Archive for the ‘Vegetables’ Category
Monday, July 24th, 2006
"Hash?! Aw, shucks! We're sick of hash!" - Spanky MacFarland
A potato is a wondrous thing even when served unembellished, but I've learned that the starchy white goodness of the humble spud is the perfect canvas upon which to blend the colors and flavors of the summer garden. When cooking for ...
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Saturday, July 22nd, 2006
I was given fresh corn, cornmeal, ground veal, onion, tomato, some Emmenthaler cheese and 45 minutes. No cumin, cilantro or limes. I'd prepared some Louisiana-style hot sauce from feferoni the previous day, so the heat was in place. In lieu of fresh salsa or a rich mole (no time), ...
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Sunday, July 16th, 2006
Just call me Colonel Cornelius Cobb. I've got corn on the brain, and I've got it bad. Summer makes me silly for corn. I went running and flailing naked through this corn field near Jastrebarsko a few weeks ago so I could feel the tassles a-tickling and get myself stinky ...
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Tuesday, June 6th, 2006
I come from a family of produce hucksters, so I love open-air farmers' markets. The sights, sounds and smells always remind me of visiting Soulard Market or Produce Row in St. Louis with my Gammy as a wee spud.
Zagreb's farmers' market is pretty incredible. The marketplaces I've seen in Croatia's ...
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Saturday, May 27th, 2006
As much as I've enjoyed my time in Zagreb before the jaunt to Pelješac, a little time in the country was just what the doctor ordered. So I went with my dear friend Kornelija to her hometown of Zdenčina. The expedition from Zagreb's main rail station was a pleasant thirty ...
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Thursday, May 25th, 2006
I am told that the best ćevapčići in all of Zagreb are served at a place called BK Sava next to a soccer field, only about a hundred meters from the banks of the Sava River. I went to Sava to see if it was true.
I was fond of ćevapčići ...
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Thursday, May 18th, 2006
After ice cream from Vincek, I walked with Kornelija to her hiking club’s weekly meeting. It was held on the second floor of a multi-purpose building near Glavni Kolodvor that operates as a sort of community center with two independently owned cafes on the first floor. There was some work ...
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Friday, March 31st, 2006
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