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Just an ordinary guy
Before we left for Michigan, Toby and I made our trip to UW to scrounge through the L.A. Times microfiche. We were on a quest to satisfy my inexplicable curiosity with what sort of students would...
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Salmon Burgers with Yogurt-Dill Sauce
I stumbled upon this recipe when Toby and I went up to Everett to celebrate his mom’s birthday. We were just going to enjoy something simple, like pizza or burgers, I was told. Imagine my surprise to...
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Pineapple Pound Cake
Phew. This past week has been devoted to tracking down the date that the Detroit News printed a delicious pineapple pound cake recipe. The recipe. Allow me to take you through the process that we...
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Why on Wednesday?
When I mustered up the courage to call and ask for a tour of the Seattle Times’ test kitchen, I knew not to reach anyone on Tuesday. That’s because Wednesday is the day the Food and Wine section is...
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Chicken Sunday
My mom and dad always joke about the years when my dad would visit Grammy’s house on Sunday afternoons and join the Beltowski family for a chicken dinner. Mom and Dad, 1972 The chicken got a bit...
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AJC for Jamie G.
I have a new food reporting obsession. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution‘s recipe finder. On many sites, I’ve had a difficult time searching through recipe archives. My queries for “chicken” wind up...
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YWCA Cookies
Watch your backs, Girl Scouts. This was way ahead of your time, Mrs. Fields. Apparently, the YWCA ladies can bake a pretty mean cookie. It all started when I had a hankering for some chocolate chip...
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Getting Braver
I’ve been getting more daring in my cooking attempts. While visiting friends in Boulder, Colo. (food pictures and stories forthcoming), I made guacamole and even helped prepare a slow cooker chili...
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Cooking for Two, the second time around
I was checking out Google’s new, expanded newspaper archives this weekend, because Toby’s been feeling under the weather and I’ve renewed my pledge to attempt to cook more. First of all, let me say...
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Pear Butter Pork Chops
I’ve been dying to use the pear butter I made last weekend in our crock pot. Huzzah! Thanks to Tracy for the apartment-warming gift. Pear Butter I modified a basic pork-chop-and-fruit recipe from the...
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