whoops.

parker just brought it to my attention that turkey burgers are not vegetarian.

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more (strange) recipes

days 2 and 3 of the week of recipes brought two meals i wasn’t very excited about.  the first involved eggplant and the second involved turkey burgers. week 1, day 2: penne with tomatoes, eggplant, mozzarella and…mint!  this one was delicious and included crushed red pepper for an added zing – i’ll send you the [...]

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out of the recipe rut

this month, real simple magazine published a collection of recipes called “your four-week dinner plan.”  they had me at their byline of “(no thought required).”  basically, they provide four weeks of five separate, interesting recipes, with easy and organized shopping lists for each week.  you take your list to the grocery store on sunday night [...]

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summer is (finally) here!

well, june gloom lasted longer this year than usual – all the way until labor day.  for those of you who don’t live in LA or aren’t familiar with june gloom, it refers to to the cloudy, chilly, gloomy days that overtake los angeles in june.  typically, they go away in july as the hot [...]

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