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- Bye, Bye, Holidays — and a Crazy Stuffing Recipe for Next Year
- Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar in Walnut Creek
- Silicone and Garlic: Just Say No
- New Costco Product: Hot Smoked Norwegian Salmon
- TEPCO as Dishware Obsession
- Happy Easter 2011!
- Jazzed-up Matzo Brei for Breakfast
- Open Letter to Costco II
- Merritt Restaurant & Bakery in Oakland—not so good at first try
- Cafe Leila in Berkeley
- Easy Chocolate-covered Strawberries for Valentine’s Day
- Make a cheese souffle at home
- Did a “drive by” at Delhi Dhaba & Chaat in San Pablo (CA)
- Affogato: Quick, wonderful dessert
- Kirkland Fresh White Truffles
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Whole Acme smoked whitefish at Costco for the holiday
Just a quick note about my having seen and purchased whole smoked whitefish at the Richmond, California, Costco the other day. My guess is that they are carrying this for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Recall that this Costco carried Acme … Continue reading
The escargot are out playing in the yard
It’s drizzling in the Bay Area as I write this - which is news in and of itself given the time of year – and the snails are out in full force. I think they’re cute, so I don’t eat them, but … Continue reading
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San Pablo Lytton casino grub
My Mother-in-law, Elaine, is here visiting from Delray Beach, Florida, which means a trip to Reno – and any other casinos that are handy – with my mother, Renate, Sr. They came back with a story the other day about … Continue reading
Why you need a hand blender
Word up: part with the $20 it will take to get a hand blender, aka immersion blender, into the house. There are things I can do easily with this guy that make it one of the most-used kitchen gadgets I own. … Continue reading
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Tonina’s pignoli cookies
If I were being walked to my execution tomorrow morning and had to choose one type of cookie to eat tonight, it would be Italian pignoli (pine nut). Soft in the middle and chewy outside with the strong flavor of almond paste that … Continue reading
Albany Bowl’s restaurant
I admit it: I love to bowl. I hold the key to locker #1 at Albany Bowl (540 San Pablo Avenue), the bowling alley in Albany, California, a city with only about 17,000 people but boasting both a pool and a … Continue reading
Lunch at Berkeley Bowl West
Berkeley Bowl West (920 Heinz, Berkeley) is a good place to have lunch, but we like to buy stuff in the market and bring it into the cafe, rather than buy cafe food. The eating space is much nicer here than at … Continue reading
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Red Lentil Curry
I purchased a large bag of red lentils recently and was looking for a good red lentil curry recipe when I came upon this one, posted by Emma Maher, on allrecipes.com: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Red-Lentil-Curry/Detail.aspx From the looks of the allrecipes.com legalese, I may not be allowed … Continue reading
Indian curry paste
One good reason to have a mortar and pestle around the house is to help keep you in various curry pastes. I always have a jar of homemade Indian curry paste on hand, for example, because I find that it works … Continue reading
Taki Sushi has no sushi for lunch
Matt and I wanted to grab a quick lunch near home the other day, so we went to Taki Sushi (10889 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito). They’re located in one of those cursed locations where things have come and gone … Continue reading
