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What is your fantasy food business?
It's amazing how many different ideas there are!
I would love to open a breakfast and lunch place. There would be good coffee, eggs and croissants and fruit for breakfast served with homemade jams and excellent sandwiches, salads and soups for lunch with really good cakes and cookies for dessert.
@sandn8r9 There's a place in Montreal called Soupe soup that also has some sandwiched. It's divine.
Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'
Wild Blueberry pie with a hint of lemon in it!
Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 75: Can (and Should) I Give Up the Flavored Liquid Habit?
I'm with benbenberi, add a little lemon to your water if you really need some flavour. And you can switch it up with lime and orange if you need a change - the orange especially if you need something a little sweet.
You've come a long way, Ed! Congrats!
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Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 80: Remembering Our Serious Eater Beagle Brass
Sorry to hear about your loss, Ed. I also have a serious eater beagle, Morris. She once scored herself a piece of raw salmon that was sitting a little too close to the edge of the counter-top. All the best to you and your family.
What is your fantasy food business?
It's amazing how many different ideas there are!
I would love to open a breakfast and lunch place. There would be good coffee, eggs and croissants and fruit for breakfast served with homemade jams and excellent sandwiches, salads and soups for lunch with really good cakes and cookies for dessert.
@sandn8r9 There's a place in Montreal called Soupe soup that also has some sandwiched. It's divine.
Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'
Wild Blueberry pie with a hint of lemon in it!
Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 75: Can (and Should) I Give Up the Flavored Liquid Habit?
I'm with benbenberi, add a little lemon to your water if you really need some flavour. And you can switch it up with lime and orange if you need a change - the orange especially if you need something a little sweet.
You've come a long way, Ed! Congrats!
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Congratualtions, Hannah! It's been wonderful reading your column - keep writing!
Cook the Book: 'The Barcelona Cookbook'
The only tapas place I've been is in Ottawa, a place owned by a couple that end up arguing on a pretty regular basis. I'm looking forward to getting to try the real deal in September, though, when I go to Barcelona!
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Cook the Book: 'Rustic Fruit Desserts'
Peach cobbler is at the top of my list!
Seriously Italian: Insalata di Riso
I just made something similar using orzo - no funny texture from that. I'm writing about it on my blog on Monday http://kitchengraffiti.blogspot.com/
Reducing Food Costs: Cooking with a Friend
What a great idea! I also love that it will save time for those frantic weeknights. I personally love to make pureed vegetable soups and freeze them in ziploc bags - I'm looking forward to hearing what else you come up with!
Cook the Book: 'Beyond the Great Wall'
I spent 2 weeks travelling through Slovenia and Croatia with my boyfriend and both countries were gorgeous! I spent 3 days in Bled, Slovenia, near the Austrian border. It's a small town on a beautiful lake with a castle on a cliff off to one side and a little island with a church on it in the centre of the lake. We spent a day walking around the lake and jumping in when we got too hot. We rented a boat and rowed out to the island where you dock the boat at the bottom of a huge set of beautiful marble steps that lead up to the church. It was so beautiful that the picture I took of the lake at dusk is my desktop background. Later we ate some 'Bled cake,' a puff pastry and custard creation that I tried to make at home for a Slovenian/Croation dinner we had for friends. It turned out, but only after a lot of frustration and a lot of dirty dishes!
Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 55: A South Beach Burger Bash Meal Plan
Congrats! That was a true test of will-power!!
What Is a BeaverTail? An ObamaTail?
I totally wrote about this back in January! http://kitchengraffiti.blogspot.com/2009/01/obama-tails.html
It feels weird to eat a Beavertail while not on the canal. Who else can relate to trying desperately to keep your balance on the uneven ice while picking it up at one of the shacks on the Canal?
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Kitchen Graffiti
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URL: kitchengraffiti.com
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Cooking for your Valentine?
I made oreo cookies in the vein of Westville Bakery's cookies in the shape of hearts. http://kitchengraffiti.blogspot.com/2009/02/homemade-love.html and I'm going to make banana-stuffed French Toast for breakfast.
Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 51: My Birthday Gift to Myself
Congrats, Ed! And Happy Birthday!
I read through all of your posts a little while ago, and man, I can understand why it's a struggle. Last year I started going out to restaurants a lot more and ended up putting on 15 pounds. I had to cut way back on my meals out to lose the weight. With all the eating out and tasting and minefields you go through everyday, I'm incredibly impressed. Way to go!
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Twitters about: NYC and international restaurants, random recipes, cooking adventures, nerdy or cool food news
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The Haute Kitchen
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URL: TheHauteKitchen.com
Twitters about: family and budget-friendly food, wine, & recipes
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RawMazing
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Twitters about: the healthy, tasty world of raw food.Great recipes, pictures and lifestyle information
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Bouchon For 2 - Mel
Twitter: BouchonFor2
URL: BouchonFor2.com
Twitters about: Beloved Recipes, Delicious Photos, Culinary Misadventures around Vancouver.
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Twitter: SevillaTapas
URL: http://azahar-sevilla.com/sevilletapas/
Twitters about: Tapas in Sevilla and other parts of Spain, usually with photos attached.
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StellarEats
Twitter: christellar
URL: stellareaats.blogspot.com
Twitters about: Food, eating food, cooking food, nutrition, food labelling, graphics, eco-sustainability, organics, animal-friendly formulas, whatever else I find interesting
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Eat Chicken!
Twitter: chickenftw
URL: EatChicken.com
Twitters about: All things Chicken! Need a chicken recipe or dinner idea? We've got you covered.
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Picky Cook
Twitter: pickycook
URL: http://www.pickycook.com
Twitters about:recipes, food related articles, cooking/baking ideas
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Brownies for Dinner
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URL: http://browniesfordinner.com
Twitters about: Food, life, random thoughts.
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The Good Mood Food Blog
Twitter: DonalSkehan
URL: The Good Mood Food Blog
Twitters about: Simple, healthy, homecooked recipes, packed with flavour and fun!
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The Internet chef
Twitter: Bridget_cooks
URL: www.theinternetchef.biz
Twitters about:
Food, food glorious food!
Tweet me and I tweet you back!!
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The Veggie Queen
Twitter: theveggiequeen
URL: Veggie Queen Adventures
Twitters about: Plant-foods, farmer's markets, adventures, farming, pressure cooking. Registered Dietitian includes recipes, vegetarian, vegan, vegetables and nutrition-info as related to deliciously fresh food
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Hungry 4 More
Twitter: hungryfourmore
URL: http://hungry-4-more
Twitters about: All things food, mostly recipes but also informative articles, tips and news in the food world.
Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 80: Remembering Our Serious Eater Beagle Brass
Brassy was pound for pound the greatest hound dog the world has ever seen. He pursued food with ingenuity, stealth and sheer athleticism. Once Marcia and I picked up a Carnegie Deli corned beef sandwich for Vicky, who was convalescing and had expressed that somewhat out-of-character craving. Before I had two feet in the door Brass charged like a wounded tiger and leaped impossibly high, given his short legs and considerable girth. I pulled my arm up in the nick of time, saving Vicky's lunch, but Brass earned my eternal respect that day. RIP, Brassy. We'll miss you.
Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 80: Remembering Our Serious Eater Beagle Brass
Someplace in Doggy Heaven Brass is communicating with our dear departed Suzy Beagle, his soulmate. Suzy ate crayons and balloons with gusto. She got into the garbage can and devoured the skeletal remains of 6 barbecued chickens. Forget that bit about never giving chicken bones to a dog, she did fine. She did, however, become a bit bloated, after eating 5 lbs of ditalini and then taking a long drink, however the 5 pounds of blood meal fertilizer went down just fine.
Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 80: Remembering Our Serious Eater Beagle Brass
Brass's story brought bake lovely memories of our wonderful "Puppy" - a mixed breed terrier of dubious parentage and who blessed our lives for 19 years. She, too, was a serious eater, and our favorite Puppy story is the year that she was left in our van with a gift wrapped FIVE POUND box of See's Candy for approximately two minutes, while I stepped out of the van to mail some letters. In that two minutes, Puppy managed to open the box of candy and devour every single piece! Thank God she was not chocolate sensitive. We took her to the vet, who said basically to wait and see what happens. What happened was that Puppy went home and slept for about two days straight and following that short rehab period, was fine. I'd like to say she never tried to eat any more candy, but that would be a lie, since no food was safe from her skinny little terrier self. I still miss her very much twenty-five years later.
Thank you for the lovely story.
Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 80: Remembering Our Serious Eater Beagle Brass
Ed and Vicki,
What a wonderful piece abt Brassy. Another passing of an era, like college graduation.... I still remember you "just walking the dog" in the morning -- staying 2 blocks behind W when he first started going to school on his own. Time moves on but the memories continue to glow--
Best, Gael
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simmer down!
Twitter: @simmer_down
URL: simmer down! (a food lover's blog)
Twitters about: Food randomness, recipe ideas, what I'm eating and craving, local market goodness... I have eclectic taste and love to try recipes from around the world!
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Life's Ambrosia
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URL: www.lifesambrosia.com
Twitters about: New recipes I post, my passion for food and a little here and there about what I am up to on any given day.
Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 80: Remembering Our Serious Eater Beagle Brass
My favorite obit ever. May we all be remembered for such a well lived life.
Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 80: Remembering Our Serious Eater Beagle Brass
@ArlynD; I'm sure he is. I hope to share some of mine with him someday. There may not be a heaven, but dogs need something better anyway. A land of endless squirrels to chase and muddy bogs to run through, and where treats are copious and delicious. And the last bite of hotdog always falls just between their hopeful paws.
Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 80: Remembering Our Serious Eater Beagle Brass
I once walked into Ed and Vicky's kitchen and caught Brass actually pushing a chair closer to a counter so that he could climb up and reach some food!
A sandwich "shared" with Brass always tasted better. I hope he's sharing one with Jasper right now.
Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 80: Remembering Our Serious Eater Beagle Brass
Thanks for sharing your memories of Brass--sounds like a wonderful dog who was just right for your home. I'm so sorry for your loss.
Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 80: Remembering Our Serious Eater Beagle Brass
My sincere condolences.
When I lost my dog, it took me ages to finish a whole sandwich by myself...he knew he would always get the last bite, and would wait patiently for it.
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Sorry to hear about your loss, Ed. I also have a serious eater beagle, Morris. She once scored herself a piece of raw salmon that was sitting a little too close to the edge of the counter-top. All the best to you and your family.