November 2010

The Seattle baguette taste-off

Sunday, November 14th, 2010

We learned our lesson from our last taste-off.  Stick to the basics, and don’t overdo it.  So what could be more basic than a baguette?  A great one eaten warm out of the oven, even plain, can be nirvana.  And baguettes are best paired with simple ingredients: a thick smear of butter, a hunk of [...]

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The Piecycle

Saturday, November 6th, 2010

Ok, people.  Pie delivery?  I’m sitting here, hunkered inside on a Saturday evening, listening to the rain hitting the windows and The Swing Years and Beyond, and I get a craving for some pie.  All I have to do is send a text message, and then a guy shows up on my front doorstep with [...]

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