February 2012
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January 2012
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December 2011
2 posts
November 2011
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October 2011
10 posts
Recipe: saffron-vanilla snickerdoodles
I didn’t even really know what a snickerdoodle was until a couple weeks ago, when I had one of these from a coffee stand on the High Line in New York. And I could not stop thinking about them, so here is my recreation.
Maybe one day I will attempt the traditional cinnamon snickerdoodle but for now I’m too interested in this saffron/vanilla combination. The taste is hard to pin down...
A tarte tatin recipe that looks reasonably... →
September 2011
2 posts
What's up with that?
At Fortino’s: Local non-organic strawberries, $4 for a small container; California strawberries, 99¢ for a large container; California organic strawberries, $2.50 for a large container.
I —am stupid? fortunate? worried about foodmiles? like tasty fruit?—bought the $4 local ones.
This system is busted.
August 2011
4 posts
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Harvest Burger is closing :( →
July 2011
19 posts
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Read a Disgruntled Whole Foods Employee's Epic... →
Late Friday afternoon, an employee of the Whole Foods Market in Toronto sent this epic resignation letter to the entire company. It’s an alternatingly amusing, enlightening, and occasionally infuriating read —
3 tags
You need no other basic fruit crisp/crumble recipe... →
It’s really brilliant.
A cherry crisp (with some of the flour in the topping replaced with stoneground yellow cornmeal) is happening today.
