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Category Archive for 'California'

Figs, Glorious Figs

Posted in California, Greek, dessert, figs, honey, pistachios, yogurt on Aug 5th, 2008

“If I should wish a fruit brought to Paradise it would certainly be the fig.” - Prophet Mohammed
We don’t really “do” dessert. We really don’t. If we did we’d probably get a lot more hits from Tastespotting and Foodgawker, since they only seem to post chocolate flavored desserts topped liberally with powdered sugar and sprigs […]

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Gnocchi: Little Pillows of Joy (And Even Better with A Brown Butter Breadcrumb Sauce)

Posted in California, Italian, Potato, Recipe, Recipes, breadcrumbs, butter, cheap meal, cheese, drink, easy, egg, flour, food, gnocchi, holiday, indulgent meal, quick meal, sage, sauce, travel, vegetarian, wine on Mar 1st, 2008

Last year, Amy and I spent a very enjoyable long weekend with her cousin and cousin’s husband visiting the Napa and Russian River Valley winelands. Throughout the course of the weekend we must have tasted fifty different wines at twelve or so different wineries, and I am slightly embarrassed to admit that I did not […]

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