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Diner in the Woods: Wisconsin’s Delta Diner

For the last week or so, I’ve been hiding out in the woods of Northern Wisconsin, avoiding the craziness of the All-Star Game, avoiding work, avoiding putting on make-up, and avoiding the heat. But mostly, I’ve been visiting Kyle, who’s working at a camp up here. I’ve surely put on about 10 pounds with a [...]

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My First Self-Righteous Salad Post

This morning, I stopped by my little plot of land at the 45th Avenue Community Garden. It was out of control! I had ripe cherry tomatoes, kale, green onions, mixed greens and a green pepper that was almost ready to harvest. I picked what I could, and even committed a little tomatocide for the sake [...]

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2 Bowls, 1 Scape, Or Garlic Scape Success

After yesterday’s scape fail, I decided to follow a tried-and-true method for preparing what I had left of my solitary gifted garlic scape: sautĂ©ing. Sort of. I made an onion and garlic scape compote. Sort of. Here’s how: I melted about a tablespoon of butter in a sauce pan over low heat. Once melted, I [...]

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Better Than Birthday Cake: SPIN! Pizza’s #19

Is it any surprise that my birthday lunch was SPIN! Pizza‘s #19? If it is, you clearly have not been paying enough attention to this site lately. Anyway, yesterday, on the 30th anniversary of my birth, my wonderful friend, Kristina (PLUG: who recently got her PhD in biology and is looking for a job that’s [...]

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Put It In My Mouth (All 12 Inches of It): SPIN! Pizza’s Cipolla e Chevre

Have you ever eaten something that was so good, you had to go back and get the same exact thing the very next day? It happens to me all too often. Maybe it’s because I’m an extremist, or perhaps it’s my lack of self control. Either way, this week, I put SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza‘s Cipolla E [...]

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