Monthly Archives: May 2010

How Not to Cook

Posted on May 28, 2010 by james

So I come home from the grocery store, through the rain, and start putting away the groceries. I keep a chicken breast out for myself for lunch. Feeling inspired I melt a couple of tablespoons of butter, add some slivered … Continue reading →

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Sairey Gamp’s Summer Tomato Linguine

Posted on May 23, 2010 by james

Here’s the kind of thing you can do with fresh herbs and fruit. Saute a diced onion (we used a vidalia last night) Add a couple of diced celery stalks to the onions and cook a bit more. Add as … Continue reading →

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Summer Sauces

Posted on May 18, 2010 by james

When you get right down to it, most of the ingredients in our food our quite dull: meat, starch, veg. If you want to improve them you have to dress them up. Onions and nuts to the rice, butter and … Continue reading →

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Interior Design and Bubbly

Posted on May 15, 2010 by james

So I spent most of yesterday afternoon putting together a new shelving unit, for the office. It goes well with the tres cool Hermann Miller desk. The unit is a Blu Dot Chicago 8 if you care. I quite recommend … Continue reading →

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Organic White Wines

Posted on May 8, 2010 by james

Having got my little rant about the value of organic off my chest, here’s a lineup of interesting organic whites. Villa Teresa was a ground breaking organic winery, at least in the sense they deliberately stayed organic. (There are many … Continue reading →

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