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Carrot Salad (to go with steak)

10 skinny organic carrots, shaved

4 limes, juiced

3 cloves of garlic, crushed

1 bunch of cilantro, picked

3/4 cup olive oil, emulsified with garlic and lime

scattering of pine nuts, first toasted

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SUBMISSION: A Pineapple Morning

4.3.2011 - Chicago’s finest (from Mr. J’s Hot Dogs and Burgers)

Mad Cap Coffee, Grand Rapids, MI

I am obsessed with the word Sultanas.

(via coolforcatss)

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SUBMISSION: Pancake Gradation of father’s recent batch of pancakes. Organized by daughter, Lizzy Cross.

Time to go to market again dinner

ZUKED NOT NUKED

2 zucchini found in back of fridge - miraculously perky after weeks of neglect

California basil from Spice Hunter

1/4 onion, diced

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 T killer EV olive oil, from California, late harvest, very best quality you can muster

Saute onion, garlic in medium heat pan with oil. Add zukes and stir til pleasingly browned. 

DUKKA CHIKKA CHIKKAS (curried dukka’ed chick peas)

1 can garbanzo beans, drained, rinsed

Healthy dose of dukka 

Healthier dose of garam masala

Stir spices and beans together until liberally coated.

Put in pan in hot oven (400 works) until aroma overtakes room and you can’t stand it anymore. Or 30-40 minutes. Beans should be pleasingly firm, dry, and spices coating evenly.

Eat hot or as leftovers.

Source: I can haz cheezburger

Ridiculously Good Crab Dinner

Dungeness Crab - cooked, cleaned

(1 per person; 2 per person if you have a really really hungry person)

Old Bay (whole tin)

Butter (1 cup)

Dry Riesling

Beer (for drinking)

Garlic

Saute garlic in butter. Add crab and Old Bay. Warm in the simmering butter/garlic mixture. Coat evenly. Add wine as needed. Drink wine as needed. Cook 20 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Serve warm with big bowl for crab shells. Have lots of napkins available and be prepared for 20-25 minutes of silence with the exception of the sound of crab shells cracking.