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Brownies/Blueberries/Belly
These brownies are intense (I mean, intense) because they are all cocoa and no melting chocolate. I wouldn’t call them bitter, even bitter sweet, but they do have a definite edge that most other brownie recipes seem to lack. A single layer of frozen blueberries sandwiched between two great walls of almost-black chocolate provides you…
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Chicken Cacciatore
Chicken Cacciatore reminds me of dinners at my grandma’s condominium when she would babysit my sister and I for the night. I remember this dish in particular because when I would ask what we were having for supper she would reply “parrots gizzards” completely deadpan. And you know, not knowing what “gizzards” were at a…
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Vegetarian Baked Beans
The New Apple Market on 4th (a welcome respite across the street from the expensive monolith that is Safeway) had Italian Passata on sale for a dollar a bottle the other day and being the self-proclaimed tomato enthusiast that I am I grabbed four bottles without acknowledging the gallon of milk, tub of yogurt, pasta,…
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Lemony Spaghetti Carbonara
I love the soothing properties of rich foods; sometimes you can come home on the verge of tears after a terrible day, look in the fridge to find an assortment of delicious odds and ends, throw it all together, and all of a sudden everything is coming up roses. Spaghetti Carbonara doesn’t usually have lemons…
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Spinach Soup and Blur
This simple soup begins with a buttery potato base and with the addition of an entire bag of spinach and fresh basil becomes a brilliant chartreuse bowl of comfort. As with many soups, this is even better the next day; it travels well and is a complete meal with the addition of a good crusty…