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Thermos Pump Pot

ok… we love this thing. we made coffee at 6:30pm yesterday, brought it to the new year’s party, and brought it back to the house later that evening where it sat on our counter until just now. more than 24 hours later, the coffee is still warm! amazing.
we got it at bed bath and beyond [...]

2Jan2008 | Jim | 0 comments | Continued
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Penfolds Bin 128 Coonawarra Shiraz 2004

Our friend Matt turned us on to Penfolds, a great Australian winemaker. This shiraz is a cool climate grape grown in Coonawarra South Australia since 1962. Penfolds has been making wine since 1844, and we’ve never been disappointed with anything we’ve gotten from them. Not a bad wine at all for $20.
We got this wine [...]

2Jan2008 | Jim | 0 comments | Continued
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home food storage?

ok… in my last article i referenced the mormons / lds… and while i was on their website, i came across this:
Family Home Storage Starter Kit
now…i can only assume what this is about… but it seems to me that the mormons are teaching folks how to squirrel away food and water for bad times? how [...]

26Dec2007 | Jim | 0 comments | Continued
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Fall Salad

1/3 cup hazelnuts
6 cups arugula
1 head radicchio
2 to 3 cups frisée or inner leaves of curly endive
1 Asian pear
2 ounces parmesan cheese
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
Salt and pepper
1) in an 8 - 9 inch pan in a 350 degree oven, bake hazelnuts until dark gold under skins, 12 to 15 minutes. Pour [...]

26Dec2007 | Jim | 1 comment | Continued
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Blue Cheese Stuffed Chicken with walnuts

6 boneless chicken thighs (about 1.5 lbs total)
6 sticks blue-veined cheese (about 3oz. total), each .5 to by 2 inches
All-purpose flour
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 tablespoon salad oil
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
1/2 cup dry white cooking wine or regular-strength chicken broth
1/2 cup whipping cream
Watercress sprigs
1) Rinse chicken and pat dry, then place pieces between sheets [...]

26Dec2007 | Jim | 1 comment | Continued
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i’m really not a food snob…

but lately i have had a hard time shopping at our local Kroger grocery store. i’m not usually picky about where i shop, but i really like a well stocked, fresh selection of produce, seafood and meats. when the Kroger down the street started renovations, the first thing that they adjusted was the produce section… [...]

25Dec2007 | Jim | 0 comments | Continued
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