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HNY: 2011′s Last Meal

To bid farewell to 2011 I coated it in beer batter and slipped it into hot oil. And in a homage to a year packed to the brim with forward progression, I used the seasonal beer I enjoyed with 2010′s last meal to make the batter. The last bottle had been incubating for this exact purpose for [...]

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Seasonal Images

The Iced Whale ornament waited patiently for the Christmas tree, comforted by the whiff of the salty scent of the Atlantic that wafts to The Electrician‘s home. In protest to a premature holiday kick-off, he waited well-past Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Cyber-Monday to adorn the tree. Aaaah, a Poinsettia in front of a frosted window. The gorgeous red and green leaves [...]

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Thanks.

I’d like to cook a proper Thanksgiving feast, but it’s not that simple unfortunately. It’d have to be a reheated prepared meal. And thankfully, that ain’t bad at all. With a Whole Foods near, it’s convenient enough. I ordered their Vegan Field Roast with an extra side of Brussels and popped it in the oven before [...]

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Happy Independence Day!

The Electrician‘s Betsy Ross flapping in the wind. Fresh cut fruit. Oh watermelon, why art thou so temperamental? I husked 20 ears of corn for a big party. Here they sit waiting for a boil. Chopped peppers and onion prepped for the grill. Dinner is served. Roasted corn, red cabbage slaw and a grilled Kielbasa [...]

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The Fifth of May

Pine Box Rock Shop, a vegan-owned and operated bar in Brooklyn, hosted a special Cinco de Mayo feast, courtesy of Yummy Eats [a pop-up restaurant] and Verily Baked Goods [an impressive baker that does both omni and vegan treats]. Here was the impressive pre-fixe: Having the choice of two appetizers, I selected the black bean [...]

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Week’s End

Curdling almond milk. Cooling vanilla cupcakes. Cara cara, exposed. The princess, her sneer–real and plush–and the momma. Patty Day cupcakes Aerial on the cat table.

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2010: The Year in Food

In the year 2010, more than any other, the camera was angled down, capturing flicks of food. Sure, there are people on the other side of the table. Had the camera lifted its head, it’d see. But for a gal who sorts time through food, the vibrant color of shared meals and food creations encompass [...]

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52 Things: Annual Inventory

Smart businesses implement measurable plans for growth, pouring over analysis, strategy and trends to ensure profit. They track results annually, quarterly, daily. They call on committees of expertise to brainstorm, define a clear statement of purpose. Investments and profits on the line, they operate, ideally, as a efficient organism, each branch aligned in purpose. Surely [...]

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New Years Eve Dinner: MMX meet I

The couch is a nice place to welcome in the New Year, especially when one has drastically altered their sleep schedule since the start of winter break. Head-bobbing by 11:15 p.m. and already hung over, dinner in was a deterrent to an unproductive morning after: 1.1.11. Truthfully, I have been in hibernation mode since the [...]

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I hope ya don’t mind, I hope ya don’t mind that put down on my blog…

…how wonderful life is while you’re in the world. The List of Love, 2010 version. 1) letterpress printmaking 2) brunch 3) 10-year olds 4) capable men 5) gnocchi 6) Intervention 7) uplifting guerrilla art 8) Bodo Riemer 9) bench seats 10) Cake Wrecks 11) old New York 12) old Brooklyn 13) old everything 14) Orson [...]

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The Blizzard of 2010

Mounds of snow. Main road. Smooth white waves. Going for a walk.

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Visions of Sugar Plums

Snowflake time. Christmas morning and Santa came! Making quick use of the Electrician‘s new waffle maker and Williams Sonoma waffle tongs. Christmas sugar cookies. All dressed up. Banana everything cookies from Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar Santa came again at my folks’. Pancake in her festive collar.

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