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I finally got around to making a batch of the Master Dough, and today baked 4 different loaves. One was plain, and to the other three I added herbs and cheese. Two had Gorgonzola and rosemary and the last Emmentaler and herbs de Provence. The house smelled like a holiday. I listened to The Splendid Table today on NPR (see December 11 podcast below) and heard Food and Wine Editor Dana Cowin

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Three pictures are worth 1000 words. Thanks to Emile Defelice of Caw Caw Creek Farms who does what he does everyday to make pork such a succulent treat.

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Well, I have something of an answer. August brought a new job opportunity, then two months of temporary housing, and two weeks ago one house was sold and another was bought. I count my blessings with this market. And the cool part? I am home in the South now. It has been 15 years. I am slowly getting my household established so the cooking has been minimal. Yet, a friend has shared her CSA

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You may have gathered by my lack of postings that I have been on the road quite a bit the last few weeks. Now back home, and after a good night's sleep, I awoke thinking of making biscuits. I've had a recipe for cheddar cheese and chive biscuits to try for quite some time. As I looked over the recipe, I realized that not being home or grocery shopping for a while meant I did not have some of the

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Well, the record-breaking snow of February '10 is now over, and I lived to write again. The snow finally melted and the grass beneath is still green. Crocuses are coming up in the beds, and Luciano caught a squirrel today. Spring is surely upon us. I didn't seem to cook much in February. So, I was delighted when a friend brought over a tasting of a pork dish she'd made for her family. We both

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I have decided that snow is like art. It should be seen in a certain place at a certain time and in certain measure to be appreciated. Otherwise, it's just there, nothing special and even a bad thing. With 12 inches on the ground and more falling as I write, I think this is one piece of art not following my new rule. When I was a child, the show "Lost in Space' featured a robot who called out "

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One of the few times I slip away from other responsibilities is on an airplane. I usually load my carry-on bag with a mix of magazines from the every-growing stack by my front door. The past two weeks I have traveled to three different cities so had some good 'plane time' to catch up. By the time the third city was done, last Thursday, I was preparing to board for the last of the flights and

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Have you ever had an experience when you heard the same thing from different places and finally decided there must be a reason for the repeated message? Well, I have just recently. Each Christmas I send a friend in Oklahoma a mix of bacons from across the country. I have gone to many web sites to find the medley I eventually choose. This past year it was Zingerman's who helped my decision-making

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It's that time again to query the nation and ask what you are serving for Super Bowl Sunday. While I have many friends who are Colts fans, my heart lies with the Saints. You can't have worked at Charity Hospital and not still care about the city. If you have the notion to send a little help to the NOLA, still recovering from Katrina, please see the suggestion from the folks at Make It Right. "If

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Oh my Goodness! The UPS man has delivered my little shipment from Benton's Smoky Mountain Country Hams. My shipment includes some of their bacon and a taste of their prosciutto. Saturday morning is going to be wonderful! I'll write more later about how I came to know these heralded pork producers. For now, it is my turn to try the goods!

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I'm having the best time reading Pig Perfect by Peter Kaminsky. Aside from great reading about dedicated folks still growing pork the old-fashioned way and luscious sounding recipes, there's a neat association to our friends at Caw Caw Creek Pastured Pork in SC. Seems the author was able to acquire some endangered and ultimately rare Ossabaw piglets, and gave part of the group to Emile DeFelice

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Many people know that I struggle between contacts with readers, and bifocal glasses. Some people also know my penchant for feeding the wildlife, and the legion of followers I had in Austin. Let's just say my rabies vaccination status is up to date. Of course you know I have cats. So sometimes when the cats are out at night, I open the back door and call for them. I've always assumed the correct

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The other night I was making some soup (sweet potato, white potato and butternut squash). I decided I would make the recipe a blog entry, which meant I would take pictures along the way. I admit I am not an accomplished photographer. I am a visual learner though and imagine many of you are too. So, as bad as my photography 'skills' are, I point and shoot. Wouldn't you know it, during the first

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Well, if I am to put my mind where my mouth is, I decided I ought to do a little follow-up research on (any) benefits of green tea. I've always lived in the world of Western medicine, but my mind was opened to Eastern medicine when I had acupuncture some years ago. The bottom line is that I welcome new ideas, but keep a healthy level of skepticism. So, what sorts of clinical trials are going on

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When 2010 rolled in, I decided I might work a little harder to improve my diet. Beverages would be a good place to start. I'm one of those Southerners who has for years had a cold soft drink and coffee in the morning. I'm not sure how this habit started. As a child, I remember visiting a friend's house. Her mother started the morning with a 6oz Coca-Cola. You remember the little bottles? They

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I had the good fortune to get to visit the city earlier this week for business. Before I left for the airport, I grabbed the current week's edition of The New Yorker and looked forward to reading it on the plane. I've always been drawn to the reviews of new restaurants in the "Table for Two" column. I read with interest about a recently opened, quaint restaurant Joseph Leonard. The review

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Seems like the entire country has been getting more than its fair share of c-o-l-d winter weather. Here in Bexley, America, we are on our 14th day of snow and subfreezing high temperatures each day. Even Southerners can learn to put the car in gear and drive forward. So don't worry. Despite what you'd think, I have stayed warm. First, my house has turned out to be a solid old gal. Even though

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Well, I've enjoyed my time off, and am wistful to think that Monday morning the alarm clock will sound to start reality again. For years I have marveled at people who find it difficult to retire. I have always said that when they ring the bell and announce 'school is out' signaling retirement, I will be the first to the leave. I don't know about you, but I just have so many other things to do.

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I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and remembered their peas and greens to ring in the New Year. My menu included a fresh ham, braised in Riesling, star anise, cardamom pods, cloves, fresh orange and pear sections. The glaze was a mixture of bitter orange marmalade, fig preserves, minced shallot and a little ground clove and cardamom. The first slice, was covered with a crunchy layer of

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Well, Christmas is within the octave now. I feel totally unprepared. I've let my fingers do the walking, obliging myself of cyber service. There has just been no time to casually wander to all those neat places you'd like to in effort to do Christmas shopping. I hope I have gotten it all done. I have made my choices with the giftee in mind however.I do find myself missing Granny and Nanny this

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December 16th is an important day in my history. It's my mother birthday. So, Happy Birthday, Mom!I found many historic milestones on your day of birth. One you will find particularly interesting is that it is also Catherine of Aragon's birthday.Read the other parallels below, and above all, enjoy your day and your petit fours!Buttermilk * 755 – An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang

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I know you are deep in thoughts of holiday fare, and I admit I am too. Yet, on my trip home for Thanksgiving, a lunch out at a home town favorite for a simple Southern offering started me thinking. If you are not a Southerner, or a displaced Southerner, you might as well by-pass this edition of the blog. It's all about slaw dogs. Yes, a hot dog with the perfect combination of mustard, onions,

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Well its been weeks since I first tried the method for roasting fowl with Vermouth as the basting liquid, and having done it three times now I can say it is a resounding success.The method was told to me while at the Michael Garcia's Salon here in Bexley. Anyone who knows me knows that if you talk to me for more than five minutes, the conversation will turn to food. And so it began one Saturday

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