Beecher’s Raw Milk Flagship Cheese

Some people bring back t-shirts or key chains as souvenirs.  In our family, it’s food – usually in the form of cheese.  When I visited Seattle in August, I made sure to visit Beecher’s Handmade Cheese at Pike Place.  It was very crowded that afternoon, so we just tasted a few cheeses and scooted out […]

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Chewy Spice Cookies

I was in the mood for baking the other day, so I pulled out all of my baking ingredients and placed them on the counter.  I wasn’t sure which direction I would go.  I just felt like making cookies.  The weather was cool outside.  It was cloudy and raining.  I could feel myself yearning for […]

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Stewed Eggplant and Tomatoes with Polenta

Ah, the eggplant.  To quote Mark Bittman in his book, The Best Recipes in the World, “There is nothing like a simply cooked dish of eggplant.  One of the world’s most beloved vegetables and one that several cuisines–Italian, Turkish, and Indian, most notably–treat with near reverence.”   Amen, Mr. Bittman, amen.  I think Mr. Bittman’s […]

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