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First off, can I just say that I am looking forward (I think!) to Nov 5th? I am getting sick of having to obsessively check wonkette, fivethirtyeight and google news > elections like 50 times per day. ::sigh:: Anywho, this recipe is from Food & Wine, via Bobby Flay, and it was super good. I …

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So, jwa and I did the Great Columbia Crossing 10k in Astoria on Sunday. He ran and I walked it. He did the 6.2 miles in 49 minutes and 49 seconds. So awesome! Meanwhile, I walked the 6.2 miles in 1 hour and 40 minutes. Not too bad. My goal was to come in at …

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So, I was listening to the Splendid Table last Sunday night and the first caller asked about green tomatoes and what to do with them. Great question, I thought, as tomato season here is from, uh, September 20th - October 10th. We have a lot of tomatoes that did not turn red. I wore a …

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Went back to Uwajimaya again and got more wonderful things -- like tons of Thai basil and coconut milk (2 cans for $1.50!), assorted frozen dumplings and some white miso paste. Soon we will steam all the dumplings in one sitting and have Janet Reno's Dance Dumpling Dumpling Dance Party. But for now, there are …

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I know they're healthy, but quite honestly, I really like bran muffins. Chewy and dark and dense. Especially with tasty things in them liked dried peaches, pecans and brown sugar. But, they are still good for you because they have apple sauce instead of oil. Now, go make some. Whole Wheat Peach & Pecan Bran …

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