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Nectarines in a Balsamic Glaze: Inspiration from Adversity

The other day I was getting ready for work.. packing up my lunch as per usual. I decided on a salad with cherry tomatoes, cheddar, greens, and a balsamic dressing. I threw a nectarine into the box for good measure, … Continue reading

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Farmers Market Finds

This weekend has been super busy for me. I’ve been writing up a storm for the examiner, as evidenced by: http://www.examiner.com/review/celebrate-national-ice-cream-day-with-coolhaus http://www.examiner.com/article/grilling-101 http://www.examiner.com/article/burbank-farmers-market-bounty-right-outside-your-front-door So, check them out and subscribe, please. 😀 Enough cross posting and hawking my own wares. Down … Continue reading

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In a 50/50 combination of channeling my desire for cooler weather through cuisine and taking advantage of this weekend’s local farmers market, I came up with a plethora of summer squash and other tasty vegetables. I decided, rather than the … Continue reading

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An eventful day..

So today was a pretty eventful day. We woke up early to hit the farmers market. I got a couple of things for my foodie pen pal (check out http://www.theleangreenbean.com/ for more information about this foodie pen pal business), and picked up … Continue reading

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Because the weekend wouldn’t be complete without steak…

So after all my previous blogging today, I still had to make something for tonight’s dinner. We’ve all seen the steak with gorgonzola butter sauce.. There were also some maitake mushrooms and onions involved. Don’t get me wrong.. totally delicious. … Continue reading

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My Farmer’s Market Haul.. and why I might have a problem.

I made my weekly journey into downtown Burbank for the local farmer’s market on foot. This was a poor life choice, because I was loaded down with about 15 extra pounds of stuff on my walk back, which was about … Continue reading

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More First World Problems: The Truffle Debacle

So, today was a pretty epic day. Part of the epic-ness is centered around my trip to the Burbank Farmer’s Market. They had all kinds of terrific stands.. my favorite being the mushroom stand. I left with $15 of mixed … Continue reading

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