Before leaving for New York City, my girlfriend and I considered making reservations at a nice restaurant. And I don’t mean a nice restaurant, but a nice restaurant. Our typical dining establishments usually don’t have anything priced over $25 and we wanted to see what really fancy food actually tastes like. I’m [...]

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I spent five days in New York City last week, from June 13th to the 18th. It was my first time visiting the city and I had a blast. I also would like to give a special thanks to my wonderful hosts for the trip - my girlfriend’s (Megan) aunt and uncle (and [...]

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Question: For my email subscribers, would any of you prefer a weekly newsletter containing summaries of all the posts for the week as opposed to the daily emails when something new is posted? I’ve been considering creating something like this for people who don’t want to receive that many emails. Just leave a [...]

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So, I received Jacques Pepin’s La Methode and La Technique from the library this past week. They look pretty good, but maybe a bit intense at this point. Eventually I’d love to go through the books, but right now I think I’ll focus more on the basics.
I received a May Site Development Bonus [...]

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Another successful month…huzzah! Thanks to everyone who has been stopping by or is subscribed. Here are the top posts from the past 31 days.
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First Attempt at No-Knead Bread - No-knead bread seems to be a popular topic. I plan to continue experimenting to find a recipe that produces a great [...]

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This was an excellent week in the foodblog world, with many more articles and recipes that I’d love to link to. This upcoming week is the last one of classes for the quarter, so things are starting to get busy.
But…after the quarter ends (in two weeks), I am lucky enough to have the chance [...]

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