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Here it is folks…my last summer meal. How do I know summer is over? I received a damned butternut squash in my CSA box and nothing could be more autumnal then that. Don’t get me wrong – I love butternut squash. I was just really enjoying all of the late summer tomatoes, corn and stone [...]
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In response to fellow blogger Sodium Girl’s challenge to find Heart Healthy Recipes, yours truly combed through an arsenal of recipes to find one that is so sodium-induced, the mere thought of taking a bite may actually raise your blood pressure: The Sloppy Joe. Between you and me, this dish has been begging for a [...]
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For single ladies across the globe, the mention of February and Valentine’s Day may very well induce a mild (er…crazy) state of panic. Some of you may then be wondering why the only unmarried/unengaged contributor to Farm and a Frying Pan is so giddy about the start of what I find to be Denver’s most [...]
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San Francisco’s Fort Mason is just a couple blocks from my apartment, so I mosied over there Friday evening to check out the Off the Grid food festival. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but a “roaming mobile food extravaganza” is a pretty good description.
About 15 vendors or so circled their wagons (er, carts) in [...]
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I’m so in love with the idea of having my own garden, but my 650 square foot apartment + fire escape isn’t really cut out for that. So I fulfill my gardening yearnings with long walks in the Whole Foods produce section, weekend trips to the farmers market and bi-weekly CSA boxes. I also retreat [...]
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At the corner of Laguna and Fell in the Hayes Valley neighborhood of San Francisco lies a dilapidated, sad little piece of land next to the freeway. For as long as I’ve lived in the city, this piece of land has been nothing but an eyesore. Fortunately, some kind and creative souls from the San [...]
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Last week I had the pleasure of joining Epicurious editor Tanya Steel and renowned pastry chef Gale Gand of Tru at the Daley Plaza Farmers Market in Chicago. We were there for the second leg of Epicurious’ Farmers Market tour and to film an episode of ABC News: Chefs Table. This market apparently gets a [...]
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After spending a glorious weekend in Capitola, my honey and I stopped in Half Moon Bay for an impromptu lunch. We stuffed our faces full of deep-fried tacos a la Flying Fish Grill and then checked out a local fish market across the street called Half Moon Bay Fish Market. For those faint of heart, do [...]
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Last weekend, for a regularly scheduled weekend adventure, Kele and I headed out to D.C to visit his grandparents and catch a ball game. Our San Francisco Giants (you can take the girl out of the city, but you can’t turn me into an East Coast sports fan just yet) took on the Washington Nationals. [...]
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If you’re trying to eat locally or seasonally, then you’re undoubtedly basking in summer’s bounty right now! There is so much amazing fruit to be had that you might have forgetten all of the dreary days in winter when you were relegated to only eating citrus and pears.
Stone fruit – above all other summer produce [...]
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