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BASIC APPRECIATION OF COMMON THINGS

November 24, 2024 by Leave a Comment

A basic appreciation is important for context. Things are usually more complicated than they seem. A brick is a brick, just some fired up mud, until you see them working together. In the hands of a skilled craftsman, a brick is a jewel. What else deserves a second look? A towel rack.

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PIE COOKING CLASS STARTS WITH A PRO CRUST

November 21, 2024 by

Pie cooking is easy. Preheat the oven, open the pie package, and put it in. But what if you start from scratch and do everything by hand? What’s that like? Let’s go:

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EVERYDAY EVERYMAN FOR THE WIN ON VETERANS DAY

November 11, 2023 by

An everyday everyman is the goal to strive for. Not average, not ordinary, not basic. Everyman isn’t richer, stronger, or taller, either. Even if they were, you’d never know. Why?

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ROLE MODEL RECIPE STARTER KIT

April 20, 2023 by

To start, a role model recipe needs a pinch of gray, but not some wizard looking rig with robes and a long beard. Just a pinch. Why? Nothing says “Follow Me” better than someone who looks like they’ve been somewhere. Got it? So follow me on this:

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FOOD EVOLUTION ON TELEVISION

February 28, 2023 by

You can track food evolution from your TV watching schedule. Some shows have their people shoveling in grub. The Last Kingdom was a shovel-fest with royalty sitting down to a bowl of gruel fit for a king. Follow that with an episode of CHOPPED to complete the circle.

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AMERICAN STEW, A RECIPE OF HOPE AND HEALTH

January 28, 2021 by

American stew, in spite of the name, is a delicate dish with a layered flavor profile. The ingredients are common to most every country, but the preparation and cooking temperature are the biggest difference. What American stew is not, is half-baked. It’s also not for diners who eat out of cans with a plastic fork, […]

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RUSTIC FRUIT RECIPE ON THE WESTERN CHEF TABLE

January 22, 2018 by

  A recipe is nothing more than food history, and nothing says history better than ‘rustic.’   Like the discovery of fire, the first food recipe had to be pretty rustic.   The top cave chef probably didn’t have as much to work with.   No one appreciates recipes more than a history major with […]

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CUDDLE THE BIG FISH

July 5, 2015 by

Northwest Delight Covering All The Bases With A Big Fish. Eating well, eating right, eating fish and vegetables. Diet and weight loss? This is where to start. Don’t like fish? Learn to. Wild coho is your friend Don’t like vegetables? Add fish. Two negatives make a positive. Any math majors out there? Wrap the whole […]

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