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Pickles – let mother nature do the hard work for you this summer

Look, I’m not saying I started the trend, people have been pickling things for thousands of years. But is it coincidental that the foodies are writing about pickles all the sudden? Could it be the acid tongue army at work? One of our most prolific food writers, Michael Ruhlman recently posted about tarragon-garlic pickles. Mental [ READ MORE ]

Simply Dressed – Springtime veggies and vinaigrette

Is there anything better than seeing those first green shoots pop up from the brown dirt in the early spring? They are at once the white flags of winter’s surrender and the welcome committee for the sun. Early spring time veggies are often the most delicate and sweetest that nature has to offer. That first [ READ MORE ]

Simple Pork Chops – perfect for early spring

74F during the day and 35F at night – yep, it is early Spring in Virginia. This time of year is always bittersweet for me. On one hand the warm days mean ski season has come to an end. On the other, little tender buds of the first veggies and spring flowers are starting to [ READ MORE ]

Homemade Ginger Ale – Blenheim style | Ask A Foodie

Crossposted from AskAFoodie.net Homemade Ginger Ale – Blenheim style If you are a fan of the FoodNetwork show Good Eats (and lets face it, if you are a foodie then you probably are) may have caught the recent episode on ginger. At the end of the show the host gives a recipe for ginger ale that is [ READ MORE ]

Simple Roasted Chicken

  • August 16th, 2008
  • Posted in recipes

What a paradox is the chicken in the food world. Beloved by the non-adventuresome and chefs set, it is often lambasted by foodies and overlooked by diners. In many circles this world-wide staple bird has a pedestrian status. To some, chicken is the bland choice of dieters and picky eaters alike. To others its ubiquitous [ READ MORE ]

Really Simple Fish

  • August 12th, 2008
  • Posted in recipes

Given the infrequent nature nature of my posts, it may surprise many of you that it is still summer here in Virginia. In the dense sticky heat of August, my appitite turns away from burgers and steaks on the grill to the lightness, and ease, of fish. There is a refreshing quality to a peice [ READ MORE ]

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seriously, I like this stuff