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Fool's Food

nobody@vox.com(hp) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:06:35 -0700

The web is filled with funny food-related gags for April Fools' Day. I think my favorite is this Kitty Litter Cake. A sure hit at the office! I am not so clever as to come up with a food gag. But over at the Ward Street Bistro, I am offering up ...

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Mr. Thrifty

nobody@vox.com(hp) — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 08:51:16 -0700

You never know what Mr. Thrifty (and resident Costco Master) is up to in the kitchen. Recently, he's been replacing the name-brand almond butter that we've enjoyed for years with a version he's found at Costco. But I had no idea until this mornin...

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6 performances, 4 Tristans, 2 Isoldes

nobody@vox.com(hp) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:41:22 -0700

Last night, the Met finished it ill-fated run of Tristan and Isolde, whose whole reason for being was to bring together the two leading Wagnerian singers of the day, Ben Heppner and Deborah Voight. The only problem: due to illness Ben missed 5 of ...

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Chicken Tajine

nobody@vox.com(hp) — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:41:17 -0700

I've got a new recipe up on Ward Street Bistro -- one of our favorite dishes for Sunday dinner - Chicken Tajine. As usual, you can either download a printable recipe and/or see how to make it step-by-step. With Spring on it's way, I'm looking fo...

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40 lbs of potatoes

nobody@vox.com(hp) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:55:09 -0700

Tomorrow, my mother-in-law (Lorna) and brother-in-law (Todd) will be preparing potato salad with 40 lbs. of potatoes. It's for a gathering of the Roseville Volunteer Fire Department. Drake was trying to think of suggestions to help them. He asks ...

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Rainy Easter Sunday

nobody@vox.com(hp) — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 11:43:28 -0700

It hardly feels spring-like today, but then this year Easter is the earliest its been since 1913. From Snopes: Do you realize how early Easter is this year? As you may know, Easter is always the 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the Sp...

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Talked-out

nobody@vox.com(hp) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:58:51 -0700

I lead another all-day design workshop today, which went quite well, but boy, my voice is tired. About hour six I felt the hoarseness creeping it. Even though it was fun, it's also exhausting. I will soon be crawling into bed with a book. Ahhh... ...

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Are they kidding?

nobody@vox.com(hp) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:03:51 -0700

From NPR: David Paterson, who became governor of New York following Eliot Spitzer's resignation in a prostitution scandal, was barely sworn in when he confessed an extramarital affair to the Daily News. On Tuesday, he admitted to affairs with mul...

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The man-girdle

nobody@vox.com(hp) — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:56:29 -0700

It's not that I'm unsympathetic to middle-edge bumps and bulges. After all, I turned 50 this year. But still -- this from the Wall Street Journal makes me laugh: Robert Verdi, 39, says he began craving a so-called mirdle, or man-girdle, recently ...

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Savory cheese and sesame pastries

nobody@vox.com(hp) — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:55:27 -0700

This week's post on Ward Street Bistro features a wonderful recipe from my dear Aunt Amy: In addition to the step-by-step photos, I've added printable recipes to the 'Bistro. Slowly, my little food blog is coming together.

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