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Safe Harbor for my Cadbury Mini Eggs

Posted on April 6, 2011 by

Yesterday in a moment of weakness, I bought a bag of these evil chocolate orbs.  I was able to resist the 18 oz bag in favor of a 10 oz bag; but really, they should sell them in pre-packaged 100 … Continue reading →

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#Charcutepaloza Brisket Love

Posted on March 16, 2011 by

The March Charcutepalooza challenge was brining and I was hoping to try something a little different.  My friend the chef, who came through with the pork belly last month, said he might surprise me with some lambs tongue to experiment … Continue reading →

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My Gran

Posted on March 8, 2011 by

This weekend my brother and I traveled to Ohio to see my ailing Gran.   My brother and I were lucky to know our maternal and paternal grandmothers and also had a couple great grandmothers on my mother side.   We … Continue reading →

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#Charcutepalooza – Pancetta update

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

I was able to get some advice on my ‘bulging pancetta’ from Bob delGrosso at Hendricks Farms and Dairy and he said of my dangling bulge- “cut it off, fry it and eat it”.       So I did. … Continue reading →

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Long time..no see..

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

Late last year I recall giving some advice to someone who wanted to start a blog and I said “if you are going to do it you have to be committed.  You can’t just blog a little and then stop…”  … Continue reading →

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The Nut Factory, Nessun Dorma and Facebook.

Posted on February 9, 2009 by

Saturday evening I went to the 5th annual Nut Factory party with my friend Marianne.   The Nut Factory is a multi-storied building full of artist spaces located on Fratney in Riverwest.  The building looks like it was used for … Continue reading →

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Iron Horse Hotel

Posted on January 29, 2009 by

Last night I met my friend Yvonne at the Iron Horse for some wine and dinner.  Yes, in that order.  It was good to see her and we had fun getting caught up on everything.  I had heard parking was … Continue reading →

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Remembering Upi, Maggie May and Elsie

Posted on October 5, 2008 by

My friend Severine woke up this morning to find her dog Upi had died sometime during the night. I hope she died peacefully in her sleep. I am affectionately known as Auntie Audrey to Severine and her kids, and to … Continue reading →

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