A Peek at Cassoulet…

…more tomorrow (or today, since it’s after midnight), but for now here’s a quickie. It (the cassoulet) was delicious – worth all the effort. We almost burned our house down (unrelated to the cassoulet), but prevailed.  Recipe and full raves forthcoming, so stay tuned…

Cassoulet, Parts I & II

So, tomorrow night we’re hosting Debbie & Stu the Wine Genius Williams and Ana Scofield & Rudy Maxa for dinner. Remember our recent dinner at Heartland, where I mentioned I’d like to tackle cassoulet? Well, I put the plans into motion that night for tomorrow night’s feast, and started getting down to business yesterday. Cassoulet…

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Overwhelmed by the Greatness

So, as you might have noticed, I changed the name of this blog from the moderate epicurean to fresh tart. My goal is to be more serious, more deliberate – simple-yet-not things like organize and provide easily printable recipes, improve the quality of my photos, add video clips, etc. Toward that end, I’ve joined Twitter…

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The Blues

My current Facebook status: desk. bills. laundry. voicemail. dog poop. errands. dishes. reality. darn. That pretty much sums up my post-vacation blues, and I didn’t even mention the weather: grey. cold. minnesota. february. Right. In an effort to shake off my stale mood, I plopped a dollop of spicy salsa on the egg I had…

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