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Have Baked Eggs set the bar?

January 31, 2012

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Some strange, but lovely and relatively talented cook has taken up residence in my kitchen. She feeds us good food. On Saturday, she served us fluffy pancakes, drizzled with a crimson triple berry sauce, warm maple syrup, and a dollop of butter melting down the sides. She made red wine braised short ribs, falling off the bone atop a pile of roasted garlic […]

Does a hurricane stand a chance against Lemon Raspberry Scones?

August 28, 2011

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I went to the laundromat on Friday afternoon. As I was loading my clothes into the dryers, I heard someone say behind me, “Yep, gotta get this done before tomorrow.” I turned to face a heavy-set woman, dressed in colorful patterned scrubs, who looked at me sideways from the pile in her laundry basket, and […]