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Online dating, Internet researchers, Ethnic dining in DC; yet another collection of links; 2010-06-02

Online dating assistants help the lonely and busy (tags: online socialnetworking) Association of Internet Researchers The Association of Internet Researchers is the top international association for students and scholars in any discipline in the field of of Internet studies. Membership connects you with our vibrant community, gives you access to our archive of past conference [...]

Two recipes. One made and one to try.

Here is a recipe for Strawberry Coffee Cake, that is very close to the one I just made. It turns out to be a very delcious and satisfying cake. The second recipe is for pizza dough from the NY Times. The ‘trick’ in this one is to let the dough rise overnight. I always figured [...]

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Penne with Spring Onions, Asparagus, and Peas

This recipe is slight modification of one fromĀ  Frank Stitt’s Bottega Favorita: A Southern Chef’s Love Affair with Italian Food, another impulse check-out from our local library, CRRL. We enjoyed it and will definitely make it again. I used: 1 tablespoon organic Spanish olive oil 2 tablespoons organic butter 1 heaping cup of sliced spring [...]

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Minty Strawberry Shortcakes

This recipe is from Organic and Chic: Cakes, Cookies, and Other Sweets That Taste as Good as They Look by Sarah Magid. I checked the book out from the library on a whim. The shortcakes turned out to be very good, with mint from the garden, local strawberries, and some nice cream from a good [...]

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Giardiniera Recipe

We took Lynn’s spring break to go to New Orleans. Upon Neva’s excellent suggestion we had muffulettas at Central Grocery. That’s a really good sandwich with a topping of Central Grocery’s olive salad, which is modified giardiniera. When we came how we just had to try our hand at making our own giardinieria. We started [...]

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Sustainable Farming and Opportunites for Volunteers on Organic Farms

These links deal with sustainable and organic farming. The Cornucopia Institute is especially appealing to me because of its emphasis on pairing farms with local consumers. It is an extension of the notion of Community Supported Agriculture. We belong to FACSAP. The second link gives ways to volunteer on organic farms throughout the world. Cornucopia [...]

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Cooking dictionaries & terms

Here are two dictionaries dealingĀ  with cooking terms. I’ve found them both useful when I come across a new term in a recipe, or a descriptive term that I want to get right. Cooking Dictionary, Glossary and Terms directory. collection of glossaries (tags: cooking definitions food glossary glossaries) A: Page 1: Cooking Terms: RecipeTips.com Glossary [...]

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Baked Artichokes with Onions, Lemons, Black Olives, & Mint – Zuni Cafe Cookbook

We tried the recipe for Baked Artichokes with Onions, Lemons, Black Olives & Mint and took it to our friend’s house to share with some excellent chicken they made. The recipe is from “The Zuni Cafe Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes and Cooking Lessons from San Francisco’s Beloved Restaurant.” The picture here was taken at [...]

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View du Jour – January 3, 2010

Two views taken from the dinner table. The tomatoes and peppers are what’s left of the growing season that ended a couple of months ago. View du Jour – apples, pear & mango

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Sunday Breakfast – Dec 6, 2009

Surfing recipes I found good recipe for ricotta pancakes: Sunday Brunch: Ricotta Pancakes, from the excellent blog Serious Eats. Great! Added toasted pecans (broken into pieces), a pear, and a cup of blueberries. Also added more baking powder and used a mixture of corn, oat, and wheat flours. We watched I’m Not There last night. [...]

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