Zucchini Carpaccio - Recipe
Appetizers

Zucchini Carpaccio - Recipe

  The general idea for this lightly cooked zucchini carpaccio came from Paul Bertolli's magnificient Cooking by Hand, which I've reviewed here. I was looking for a something fresh and summery to balance out an Italian …

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Ubuntu Restaurant, Napa, CA - Restaurant Review
Restaurants

Ubuntu Restaurant, Napa, CA - Restaurant Review

I first heard about Ubuntu when Chef Jeremy Fox won a Best New Chef award from Food and Wine in 2008. I was thrilled to hear that a restaurant was cooking vegetables at that level, and simultaneously despondent that I …

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Spicy Tomatillo Salsa aka Salsa Verde - Recipe
Gluten-Free or modifiable

Spicy Tomatillo Salsa aka Salsa Verde - Recipe

Pan-Roasted Tomatillo Salsa Verde Green tomatillo salsa, aka salsa verde. Most people are familiar with it, but never make it. We think it only comes in jars or somehow magically appears at Mexican restaurants. It …

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Raspberry-Blueberry Buckle - Recipe
Desserts

Raspberry-Blueberry Buckle - Recipe

Raspberry-Blueberry Buckle A long time ago (the late nineties) in a galaxy far, far away (Milwaukee), I used to play a lot of pool. One Pocket was my game, but I also played a lot of Nine Ball. In Nine Ball as long as …

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Summer Salad Amuse Bouche - Recipe
Experiments

Summer Salad Amuse Bouche - Recipe

Only worth doing if you have a garden, or at least farmer's market produce from today. Super simple but a pretty amazing pop of gazpacho-like flavor in your mouth. Finely diced Kirby cucumber Peas in their pod, …

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