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1/4 cup balsamic vinegar 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 1/4 cup packed fresh herbs (basil, parsley, thyme, rosemary, oregano) 1/4 cup peanut oil 2 shallots thinly sliced 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil Sea salt & freshly ground pepper 5 handfuls of young lettuces (arugula, peppercress, etc) 1/4 cup chervil...
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Macaroni & Cheese
by lz in x: Food & Drink on 31Jan2004
2 Tbs. butter 2 Tbs. flour 2 cups milk 1.5 cups Monterey Jack, grated 3.5 cups cooked macaroni 1 cup canned plum tomatoes, (reserve the juice) 3/4 cup coarse breadcrumbs freshly ground black pepper 350 degree oven, butter a casserole dish; in saucepan, heat the butter until foamy, sprinkle flour...
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1/3 cup walnuts Sea salt 3/4 lb. haricots verts, trim stems 3 Tbs. walnut oil/good olive oil Coarsely ground black pepper/grains of paradise 350 degree oven, bake walnuts for 5 minutes, chop coarsely. Boil large pot water with salt, add verts & cook until tender but firm (4 mins). Drain,...
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Bleak and soft emotional underpinings of the granite city. Enjoyable, but not preferred. The unfinished sentences conveyed the hollowness of NYC, a bit mournful, lonely look into city souls. A glimpse inside-- From "Downtown": Hipsters seek refuge in church, Our Lady of Perpetual Subculture. There is some discussion as to...
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Top Picks of 2003
by lz in Top 10 Books on 16Jan2004
Here are my top picks for 2003. The Winners 1. Krakatoa by Simon Winchester 2. The Widow's Children by Paula Fox 3. ">Consider the Oyster by M.F.K Fisher 4. The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton 5. Birds of America by Mary McCarthy The Honorable Mentions 1. Moneyball by...
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A peek under the veil of life in Iran; Dr. Nafisi teaches a secret class on Thursday mornings to her most devoted literature students, reading Nabokov (Lolita), F Scott Fitzgerald (Gatsby), James, and Austen (which are the 4 sections of the book), and Mark Twain, Saul Bellow. Nicely done interweaving...
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The Middle Mind
by lz in Stranded on 09Jan2004
Zzzzzz. Sleepy book with pointless footnotes. I gave it a 50 page chance then abandoned it....
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Black Money
by lz in Reading Archive on 09Jan2004
An exquisitely crafted mystery, my favorite of the Lew Archer variety. Each chapter was a delicious morsel. Quick synopsis: Archer's hired by the young, 3rd generationly rich Peter, to find out who Ginny Fablon's pseudo French lover Martel was. (He was Panamanian). Taps, the French teacher, and his wife who...
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The Goodbye Look
by lz in Reading Archive on 09Jan2004
Gold box with war letters in it, stolen by Nick to give to Jean Trask, who's searching for her father who was long ago killed by an 8 year old Nick....
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