Archive for the ‘Recipes, food, cooking and related items’ Category

Greek Cheese Appetizers – Tiropites – Recipe

12/11/2010

The recipe was supposed to make about 60 of these.  You’re looking at my total yield.  However there is salvation.

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Italian Bread – Recipe

12/09/2010

Whatever possessed me to try this?  And then, whatever possessed me to try this 3 times?  And worse, whatever will possess me to try this one more time?

 

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Trader Joe’s Spanish Extra Virgin Olive Oil – Food Review

12/04/2010

Trader Joe just can’t be happy having one very good olive oil, he has to confuse us with a second one.

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Chili Verde ? – Recipe

11/27/2010

 I thought I knew what chili verde was, until I started doing some research.   In fact now I’m not even sure of the spelling, chili versus chile.  I defer to what Shakespeare meant with that rose thing.

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Trader Joe’s Channa Masala – Food Review

11/25/2010

The crew will be climbing down from the rigging when this pops out of the microwave.

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Cheese (Queso) Dip – kicked substantially – recipe

11/20/2010

 What’s the shelf life of Velveeta?  That’s a question that doesn’t need an answer.  After trying this dip, you won’t care.

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Sangiovese Di Toscana – 2008 – D’Aquino Gaetano – Wine Review

11/20/2010

If I knew where I bought this wine, I’d go back and buy several more bottles.  This is a wine which almost any wine drinker can like.

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Chicken Calzones – Recipe

11/13/2010

Latino meets Latin in this variation of the pastry pie. 

What’s the difference between Empanadas and Calzones?

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Wonton Empanadas Carnitas – Recipe

10/23/2010

Well that’s a mouthful.

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Volpi Genova Salame – Food Review

10/23/2010

I actually thought I was buying something else.  But it turned out to be a good mistake.

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