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Zapp's Voodoo Chips Are Awesome

You are evil, not only tempting me with the promise of delicious chips but the purchase price is pretty dang good. I know it's a lot of chips, but I'm such a potato chip fiend, no such thing as too many bags. In Washington, my favorite is the Tim's Cascade jalapeno flavor - the thicker kettle chip is necessary to really carry that punch of flavor.

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Bellevue, WA: The Triple Bypass Burger from John Howie Steak

Update on the burger - it sounds like the name is going through a change, but I don't know what the new one is; it should be revealed at the end of the month, so stay tuned, if your arteries can stand it!

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Market Scene: Dane County Farmers' Market in Madison, Wisconsin

Yes!! Love the squeaky cheese, especially from Wisconsin -- great cheesemakers! The blueberries look lovely; we're finally getting some here in the Pac NW!

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In Season: Apricots

I adore apricots -- so many uses! If they can survive not just being eaten as a snack, they make for great preserves, and it goes so well with goat cheese on flatbread or crostini! We used to have an apricot tree when I was a kid, and we'd pick them early when they were still green for pickling -- that was also a great use if you have a tree that didn't yield super-sweet fruit.

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Zapp's Voodoo Chips Are Awesome

You are evil, not only tempting me with the promise of delicious chips but the purchase price is pretty dang good. I know it's a lot of chips, but I'm such a potato chip fiend, no such thing as too many bags. In Washington, my favorite is the Tim's Cascade jalapeno flavor - the thicker kettle chip is necessary to really carry that punch of flavor.

From A Hamburger Today

Bellevue, WA: The Triple Bypass Burger from John Howie Steak

Update on the burger - it sounds like the name is going through a change, but I don't know what the new one is; it should be revealed at the end of the month, so stay tuned, if your arteries can stand it!

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Market Scene: Dane County Farmers' Market in Madison, Wisconsin

Yes!! Love the squeaky cheese, especially from Wisconsin -- great cheesemakers! The blueberries look lovely; we're finally getting some here in the Pac NW!

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In Season: Apricots

I adore apricots -- so many uses! If they can survive not just being eaten as a snack, they make for great preserves, and it goes so well with goat cheese on flatbread or crostini! We used to have an apricot tree when I was a kid, and we'd pick them early when they were still green for pickling -- that was also a great use if you have a tree that didn't yield super-sweet fruit.

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Get Juicy Charbroiled Burgers at Pickle Time in Duvall, Washington

It's definitely worth a visit if you're in the area -- there's a note about the burgers being flavorful due to their extensive menu of burger types. I haven't tried every single combination, so I don't want to speak towards every choice. They're not gimmicky, they don't do crazy things with their burgers, it's simply well-made comfort food that's satisfying and classic if you're in Duvall, since it's a bit of a ways outside of the Seattle metropolitan area, but I think it's worth noting as a classic hamburger place to try, as people may not think to stop by when they're zipping through the small city.

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The Crisper Whisperer: 10 Secrets for Making the Most of Your CSA

Nice! These are great tips, as every week always felt like an episode of Iron Chef, trying to make sure we used everything in our CSA and trying to figure out creative ways to put it all to good use!

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Mother's Day - are you dining out or cooking for your mom?

Mom lives a ways off (she's in Hawaii, I'm in Washington State -- a wee bit of a distance) but just baked some chocolate cookies for her, collected some photos, and an article about one of her favorite actors from a really obscure magazine. Nothing fancy, but stuff she likes. I hope to cook a real meal for her if she comes out and visits this year!

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Teddy's Bigger Burgers Brings Hawaiian Flair to Washington

lol - Serious Eats typo! I wrote it as "thick cut," as Teddy's doesn't do shoestring-style fries, which is just as well, since the sauce gets really drippy and you need substantial fries to soak things up.

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How to Start Your Own Herb Garden

Agreed on the rosemary -- when it takes off, be prepared for a small tree! So wonderful when you can just take handfuls of it -- the flowers are tasty too. I tend to start stuff from seeds extra early, like February, and in our laundry room because it stays warm, plus it's got a small south-facing window. I like to get the starts as big as possible before putting into pots outdoors. We have a squirrel problem, but cutting a plastic soda or water bottle in half and putting it over the little starts can act like a cloche and protect from small wildlife. Soaking seeds before putting into soil packs or peat pots can help, but I've had successful sprouting from both dry and soaked seeds. I got extra paranoid about winters after Washington State got a wicked winter the other year; killed off a lot of my plants, but if your heartier, woody herbs like rosemary are used to it, they've likely cowboyed-up to winter chills.

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Seattle's Cask Beer Festival Showcases the Ultimate of Microbrewing

I know the beers made at the Cask Fest weren't to strict ye olde code, since the containers they were aged in varied in material, and they leaned heavily towards the use of hops, but hey- it's Seattle. We're hop-addicts! I was comparing the higher alcohol content to commercial, large-scale beers, which tend to be more in the 4% range and these cask brews were usually about double that.

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Chain Reaction: What's the New Pizza Hut Stuffed Crust Pan Pizza Like? We Try It

Cheese ring. Oh lordy. It's both awesome and wrong, all at the same time. But I'm sure it tastes great with a pitcher of PBR.

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The 10 Worst Lunch Boxes Ever

Exciting world of metrics? I'm getting excited just looking at it!!

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