Category Archives: Kitchen Adventures

Fresh Summer Dressing Meets Pasta

Originally posted on Real Life of an MSW:
I always love when a good dinner idea comes to you. Laying in my hammock reading this month’s Sunset, I came across a recipe for fresh oregano dressing. I am one who…

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What the Hell is a Pickling Cuke?

Originally posted on Real Life of an MSW:
I looked at the sign, then at the pickling cuke and thought it looked like a cucumber. Not one to have food remorse, I tossed one in my basket. In my kitchen…

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Our Sweet Memory

There are few things I love more than cake. My family didn’t have much money while living in India, but whenever I asked, “Whose happy birthday is it?” my uncle, Shyam, would say it was his, then splurge on a … Continue reading

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Culinary Possibilities

We the People Of The United States Don’t Eat Like We Used To…and that’s a good thing. Growing up in the ’70s and ’80s, my mom’s dinners were limited to a short rotation of roast chicken, London broil, shrimp scampi, … Continue reading

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Strangest Restaurant Spots?

Originally posted on Real Life of an MSW:
Reading this story, I have hands down been one-upped. Have you? This story has two parts; one making you ponder the obvious question “where’s the weirdest place you ever had a meal?”…

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