Category: Food
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Homemade Sourdough
Hello again, Jason here. It’s been awhile. What have we been up to? A LOT! But the one thing that’s brought us a lot of joy lately is baking our very own sourdough bread. Erin brought life to her own starter, which we’ve named Constance (due to the mail we still receive for a lady…
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Quick Bite – Katana-Ya
It’s been awhile since Erin and I updated our site, and we thought creating quick posts about meals we’ve eaten would be a great way to breathe new life into the site. This week we’re visiting San Francisco while I attend Google I/O. We were both hungry and wanted to get something simple and warm…
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Dining at Delmonico’s
Delmonico‘s is the oldest fine dining restaurant (true “restaurant” in the French definition) in the United States. Erin first learned its storied history when she proofread the book Dining at Delmonico‘s a few years ago, and she had wanted to go ever since. She expected it to be overpriced and stuffy but she also really…
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Say “Cheese!”
Jason’s favorite cheese has always been mozzarella, so for Christmas this past year I got him a cheesemaking kit through Zingerman’s! It has the rennet and citric acid you need to add to whole milk in order to make many batches of mozzarella and ricotta cheese. The directions are very clear, and the process is…
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A Delicious Valentine Dinner
The February issue of Bon Appetit couldn’t have been more timely. A feature on great pasta dishes just in time for Valentine’s Day? Perfect. Of the seven delicious-sounding recipes in their feature, one caught both of our eyes for immediate consumption: the Orecchiette with Kale and Breadcrumbs. We planned it for our Valentine’s dinner at…
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Taco Time!
When we first met, we discovered that we both did tacos the same way: sauteed ground beef, a packet of seasoning, and various toppings, including shredded cheese, diced tomatoes, lettuce, and onion, on a soft flour tortilla. Over the years we started introducing variations on this: shredded beef instead of ground, new toppings including cilantro…