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Bites and Pieces: Macaroni and Cheese
Comfort food doesn’t get any more comforting than macaroni and cheese. Millions of harried parents crack open a box of Kraft Mac & Cheese and have an easy dinner that they know will be gobbled. I...
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Why should my vote count more than yours?
We’re two weeks away from the election, which looks like it’s going to be a nail biter. Most of you, though, needn’t bother to vote. Mark is free to make a statement with his vote, because Texas is...
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Bites and Pieces: Roll Those Oats
Oatmeal Oatmeal is my go to breakfast for the family. It cooks while I’m getting lunches or coffee ready, it’s happily eaten, and it’s a substantial breakfast. I tend to wake up about 20 – 30 minutes...
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I like the kitchen, but I think it needs a new Cabinet
I was planning this post for the weekend, but then events overtook me. Secretary of State: John Kerry replaces Hillary Clinton I’m going with the obvious choice for this post. Rice will be blocked by...
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Bites and Pieces: After Thanksgiving Episode
Now that we have fridges stocked with lots of leftovers, it’s time to eat down the fridge. The Post recently ran a story on repurposing Thanksgiving leftovers. Here are two ideas of mine. I like...
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¡Hot Tamales!
It’s been awhile since we’ve had a bites and pieces post, so I thought I’d offer up our annual party for making tamales. The singular is tamal, but even my Costa Rica born wife calls it a tamale. I...
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Bites and Pieces: West African Edition
I hosted a wine dinner on Saturday. It was a bit too ambitious in that I picked 7 fishes as the theme, from the Italian tradition, and also did dishes from 7 . I cheated a bit on Antarctica—frozen...
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Bites & Pieces: Slow Squid
Squid has a lot going for it. The species grows rapidly and so is considered sustainable. It’s high in protein and low in fat. Well, at least until you bread it, deep fry it, and serve it with marinara...
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Bites and Pieces: The Book
Hi all, I was searching through some old comment threads to track down a particular response of Scott’s awhile ago. In the course of doing that, I saw a lot of interesting Bites & Pieces posts....
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Bites and Pieces: Eat Your Sprouts
Brussels sprouts have a well-deserved reputation amongst children for being one of the nastier things they’re forced to choke down. They manage to combine insipid flavor with a mealy texture. You can...
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Bites & Pieces: A Postcard from Costa Rica
I arrived in Costa Rica on Monday night after far too long an absence from my favorite home away from home. We started taking our sons their for a month in the summertime a few years ago. I was going...
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Bites & Pieces: Barks and Bostons Edition
We bought Pinta from the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm last December. Just kidding–it was Howling Hill Kennel, a local breeder of small small breed dogs (Bostons and Pugs). I appreciated the advice regarding...
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Bites and Pieces: The Celery Edition
Hi all, My better half recently celebrated her 13th 29th birthday. As per usual, I make a dinner in her honor and we have a friend or two over. This night, it was just the fabulous Ms. Cox. The request...
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Bites & Pieces: The Goose Got Loose (Mexican Birria)
Hi all, The Goose got loose on Friday and came down here for dinner. I decided to ask her for her favorite protein (beef or lamb), starch (rice), and veg (tomato or cuke this time of year). The...
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Health Insurance Freedom
I posed a question up on Plum Line today and got some interesting responses. I think NoVA and jnc were active on the thread. We’ll make it a two parter. I thought Brent, Kevin or Mark might be...
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Two Candidates That Will Not Get My Vote (nor that of Dave Ramsey). And it...
I have long considered myself to be socially liberal and fiscally conservative (personally and politically). Personally, that means you live within your means and save up for the big stuff (cars, kids’...
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