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Emily thinks I’m a “food dork” for saying this, but my idea of a perfect Saturday is a morning at the Brookside Farmers’ Market (maybe Bed, Bath, & Beyond, I don’t know, I don’t know if we’ll have enough time), an afternoon in the kitchen, and a night eating (and drinking) outside. Last weekend, I [...]

I’ve received some great gifts in my life: 10-speed bike when I was 10, Sony PlayStation at 15, ginormous bottle of Bombay Sapphire at 21, trip to London at 25. But for 32-year-old Jeff, a bag of Good You’s happy-fun-time-magic buns is as good as it gets. (And that’s not at all sad.) When we [...]

My beautiful, brilliant wife, who we will definitely NOT call “the other Emily,” is a thoughtful, talented cook. She’s great at selecting and executing recipes, and thus bombs with far less frequency than I do. (My most recent whiff: Improvised Swiss Chard Soup that looked like bile and tasted half as good). She’s also pretty [...]

This week my fridge is bursting with beautiful spring greens from the Brookside Farmers’ Market. For Sunday night dinner, I pulled the colossal Swiss chard to accompany a well-marbled pork chop from the new Natural Grocers (which is like Whole Foods, but not quite) in Overland Park. I sauteed the chard with onions, garlic, and [...]

When I have the house to myself, my dinner often consists of what others might not consider to be a real meal. Tonight: tuna salad with red curry powder and Famous Dave’s spicy pickles all chopped up (since I didn’t have relish) on rice crackers.