com/search/books/isbn/9781579652111">Pure Desserts</a> by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/people/Alice-Medrich/760011584">Alice Medrich</a>. [One of my very favourite recipe books from the last year.]<br /><br /><img src = "http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/sam-sig.jpg" align "left"><br /><br />(*for proof, see Anood's comment, thanks Anood)<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:80%;"><br /><br /><u>Archives</u><br />2007 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/05/houstons-montgomery-emarcadero-san.html">Steak House Sublime</a><br />2005 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2005/05/pump-room-bath-england.html">The Pump Rooms - Bath - England</a><br /><br /><a href ="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">© 2009</a> Sam Breach<div class="blogger-post-footer">© 2008 Sam Breach at "Becks & Posh", <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/">becksposhnosh.blogspot.com</a> This RSS Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, or at the aforementioned url, the site you are looking at might be guilty of infringing upon <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">terms of copyright</a>.</div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981521.post-60656906477008309572009-05-30T21:17:00.000-07:002009-05-30T21:26:58.281-07:00Pâtisserie Philippe<alt = "REPLACE WITH ALT TITLE"><span style="font-size:125%;"></span><span style="font-size:90%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmokRZSVD6W36ER22oAuD7622nINIzA_LKSFGTQlcaL1y-NAtYb3qjav0uciouRWCGpIWcMu9WW1C9pVOiBx2KqVHiMLYrUP6HTZ2cxlLJ9trn04ak56FicXQx8oLoVddKHY9jhQ/s1600-h/Croissant+and+gougere+by+sam+breach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmokRZSVD6W36ER22oAuD7622nINIzA_LKSFGTQlcaL1y-NAtYb3qjav0uciouRWCGpIWcMu9WW1C9pVOiBx2KqVHiMLYrUP6HTZ2cxlLJ9trn04ak56FicXQx8oLoVddKHY9jhQ/s1600/Croissant+and+gougere+by+sam+breach.jpg" title="picture photograph image Pâtisserie Philippe 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image Pâtisserie Philippe 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a> <br /><img src = "http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/sam-sig.jpg" align "left"><br /></span><span style="font-size:80%;"><br /><u>Local Resources</u><br /><a href="http://www.patisseriephilippe.com/">Pâtisserie Philippe</a><br /><br /><u>Archives</u><br />2007 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/05/fatted-calfs-bresaola.html">The Fatted Calf's Bresaola</a><br />2006 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2006/05/hangar-one-raspberry-vodka.html">Hangar One Raspberry Vodka</a><br /><br /><a href ="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">© 2009</a> Sam Breach<div class="blogger-post-footer">© 2008 Sam Breach at "Becks & Posh", <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/">becksposhnosh.blogspot.com</a> This RSS Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, or at the aforementioned url, the site you are looking at might be guilty of infringing upon <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">terms of copyright</a>.</div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981521.post-9308180574883516632009-05-29T22:33:00.000-07:002009-05-29T22:57:57.846-07:00<alt = "REPLACE WITH ALT TITLE"><span style="font-size:125%;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Pulls away in your fingers, so delicate, so thin.</span> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">A true, new potato skin.</span></span><span style="font-size:90%;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2LgrrVgrNI9hCltl0TMFgD8H36YYtAeyfv62NNdD1GJT2x0Oh3TLdABX24_O5cYBzv3MUXEJ_jyiYq1Fh1wFQ0yNCp0Cx_WG-HzQSq7RcWJiQ_cTlNAR0sCyb0oKgS-BDSxOxRg/s1600/new+potatoes+by+Sam+Breach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2LgrrVgrNI9hCltl0TMFgD8H36YYtAeyfv62NNdD1GJT2x0Oh3TLdABX24_O5cYBzv3MUXEJ_jyiYq1Fh1wFQ0yNCp0Cx_WG-HzQSq7RcWJiQ_cTlNAR0sCyb0oKgS-BDSxOxRg/s1600/new+potatoes+by+Sam+Breach.jpg" title="picture photograph image TITLE 2008 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image ALT 2008 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a> <br /><br /><img src = "http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/sam-sig.jpg" align "left"><br /></span><span style="font-size:80%;"><br /><u>Local Resources</u><br />"<span style="font-style:italic;">A new potato is not a small potato but a fresh potato harvested from a green, growing potato plant.</span>" <a href="http://www.ladybugletter.com/">Andy Griffin</a> 2009<br /><br />New potatoes from <a href="http://www.mariquita.com/">Mariquita Farm</a><br /><br /><u>Archives</u><br />2007 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/05/red-poppy-and-vertical-chicken.html">The Red Poppy & the Vertical Chicken</a><br />2006 | <a href="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2006/05/le-metro-french-bistro-divisadero-san.html">Le Metro French Bistro</a><br /><br /><a href ="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">© 2009</a> Sam Breach<div class="blogger-post-footer">© 2008 Sam Breach at "Becks & Posh", <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/">becksposhnosh.blogspot.com</a> This RSS Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, or at the aforementioned url, the site you are looking at might be guilty of infringing upon <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">terms of copyright</a>.</div>Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981521.post-10711370094890759242009-05-28T19:26:00.001-07:002009-05-28T19:38:58.130-07:00<alt = "REPLACE WITH ALT TITLE"><span style="font-size:125%;">The photograph speaks:<br />To the best $25 I spend every 4 weeks. </span><span style="font-size:90%;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fhetGdoaxFSZFCh5UX26SnVDEu0eVrvTyth3xp90nAv-xEt2aY4YmgNg8BXTgDGf6VKHt4vszKf0hdCK1nMhPPov20mDB7nppJ7o6Gnx2UXpIInf92c1prkinlVd8nnfsQ7S0w/s1600/mariquita-mystery-by-sam-breach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fhetGdoaxFSZFCh5UX26SnVDEu0eVrvTyth3xp90nAv-xEt2aY4YmgNg8BXTgDGf6VKHt4vszKf0hdCK1nMhPPov20mDB7nppJ7o6Gnx2UXpIInf92c1prkinlVd8nnfsQ7S0w/s1600/mariquita-mystery-by-sam-breach.jpg" title="picture photograph image mariquita mystery 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" alt="picture photograph image mariquita mystery 2009 copyright of sam breach http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/" border="0" /></a> <br /><br /><img src = "http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/977/1024/sam-sig.jpg" align "left"><br /></span><span style="font-size:80%;"><br /><u>Local Resources</u><br /><a href="http://www.mariquita.com/">Mariquita </a>Mystery Box<br /><br /><a href ="http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/2007/01/about-becks-posh.html#about_14">© 2009</a> Sam Breach<div class="blogger-post-footer">© 2008 Sam Breach at "Becks & Posh", <a href = "http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/">becksposhnosh.blogspot.com</a> This RSS Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. 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