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Good news: This recipe is a simple way to celebrate summer vegetables. Bad news: Summer is over and tomatoes (at least the ones that don’t taste like a big, mealy pile of nothingnesss) are gone. If I had posted this on August 8, before Emily and I fell off the face of Planet Blog’n’stuff, you [...]

There is a time and place for the long-cook tomato sauce, heaped with meatballs and a big buttery slab of garlic bread, but summer is not that time. ‘Tis the season for fresh tomatoes and quick cooking. This recipe is simple and impossible to f-up, unless you buy shitty tomatoes or overcook the pasta. So [...]

At this point, you’ve likely discerned that I’m somewhat obsessed with, and resigned to the fact, that the world is approaching its fiery end. Unfortunate to be sure. But eschatology aside, I see no point in letting a little thing like the Apocalypse ruin a good batch of tomatoes. As the saying goes, “you can’t [...]

One of the nice things about Hell encroaching on Earth is that tomatoes have arrived early! Unfortunately, it also means they won’t be around for long. Never one to dally in the face of impending doom, I’m cramming as much tomato fruit into my mouth as humanly possible. This, of course, includes plenty of BLTs [...]

It’s that most wonderful time of year — when schools empty, the pools open, and crabs get soft. Actually, that whole sentence is kind of creepy. What I’m trying to say is, soft-shell crabs are delicious and only available for a few months (if that) each year. If you find them, eat them. (I found [...]

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 [...]

Yesterday, I went to see my doctor for a check up. We talked about my bread and pasta addiction, then my addictive personality in general, and finally agreed that I most likely have to all but eliminate those items from my diet in order to not become morbidly obese as I age. What about moderation, [...]

When it starts to feel like summer, I want to put margaritas, chips and salsa in my mouth, non-stop. And over the weekend, it certainly felt like summer in Kansas City. So, on Saturday night, I made salsa magic happen. Kyle and I were hosting a party for our friend Kristina who just got her [...]