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Sliders, have they slid too far?

The “Slider” has become trendy, high-end bar food, popping up on way too many menus. Don’t get me wrong, I love eating bar snacks instead of entrees that arrive on platters that would serve a family of four. The slider or Slyder originally came from White Castle nearly 80 years ago. When I lived in […]

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  August 5, 2009   7 comments

Grilled Handmade Sausages

I love all the wonderful handmade sausages you can buy at farmer’s markets. There are so many interesting kinds of fresh sausage these days. I usually buy a variety, though it’s a bit problematic trying to identify a specific flavor once they are grilled. Last week I bought a cast iron grill plate that fits […]

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  August 4, 2009   3 comments

Pepper Mills of Yore

I have no idea why this popped into my head, but do you remember how pepper grinders in the ‘80s got progressively bigger and bigger? It was purely an affectation and the desire for phallic extension. Didn’t you hate having to tell the waiter “WHEN” on the pepper front? You know it’s bad once the […]

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  July 24, 2009   4 comments

Frozen Grapes

Yesterday, it was HOT! I’m talking really hot – 105 degrees, plus 50% humidity hot. Southern California never has humidity. I know that anyone from the east or south would laugh. I guess if you jack up the humidity and throw in some enormous mosquitos and hundreds of other insects it might be similar.  It’s […]

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  July 20, 2009   2 comments