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National Food Days

Posted in Lists on March 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

If you are wondering what to make for dinner or dessert on any given day, let this list of national food days inspire you: http://www.tfdutch.com/foodh.htm Today, for example, is Oatmeal-Nut Waffles Day. Is this list real? Who knows? Who cares? (though being how idiotic our Congress is, it may very well be real). The point […]

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Spices at home

Posted in Lists on February 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Once again, here is a list of the spices I have at home, so I don’t go buying s/t I have when I need it. What I know I don’t have is: -Onion Powder -Cumin seeds -Ground nutmeg -Saffron -Garlic salt What I do have: Herbs Herbes de Provence Oregano Parsley Rosemary Rubbed sage Sumak […]

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Xmas gifts 2008

Posted in Equipment, Lists on December 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

In previous years I got all the hardcore kitchen equipment I needed – a good quality food processor (though I came to discover, while I was cooking Xmas dinner, that it has a crappy lid), a good quality blender and a good quality mixer – so my cooking items request for this year was much […]

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Restaurants I want to try

Posted in Lists, Restaurants on September 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Berkeley/Albany Paragon @ the Claremont Rendezvous Cafe – French Unicorn Pan Asian Cuisine Oakland Cocina Poblana Messob MoNo Nan Yang Pizza Rustica Tamarindo Antojeria Mexicana Hayward/Castro Valley Bijou Restaurant & Bar Sampan Kitchen

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Spices @ Home

Posted in Lists on July 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Allspice, ground Allspice, berries Arrowroot Bay leaves Cardamon, ground Cardamon, pods Cayene pepper Celery salt Chicken Masala (box) Chili powder (box) Cinnamon, ground Cinnamon, sticks Citric Acid Coriander, powder (box – buy more) Coriander, seeds Cloves Cloves, ground Cumin, ground Curry powder (need to buy more) Curry powder – mild (box) Fennel seed Fenugreek seed […]

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Xmas presents

Posted in Lists on December 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Most of what I asked for in my Christmas list was cooking stuff, so it’s no wonder that lots of my presents (from both DH and my mom) was kitchen stuff. Mike got me a Wüstholf Classic Ikon 6′ cook’s knife. It’s small because he didn’t trust me with something bigger. I can also tell […]

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Spices

Posted in Lists on February 15, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

I’m cleaning up my spice rack, throwing away old spices. There are some I’ve had since I got married, over a decade ago. Granted, I’ve seldom if ever used them since (like fennel seeds, what do I need fennel seeds for?) but I figure if I do need them again, I can buy them anew. […]

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Restaurants I want to try

Posted in Lists, Restaurants on March 4, 2005 | 3 Comments »

San Leandro Saigon Palace on 17580 Hesperian Grand Taipei on 25036 Hesperian Hawaiian Sista’s Cafe ( 10:00 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Tue.-Sat.) Halan (vietnamese on Lewelling) Vietnamese place by Pak n’Save Ozeki Sushi Castro Valley $$ Sazio Ristorante Italiano Doug’s Place (breakfast) Dolci Amore Hong Kong BBQ Restaurant (chinese) Hayward $$$ Le Maconnais Caravan East Harbor (hesperian […]

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Things I want to cook

Posted in Lists on October 23, 2004 | 3 Comments »

This is a list of dishes that I want to make sometime soon. My memory is terrible so this list should help me remember the dishes and inspire me. Bread Pudding Pork & Tomatillo Stew (Craigslist ) Estifado (Craigslist ) Mac & Cheese Casseroles (Saveur) Canneloni a la rossini Beef stroganoff Chicken/Veal Marsala

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