April 2008 Archives

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Apr 5, 2008 at 6:44pm

Artisanal. The term is tossed around every-damn-where in the food/wine world these days, unfortunately starting to imply overwrought and/or pretentious; which is a shame, since all it basically means is hand-crafted. And since hand-crafted is the opposite of mass-produced (i.e. highly processed, artificially colored, flavored, and preserved, and as such potentially bad for the body…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Apr 4, 2008 at 9:11am

Oh man, I almost missed a terrific night last night. I was soooo tired, and not feeling all that great, but John and I had tickets to the musical Jersey Boys, playing at the Orpheum, so I had to motivate. I spiffed up a bit, but I admit – I bitched and moaned all the…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Apr 3, 2008 at 8:24am

A better name for Wild Wednesdays is actually Make-Your-Own Wednesdays. I’ve pretty much mastered the art of deconstructing dishes to accommodate everyone’s individual preferences. (Don’t ask how I got to the place of being this, um, accommodating, ‘cuz believe me, it reflects neither my nature nor my values – I’m more of an old-school “if…

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