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For the Love of the Curd

 
jun. 20, 2009 7:02 am 
Updated: jun. 22, 2009 9:14 am
HOW did I miss this? Well, I guess the Pacific NW is not known for its chile peppers, and it  takes running off to southern New Mexico to find out that Green Chiles and Cheese belong on everything. First stop: Pie Town. (How can you go wrong with a name like that?) Apparently I just missed… MORE
Green Chile Grilled Cheese Sandwich
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The Pie-o-Neer Cafe's Cherry Pie
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Pie Town
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Buckhorn Tavern's Green Chile Cheeseburger
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jun. 11, 2009 9:50 am 
Updated: jun. 11, 2009 2:15 pm
Well, I've been busy in the bean patch, and in the creamery (don't be fooled - the bean patch is 2x4 feet and the creamery is the kitchen). In October, my Kiwi botanist neighbor Ola brought me a handfull of magic bean seeds, fava beans, in fact, something I've never eaten or grown. I put them… MORE
Fava plants
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Fava bean harvest
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Fava pod
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Ladling goat cheese curd
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may 13, 2009 9:11 am 
Updated: may 18, 2009 9:46 am
Deep, insincere apologies to you - there's no picture of my cotija cheese and Alaska wild caught spot prawn enchiladas with my home canned tomatillo salsa, with the rich, creamy drizzle of Mexican crema, and chunks of fresh avocado. The prawns tasted like sweet, meaty lobster. This… MORE
 
 
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apr. 20, 2009 10:13 am 
Updated: apr. 21, 2009 6:42 am
Hold the margaritas, bring on the cheese! Am I crazy (do NOT answer that), or isn't every holiday a chance to try more cheese? I mean really, the true reason for Cinco de Mayo goes back to a battle at Puebla where a small Mexican army defeated the French. Despite their superior strength, and… MORE
Mexican Cheeses
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Queso Fresco (Ranchero), Queso Seco (Cotija)
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That's How the Queso Crumbles!
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Poblanos with Yellow Chiles
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mar. 17, 2009 10:41 am 
Updated: mar. 18, 2009 7:07 pm
Is there anything prettier than a deep orange sweet potato? Or the orangey red of pimentos? Or a cheery orange towel buttoned to your apron? Not for me! I thought you'd enjoy seeing what I've been up to. I made my fun friend and neighbor Dorothy (aka Dot) this dotty floral apron - it came… MORE
Back deck modeling Dot's apron
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Best Farmer's Market Pimento Cheese
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Spicy Sweet Potato and Coconut Soup
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mar. 5, 2009 10:01 am 
Updated: mar. 9, 2009 9:57 am
I have been cooking, I promise. I made Mixed Citrus Vinaigrette for a soup, bread, and salad brown bag talk at work -we were demonstrating delicious ways to get through the winter, and this salad just sparkled. My next task will be to cook up a custom apron for the lucky winner… MORE
Red Apron
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Mixed Citrus Vinaigrette on Mixed Greens (with orange and grapefruit sections)
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Chicken Apron
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mar. 3, 2009 9:15 am 
Updated: mar. 3, 2009 10:17 pm
You make a Tres Leches Cake with it. I actually think the name should let you know that there may be as many as five versions of milk in it, depending on how you count: whole milk, evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, whipping cream, and butter. I'm counting butter - it's just milk,… MORE
Tres Leches (Milk Cake)
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mar. 2, 2009 12:19 pm 
Updated: mar. 3, 2009 10:25 pm
I went to visit my 21-year-old son in Brooklyn a few weeks ago. He’s living the dream in Williamsburg, working to become a bicycle frame designer and builder. And Williamsburg is a very young, very foodie, very DIY place right now. But there are vestiges of the old Italian neighborhood at the… MORE
Georgia Tedone's Beautiful Brooklyn Mozzarella
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Tedone Latticini Prosciutto
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jan. 14, 2009 9:33 am 
Updated: jan. 14, 2009 9:41 pm
Make aprons! And little zipper pouches--call them coupon wallets. Really, we had enough snow that this city was paralyzed, and cooking would have meant walking to the grocery store. Why cook, anyway? I was up to the rafters in cookie exchange cookies--six dozen! So this is what I did instead: MORE
Zipper pouches
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My lampshade modeling an apron
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Snow on the Deck
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jan. 11, 2009 5:32 pm 
Updated: jan. 14, 2009 9:23 am
I love cheese.  I love eating it, and just as much, I love making it. I'm not totally a novice when it comes to cheesemaking, or tasting, either, for that matter, but I'm a long way from a pro. I sure have had some fun cheese adventures, and I only expect to have more.  Just to get… MORE
Fresh Goat Cheese Curd Ready to Drain
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Home Town: Coldwater, Michigan, USA
Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA
Member Since: Feb. 2007
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Italian, Southern, Mediterranean, Gourmet
Hobbies: Knitting, Sewing, Gardening, Reading Books, Painting/Drawing, Wine Tasting
 
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My favorite things to cook
Anything fresh and local.
My cooking triumphs
My all-local dinner: I cooked Pacific Northwest mussels in a white wine I made from the grapes that grow across my porch, and used that liquid for a reduction cream sauce, and served them over nettle ravioli from Nettle Farm pasta.
My cooking tragedies
My brother still talks about the time I tried to make Crepes Suzette in high school--apparently substituting orange vodka for Grand Marnier was not such a good idea!
 
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