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Oregon Pinot Noir: When was the last time a wine made you think? Quick – what is the first wine region you can think of that grows Pinot? I’m waiting. Really. Think about...
Are You a Foodie? The f-word is getting a bad wrap these days. Last year, there was an uproar from the food community over...
Last Minute Pasta Four Ways Would you believe that the year I ate nothing but pasta I was the thinnest of my life? The carb-loaded...
Brachetto d’Acqui: A Hot Pink Party in a Bottle On a hot summer day, there are few better things than a chilled glass of rosé. But why not make...
What’s Your Favorite Last Minute Dinner? You walk in the door at eight p.m. weighed down by grocery bags and a work project to finish. It’s...
Txakoli: The Embodiment of Effervescence In wine and tapas bars across the Basque territory, servers lower glasses and raise bottles. With a distance of nearly...
  • Oregon Pinot Noir: When was the last time a wine made you think?1September 3, 2010

    Oregon Pinot Noir: When was the last time a wine made you think?

    Quick – what is the first wine region you can think of that grows Pinot? I’m waiting. Really. Think about...
  • Looking for a knife set?0August 31, 2010

    Looking for a knife set?

    Ideeli is having a crazy sale on Cuisinart products. I don’t share tons of products with you, but if anyone out...
  • Are <em>You</em> a Foodie?3August 30, 2010

    Are You a Foodie?

    The f-word is getting a bad wrap these days. Last year, there was an uproar from the food community over...
  • Live from IFBC: How to Make Perfect Pizza Dough from Rolling Fire0August 29, 2010

    Live from IFBC: How to Make Perfect Pizza Dough from Rolling Fire

    My new word of the day: extensible. You know when you are trying to roll out pizza dough and it just...
  • Last Minute Pasta Four Ways0August 27, 2010

    Last Minute Pasta Four Ways

    Would you believe that the year I ate nothing but pasta I was the thinnest of my life? The carb-loaded...
  • Brachetto d’Acqui: A Hot Pink Party in a Bottle1August 25, 2010

    Brachetto d’Acqui: A Hot Pink Party in a Bottle

    On a hot summer day, there are few better things than a chilled glass of rosé. But why not make...
  • What’s Your Favorite Last Minute Dinner?9August 23, 2010

    What’s Your Favorite Last Minute Dinner?

    You walk in the door at eight p.m. weighed down by grocery bags and a work project to finish. It’s...
  • Sweet Saturdays: Super Drool-worthy Edition1August 21, 2010

    Sweet Saturdays: Super Drool-worthy Edition

    I can’t even remember if I baked anything this week. It’s been that kind of week. Sorbet is the only...
  • Cookbook Review: Plates to Share by Jennifer Joyce0August 19, 2010

    Cookbook Review: Plates to Share by Jennifer Joyce

    I have a secret love. Don’t tell my fiance. Jennifer Joyce’s Plates to Share has stolen my heart. Related Articles: Looking for...
  • Txakoli: The Embodiment of Effervescence2August 18, 2010

    Txakoli: The Embodiment of Effervescence

    In wine and tapas bars across the Basque territory, servers lower glasses and raise bottles. With a distance of nearly...
  • Bring Street Food Home with an Indian Chaat Menu4August 17, 2010

    Bring Street Food Home with an Indian Chaat Menu

    Have you seen the movie The Namesake? Shortly after the main character’s mother arrives in America, she tries to make...
  • Tastespotting: What is up with the Frozen Yogurt Craze?2August 16, 2010

    Tastespotting: What is up with the Frozen Yogurt Craze?

    Even Epicurious is intrigued. A recent poll provides readers this fill-in-the blank: I eat frozen yogurt (dairy or non-dairy) because...
  • 10 Minute Meal – Indian Spread0August 15, 2010

    10 Minute Meal – Indian Spread

    I spend a fair bit of time and verbiage on this blog talking about how Indian food shouldn’t be intimidating....
  • Sweet Saturdays – Simple Edition!1August 14, 2010

    Sweet Saturdays – Simple Edition!

    Thirty minute dinners being the quick affairs they are, I can’t always squeeze in elaborate desserts. This week though, many...
  • 5 Ways to Speed up Your Cooking0August 13, 2010

    5 Ways to Speed up Your Cooking

    Have you ever spent time in a restaurant kitchen? Bill Buford’s Heat relates the experience so vividly that I feel...
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    Last night we made Always Order Dessert's beet and goat cheese gnocchi in sage and rosemary butter sauce. Amazing! And much lighter than potato gnocchi. Highly recommended.

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