Category Archives: kitchen tips I love soup, and when the weather gets warm I start keeping cold soup around. I like raw soup like gazpacho, and I like that I can toss everything in the blender and make it to suit my preference as well as what veggies look good, or need to be cleaned out of my fridge, and […]  I have never made baby artichokes, and might never have if not for a picking error by Fresh Direct*. Last week I kind of managed to plan our food for the week, and that included a treat of artichokes for dinner one night. When my order arrived there were two errors (highly unusual, perhaps they […]  Eats Shoots and Leaves has to be one of the best titled books ever (at least if you’re a grammar nerd like me). Lately I’ve been eating shoots, the kind that are so sweet and tasty this time of year, and are available at my local farmer’s market; pea shoots. If you haven’t had them, […]  Cinco de Mayo is Thursday but you probably already knew that. It’s odd that I remember this, as don’t I generally realize a holiday (other than Thanksgiving) is coming until it’s tomorrow, or even yesterday. I did write a Cinco de Mayo post two years ago about avocados and guacamole where you can find my super-simple and always delicious recipe. This […]  I cook fish almost every week, so why are there so few recipes here at CLD? Almost everyone I know feels a little nervous to cook fish properly, including me. Who am I to offer cooking tips on something I don’t feel expert at? To answer that question let’s talk a little about my (easy) rules for fish preparation. Keep […] |
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