Category Archives: Food and Cooking

Kitchen adventures, disasters, and triumphs

The nuttiest recipe

Posted on September 22, 2003 by Marchbanks

Unbalanced almonds . . . ?  I mean, sure they’re nuts, but really . . . . Continue reading →

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Observations Upon the Making of Smoked Beef

Posted on September 20, 2003 by Marchbanks

Whenever I crank up the smoker I wind up smelling like a chimney.  A nice chimney, mind you. Continue reading →

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Another Lobster Tale

Posted on August 23, 2003 by Marchbanks

Also discovered there was NO back-up salad chopped, no potatoes washed, the chowder was nicely curdled, and the back line looked like an explosion in a cracker factory. Continue reading →

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Asparagus me, Domine 1

Posted on August 23, 2003 by Marchbanks

The asparagus looked so nice at the supermarket the other day, and it was only $2.99 a pound, so I couldn’t very well resist the temptation to do something with it. Continue reading →

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Go ahead . . . bake my quiche

Posted on May 18, 2003 by Marchbanks

This afternoon I agreed to be a house captain for the homes tour. Continue reading →

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Lobster Tales

Posted on May 8, 2003 by Marchbanks

When it was too much to keep to herself, she used to write her “Lobster Tales” to entertain the newsgroup. Continue reading →

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Bottled up

Posted on April 29, 2003 by Marchbanks

The pale ale went into the bottles tonight, all 39 pints (53 cl) of it. Continue reading →

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That was a pretty damn good dish

Posted on April 26, 2003 by Marchbanks

Chicken, though . . . is there something with chicken and cherries? Continue reading →

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Doing the Tea-Beer-y Shuffle

Posted on April 20, 2003 by Marchbanks

Lordy, I hope I have enough empty bottles on hand to do two batches at once. Continue reading →

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Begin the Beer-guine

Posted on April 12, 2003 by Marchbanks

The wort for a batch of British Pale Ale is cooling in its ice bath, in the kitchen sink. Continue reading →

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