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Fried! Pig! Skin!
Dear Pork, You did it again. You made me fall in love with you all over. It started months ago, you see. Living in San Francisco. There was this guy, Ryan Farr his name was. He was making magic with...
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Blueberries!
They’re here! Have I mentioned lately that I have a thing for blueberries? Beautiful, blue, bloomy blueberries… This time of year I turn into a bit of a berry monster. The first couple weeks of berry...
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Nutter Butter Cookies
Give me a recipe that starts with cooking oats in butter and vanilla bean and you’ve stolen my heart. Throw in some peanut butter and you’ve convinced me to make cookies, something I rarely feel...
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Fig Newtons!
Ummm… I know what you’re thinking. “Brandi: It’s November, Thanksgiving time. For crying out loud, it’s SNOWING in Seattle today, and you’re talking about figs.” It’s true, I’m terribly not of the...
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Oatmeal Creme Pies!
First, let me apologize for my absence. December was rough. Fun, but rough. But January is here and I am finally back in the kitchen. Now, to business. When I was itty bitty and carried a lunchbox to...
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Back to the Basics
Some things are so simple that I hesitate to share. But today, I’ve got a little snack that is making me a very happy girl. It is inspired by a dinner I had at Frankie’s on my last visit to NYC, and I...
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Piggy’s Got a New Blanket
Okay, time to own up to another guilty pleasure. You might remember a certain love letter, to a certain carnitas, written many a month ago. Well, it is carnitas time again. I mean, when is it ever not...
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I Totally Made That.
Sooooo… you might have noticed that I’ve been pretty much MIA. As you may know, for the past year I’ve been working on starting my own business, The Pantry. I’ve certainly complained enough about the...
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Homemade Hot Sauce!
Sunday night we had our first Down South dinner at The Pantry. Boiled peanuts, homemade saltine crackers with pimento cheese and smoked ham, succotash, fried chicken, buttermilk biscuits. I have to...
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How to picnic like it’s your wedding day.
So this year was a big one for me. The Pantry turned one, I finally went to Canada, and after dating for 6 years, me and John got married. I know, I know: A) this post is over due (sorry, yet again!)...
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