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chocolate bouchon, Thomas Keller's recipe.

strawberry rhubarb crisp

Anise roulade with meyer lemon-fig compote; delicious! I also love pierre herme macarons, and trifle made in the prime of summer berry season.

pulled pork from zingerman's roadhouse

eggs Benedict and a great cup of coffee

It's a bit atypical, but I love Zingerman's Roadhouse, in Ann Arbor MI. I also love Dinosaur BBQ in Syracuse.

brussels sprouts with bacon, pumpkin creme brulee

I am on a constant quest to eat less meat. At most, we eat meat once a day with dinner, but often not at all. It's honestly not that difficult, and it definitely saves money. When we do eat meat, we mostly purchase organic, free-range products; since these are more expensive, we buy less. I also think a small amount of meat adds up to a lot of flavor; bacon is a prime example of this (as my husband says, one of the keys to eating less meat is more bacon). Recently, my goal has been to eat more grains than my daily cup of oatmeal in the morning. There are so many great grains out there, which are delicious as well as very nutritious. To this end, we were recently gifted with a pressure cooker, which makes it even easier. I am also a huge fan of eggs, for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

thai peanut noodles
spaghetti with arabiatta sauce
lentils with balsamic vinegar, mustard
pierogi
cheese or squash filled ravioli
eggs! (quicke, cheese souffle, omelet)

Cook more grains, learn different methods of preserving foods, waste less!

sourdough bread, swiss cheese and spicy mustard.

It truly depends on how good you can cook/bake it yourself, and how much you enjoy doing so. I buy bakery bread (sourdough, brioche, ciabatta), yogurt, eat sushi/japanese food out. I like to roast my own pumpkin for pie, and I do like to make my own puff pastry.