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Vacation Recap 23 Aug 2013 | 02:44 am
We got back last night from a wonderful mini vacation up in Ogunquit, Maine. Ogunquit means "beautiful place by the sea" in some Native American language, and that's exactly what it is. Although it's ...
My Personal Chef's Latest Creation 17 Aug 2013 | 06:55 pm
I'm always clipping recipes, but I don't always have the time or energy to try them out, which is why it's handy that Julie is turning into quite the budding baker/cook. Last week she made these yummy...
Steak Frites Redux 8 Aug 2013 | 06:22 pm
I was intrigued by a Bon Appétit recipe for making French fries that start in cold oil and then cook slowly. If it hadn't been a reputable source, I would never have tried it, but I figured they know ...
Berry Good 7 Aug 2013 | 07:25 pm
I had some buttermilk left over from the cornbread that I had made the other night to go with my ribs, which were even better than usual this time, and also from the fried chicken I'd made last week, ...
Jumping on the Chia Bandwagon 31 Jul 2013 | 06:15 pm
It seems as though everywhere I turn these days someone is trying to persuade me to add chia seeds to my diet. Magazine and newspaper articles, healthy-ish cookbooks I'm editing, actual people—all I h...
Eh, Eh, Eh 30 Jul 2013 | 06:43 am
Eh #1: Last week I saw Pacific Rim. It was a cool idea and exciting and all that, but entirely forgettable. And the 3D didn't add much. Eh #2: Last night I watched my third and final episode of Ray D...
Bookses 24 Jul 2013 | 03:18 am
Last night my book group met to discuss Barbara Kingsolver's latest novel, Flight Behavior, which I had been dying to read. Unfortunately, we all felt that this book failed to live up to our expectati...
Staycation 6 Jul 2013 | 12:44 am
Regulars to Verbatim know that Andy closes up shop every year for the week of July 4, so that has traditionally been when we go up to the White Mountains and/or hit the beach as much as possible. This...
Schoooool's ... out ... for ... the Summer! 27 Jun 2013 | 11:13 pm
Finally, finally, yesterday was the last day of school! (But not forever, Alice Cooper nothwithstanding.) Julie "graduated" from elementary school amid the usual storm of silly string that marks the ...
Still Here! 24 Jun 2013 | 06:12 am
Hey, remember me, your blogger? I'm still here, and hoping you are too. I've been crazy busy with work and end-of-school activities (no, we're still not done for three more days, if you can believe i...
