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So, it’s February 24th; it’s raining with a chance of snow. When I arrived home in a downpour late last night, I didn’t manage to shake that raw winter chill from my bones until several minutes after I had climbed underneath my covers. I’ve definitely reached my winter breaking point. It happens every year, sometime in [...] I simply cannot accept that summer is ending. The way I see it, the autumn equinox is still seven days away, which means I get one more week of summer flavor. Perhaps my loyalty to summertime produce has gone on too long, but I’m not ready to bite into apples or stuff acorn squashes just yet. So [...] These tomatoes were almost too pretty to eat.
Almost. A couple years ago, when I was eating vegetables but didn’t have quite the same love for them I do now, I had placed tomatoes firmly on my “dislike” list. I’d eat them if they appeared on my plate, but I would never seek them out, [...] Late summer has been stirring Italian memories in me (which is ironic, considering I was actually there in the fall). But when I muse about the golden hues of August’s final days, I can’t help but associate them with the colors of Italian imagery: sunlight in piazzas, warm focaccia with rich olive oil, yellow stones [...] Mexican is one of my favorite cuisines. Obviously I love flavor, and with Mexican, I get flavor and heat. Even better. I’ve been meaning to attempt my own salsa for a while now, and I finally collected the ingredients this week. Of course, I’ve been thinking about it for so long that I had too many [...] |
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