Category Archives: Kitchen Adventures

Kitchen Hacks – Meal Prep

Get the busywork out of the way. Choose one night a week to put on a podcast and take care of boring task that’ll speed up future dinners. Peel garlic and shallots, clean and cut greens, break down hefty items … Continue reading

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What the Hell are Garlic Scapes? 

 Looking at these, they reminded me of elephant garlic but curly.  My pantry box informed me that Garlic scapes are the stalks that grow from the bulbs of hardneck garlic plants. You can also treat garlic scapes as you would garnish, chives, or scallions. I … Continue reading

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Balance

I’ve had time to hone family recipes, like my grandmother cheesy potato casserole which I plan to serve at the restaurant when we open. The other day she came by and tasted it. She didn’t say, “This is great.” She … Continue reading

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Expiration Date

“Is __________ still good?” “[Sniiiiiff]…yeah, good enough.” So goes many an exchange in our house ever since a trip to the grocery store began to take on the significance of a trip abroad. A half-squishy bunch of parsley is no … Continue reading

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Green Clean: Wine Edition

Help! One of our party guest sloshed Shiraz on the sofa The Cleanup- When you serve red wine always have white on hand for fast cleanups. It’s a neutralizer for the red stains. Pour white wine into a tablespoon and … Continue reading

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