Posted on September 29, 2009 by gina
I held off as long as I could, but I finally had to include my dissertation in the name of one of my dishes. Today was one of those great writing days… you know, the ones where you think that banging your head on the keyboard will produce better results than you staring at the [...]
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Posted on September 26, 2009 by gina
When I was in WI last week, Masako shared some Ginger People Ginger Chews with me, and I have to say that I am absolutely smitten with them. They are so dang tasty that I am probably going to order some directly from their website. Here is the link if you want to check them [...]
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Posted on September 18, 2009 by gina
My good friend Kelly shared this recipe with me long ago, though it used to be called “Mashed Potato Soup”. It was renamed by someone at one of the potlucks we took it to, and the name stuck. Though we haven’t made this vegetarian dish in a while, it’s one of our favorites, and [...]
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Posted on September 16, 2009 by gina
A few weeks ago Mike and I went to a farm with 2 of his coworkers and picked up a 1/4 cow of grass fed/pasture raised beef. We met the farmer, his wife, son, and daughter-in-law, learned about their farming practices and the challenges they face, enjoyed the amazing food samples they prepared for their [...]
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Posted on September 13, 2009 by gina
Last week we were visiting Mike’s family in OH. We arrived late on Friday night and I (not surprisingly) was hungry. Mike’s brother, Joe, had some of this dip in the fridge, so we heated some up and WOW it was super tasty! Joe was kind enough to share the recipe and his modifications, and [...]
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