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Paris, Ma Maîtresse

On May 18, 2012 24 Comments
In Travel, Vie à Paris, Yummy Bistros

THESE POSTS UPCOMING ARE DEDICATED TO A LONG TIME BLOG READER OF MINE WHO UNEXPECTEDLY PASSED AWAY. HE WAS A LIGHT IN MY LIFE FOR MANY YEARS. AN… Read More »

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Pie Ranch: Quiche & Kids

On April 11, 2012 9 Comments
In Chef Stories, Echo Valley Farm, Recipes, Savory Pastry

What a fantastic, totally draining, fun filled week of teaching San Francisco high school students how to cook, bake, and serve just harvested fresh and healthy homemade meals… Read More »

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Crab Boil! How to Cook Live Crabs

On April 3, 2012 13 Comments
In Fish, Recipes

Once you get the over the heeby jeebies of picking up a live crab, the rest is simple. Easy peasy! I get my crabs (man, that sounds wrong)… Read More »

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Lobster Ravioli, Pea Shoots, & Smoked Paprika Sauce

On March 22, 2012 10 Comments
In Fish, Pasta, Recipes, Savory Pastry

I made these lobster raviolis for a friend of mine who spent 9 months craving sushi, shellfish, and martinis. I promised her lobster once her baby was born… Read More »

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Dutch Apple Baby & Truffled Skillet Soufflé: Cast Iron Breakfasts

On March 8, 2012 6 Comments
In Recipes, Savory Pastry, Sweet Pastry

That long title is a complicated way of saying: one basic recipe, two different results. My Mom makes Dutch Apple Baby for fancy brunches. It’s a crowd pleaser…. Read More »

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Pumpkin Butter: In Bread, On Pizza, By the Spoonful

On March 8, 2012 5 Comments
In Chef Stories, Echo Valley Farm, Recipes, Vegetables

I know you’re wondering if I’ve totally lost my mind with pumpkin recipes in March, but when I said (in my last pumpkin mole post) we have 70… Read More »

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Chicken Pumpkin Mole

On February 22, 2012 7 Comments
In Chef Stories, Echo Valley Farm, Meat, Recipes, Vegetables

And you thought pumpkin pack was like so 3 months ago! But, if you had 70 pounds of sugar pie pumpkins still left in dry storage (like we… Read More »

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Jes’ Don’t Act Like Dinner

On February 17, 2012 9 Comments
In Chef Stories, Echo Valley Farm

It’s been a breathtaking week at Echo valley farm. The nights specifically with a moon so big and bright you’d think it was Alaska in the summertime. I… Read More »

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Nettles! Nettle Pesto Pizza with Delicata Squash & Bacon

On February 12, 2012 9 Comments
In Chef Stories, Echo Valley Farm, Recipes, Savory Pastry, Vegetables

Farmer Kate stumbles down a ravine backward that borders the Pescadero creek. She trips, she falls, she screams. Farmer Jeff and I come running over thinking Kate has… Read More »

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Truffled Blue Hubbard Squash Soup

On February 6, 2012 8 Comments
In Recipes, Vegetables

Blue Hubbard squash has orange colored sweet flesh. It will feed a family of eight or more, can be tossed around by children without fear of damage, may… Read More »