Monthly Archives: July 2012

The Diet.

It started on a sunny Thursday at the bar: I went to a happy hour and had a delicious drink and a tasty sausage. The next day my Pa came to town and we had dinner starting at 5pm and … Continue reading

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Cherry, You Delicious Minx

Cherries. Cherries. Cherries. I eat them all day in the summertime. I let the pile of pits mound up in front me. Sometimes I think about moving to a place where cherries are in season all year-long. A magical place. … Continue reading

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Watermelon, Tomato, and Feta Salad

Watermelons are amazing right now. All the melons at the farmers’ markets are. I love Two Happy Children for their watermelons, both yellow and red, as well as amazing white and orange fleshed melons, and Farmer John of Engel Farms … Continue reading

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Peachy Peach and Blueberry Crisp

It’s still peach season! This may be the best ever peach season I’ve experienced in Texas. Possibly. I made this at the start of peach season a few weeks back and the peaches are even better now. I love that … Continue reading

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It’s a Cracker.

Hosting a supper-club with another individual was both more stressful and less stressful. It took more prep time, but much less time on the day of. With more time on my hands that morning, I threw in a couple more … Continue reading

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Chocolate Passion Fruit Mousse

Still off the sugar-wagon but I wanted to bring desserts to the 4th of July barbeque. I started with an idea and a few ingredients and had no idea if this would turn out or just be soup. I followed … Continue reading

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Seared Peach and Grilled Chicken Salad

I’m back off the sugar truck and have been craving salads. Maybe that has something to do with the 2 nights in a row of fries for dinner and other foods that should not be consumed as a meal (or … Continue reading

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Almond Peach Torte with Lavender and Honey Créme Fraiche

I experimented with this torte recipe over and over (and over) until I found it to be the perfect texture, taste, crumble, size, sweetness, and it’s beautiful… oh it’s so good. I’m rather proud of myself for this one. I … Continue reading

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