<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet type='text/xsl' href='http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/mmm2008-04-25_07.02/rsspretty.aspx?rssquery=en-US;http%3a%2f%2fculinaryfool.spaces.live.com%2ffeed.rss' version='1.0'?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:msn="http://schemas.microsoft.com/msn/spaces/2005/rss" xmlns:live="http://schemas.microsoft.com/live/spaces/2006/rss" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" xmlns:cf="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Culinary Fool</title><description>Culinary and cocktail adventures in the kitchen, out on the town and (sometimes) around the world!</description><link>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/</link><language>en-US</language><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 15:05:33 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 15:05:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>Microsoft Spaces v1.1</generator><docs>http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification</docs><ttl>60</ttl><live:identity><live:id>-6354236861645043462</live:id><live:alias>culinaryfool</live:alias></live:identity><image><title>Culinary Fool</title><url>http://blufiles.storage.live.com/y1pDJTiV-hvCYcXlEO2UnI3WyRzkP4TIyjYv8NU_5ifsgUZd-xa6d7EoPVvaDOnKR9zNJ3lfBr987g</url><link>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/</link></image><cf:listinfo><cf:group ns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/live/spaces/2006/rss" element="typelabel" label="Type" /><cf:group ns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/live/spaces/2006/rss" element="tag" label="Tag" /><cf:group element="category" label="Category" /><cf:sort element="pubDate" label="Date" data-type="date" default="true" /><cf:sort element="title" label="Title" data-type="string" /><cf:sort ns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" element="comments" label="Comments" data-type="number" /></cf:listinfo><item><title>Fooled</title><link>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2919.entry</link><description>&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;Yesterday, while wandering through the grocery store picking up a few things for last night's &lt;a href="http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/?_c11_BlogPart_BlogPart=blogview&amp;amp;_c=BlogPart&amp;amp;partqs=cat%3dCooking%2bClub"&gt;dinner club dinner&lt;/a&gt; I noticed a big stack of corn.  Now it's way too early for corn from our area but the gorgeous kernels were irresistible.  This corn didn't just call my name it actually jumped into my cart all on its own! &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;Oh well.  For a minute I was full of anticipation and now I know to just wait for the &amp;quot;real&amp;quot; stuff.  I think I actually knew that but still one can always hope! &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=-6354236861645043462&amp;page=RSS%3a+Fooled&amp;referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""&gt;&lt;img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;amp;NA=1149&amp;amp;PI=73329&amp;amp;RF=&amp;amp;DI=3919&amp;amp;PS=85545&amp;amp;TP=culinaryfool.spaces.live.com&amp;amp;GT1=culinaryfool"&gt;</description><category>Ingredients</category><comments>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2919.entry#comment</comments><guid isPermaLink="true">http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2919.entry</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 15:05:33 GMT</pubDate><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><msn:type>blogentry</msn:type><live:type>blogentry</live:type><live:typelabel>Blog entry</live:typelabel><wfw:commentRss>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2919/comments/feed.rss</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2919.entry#comment</wfw:comment><dcterms:modified>2008-05-09T15:05:33Z</dcterms:modified></item><item><title>Belated Cinco de Mayo</title><link>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2913.entry</link><description>&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;I ended up being busier than expected on Cinco de Mayo and so I didn't do anything special to celebrate.  Yes, I know this is something we celebrate here and it's really not that big of a deal - at least celebration wise - in Mexico.  But I still like to be a little festive.  So tonight I pulled together a simple, belated Cinco de Mayo meal.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;I just got back from a weekend on Orcas Island in the San Juans.  It's a gorgeous place, although it rained a bit much even for me.  Still, I managed to get out and about and enjoy much of the island.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;On my first day there I had lunch at &lt;a href="http://sanjuanislands.kulshan.com/Washington/San_Juan_County/Orcas_Island/Eastsound/Restaurants/Cafe_Olga.htm"&gt;Cafe Olga&lt;/a&gt; a little place co-located with the Orcas Island Artworks, an artist co-op, in the little hamlet of Olga.  Located in a historic strawberry packing building it's a charming place with great food.  The regular menu is small but creative and the numerous daily specials add seasonal variety. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div align=center&gt; &lt;a title="Crab Quesadilla by Culinary Fool, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/culinaryfool/2470246229/"&gt;&lt;img height=333 alt="Crab Quesadilla" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3189/2470246229_2d7dbde640.jpg" width=500&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;For my lunch I had the special Crab Quesadilla. It was packed with amazingly fresh, sweet Dungeness crab, Monterey Jack cheese (a bit too much) and mild green chilies.  Really quite wonderful.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div align=center&gt;&lt;a title="Stuzzicchini by Culinary Fool, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/culinaryfool/2457218860/"&gt;&lt;img height=375 alt=Stuzzicchini src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2290/2457218860_a6ca136379.jpg" width=500&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;Grabbed a little dinner with M last night at &lt;a href="http://www.laspiga.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Osteria La Spiga&lt;/a&gt;.  This place has been consistently good - for years!  A couple of years ago they moved to a new, larger location and managed to keep the charm of their old space and, if possible, even improve it.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;Last night we had a bit of everything.  We started with Stuzzicchini, a chef's selection of small bites; and then moved on to Tortelli ai Carciofi, an artichoke filled pasta flavored with brown butter and sage; and Crostini del Poggio Rosso, crostini topped with a luscious pate, slices of grilled tenderloin and truffle oil - so decadently rich.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;I know that rhubarb and Southern California are really not generally associated with each other.  In fact it seems a bit odd to think of them together since rhubarb is a cool weather vegetable and needs lots of water to stay &amp;quot;sweet&amp;quot;, which is a relative term since rhubarb is actually quite tart all of the time.  Because of those two factors I'm fairly certain rhubarb is not grown commercially in SoCal, although maybe for Farmers' Markets there is some production.  But still rhubarb and SoCal for me are forever intertwined.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;When I was in college three friends and I took a road trip from Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon to Cal Poly Pomona in Pomona, California to attend a conference for the student chapter of the &lt;a href="http://www.iienet2.org/Default.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#4389cf"&gt;IIE&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.  It was a memorable trip for a variety of reasons:  the fact that one person, Jeff, drove the entire 14+ hour trip without ever sleeping and we drove overnight and it wasn't until later that I realized he was dropping speed the entire trip; the mudslide that closed I-5 at &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grapevine,_California"&gt;The Grapevine&lt;/a&gt; just north of Los Angeles allowing my friends and I to play Frisbee on the freeway for 2 hours; we stayed at Jeff's family's house in one of the ritzy neighborhoods near UCLA which was my first exposure to real wealth; the &lt;a href="http://www.cocktail.com/recipes/s/SilverFizz1930.htm" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="#4389cf"&gt;Silver Fizzes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Jeff's dad served us for cocktail hour; and the rhubarb cake his mom made for dessert.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;The Silver Fizzes had made all of us feel very grown-up and we were in a very festive mood throughout dinner.  At that time in my life there was never even a thought of turning down dessert and so I eagerly accepted a piece of the cake, at the time not knowing it was rhubarb.  Moist and tender, fragrant with cinnamon and topped with cream cheese frosting I thought it was amazingly good.  I had grown up with rhubarb but we mostly had pies or sauce - I'd never had a rhubarb cake before!  I was hooked.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;I've made this recipe many times and it's always been great.  A couple days ago I had the bright idea to use it to make cupcakes.  Well the bright idea wasn't really all that smart.  As mentioned the cake is super moist and it also doesn't raise much.  While I was prepared for basically flat cupcakes I hadn't realized how unsuited the moistness makes the cake for cupcake liners - it's really just too soft to work well.  I'd never want to serve these to anyone, although I don't mind eating them myself!  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;Here's the recipe for the cake - just don't try to get creative with the pan!  And Grace was not Jeff's mom's name but who the recipe originally came from.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font color="#632423" size=3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grace's Rhubarb Cake&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;2 cups diced rhubarb&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;Sift the dry ingredients together.  Add alternatively with the buttermilk.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;Turn into greased 11&amp;quot;x7&amp;quot;x2&amp;quot; pan.  Bake at 350°F for 1 hour.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;Cool and top with &lt;a href="http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives/007127cream_cheese_frosting.php" target="_blank"&gt;Cream Cheese frosting&lt;/a&gt;, if desired.  (It really can be left plain and used as a coffee-cake, too.)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;That's the case with this latest idea from &lt;a href="http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!1940.entry"&gt;Veil&lt;/a&gt;.  I haven't been in for a little while so maybe they need to boost numbers or maybe they just thought this would be a fun thing to do but their latest idea is an upscale TV dinner.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p align=left&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;Stylish, heavy, porcelain plates with a main dish nook and three compartmentalized squares for side dishes along the top are debuting on Veil's bar menu every Tuesday night. But rather than the one-dimensional Salisbury steaks of the past, diners can expect dishes like all-natural baked chicken, with two-year-old Cabot cheddar macaroni and cheese, fresh and local vegetables, and a confectionary treat like Cree's Valhrona chocolate brownie with house made cinnamon marshmallow. TV dinner components will change weekly, and are priced from $16 to $20, but will always include a winning combination of protein, starch, vegetable and a delicious sweet treat.&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p dir=ltr align=left&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;And there's a photo of the new compartmentalized plate.  I don't know, call me a stick-in-the-mud, but for some reason this whole concept doesn't really resonate with me.  Or with what I think of when I think of Veil.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=-6354236861645043462&amp;page=RSS%3a+Things+that+make+you+go%2c+hmmmmm.....&amp;referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""&gt;&lt;img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;amp;NA=1149&amp;amp;PI=73329&amp;amp;RF=&amp;amp;DI=3919&amp;amp;PS=85545&amp;amp;TP=culinaryfool.spaces.live.com&amp;amp;GT1=culinaryfool"&gt;</description><category>News</category><comments>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2878.entry#comment</comments><guid isPermaLink="true">http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2878.entry</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:21:00 GMT</pubDate><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><msn:type>blogentry</msn:type><live:type>blogentry</live:type><live:typelabel>Blog entry</live:typelabel><wfw:commentRss>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2878/comments/feed.rss</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2878.entry#comment</wfw:comment><dcterms:modified>2008-04-30T02:10:18Z</dcterms:modified></item><item><title>A Good Apple Year?</title><link>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2876.entry</link><description>&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div align=center&gt;&lt;a title="Promise by Culinary Fool, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/culinaryfool/2452284632/"&gt;&lt;img height=333 alt=Promise src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2347/2452284632_baf1121bee.jpg" width=500&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;font face=Tahoma size=2&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face=Tahoma size=2&gt;Apples, like all fruits produce in cycles.  A couple years ago I had a ton of apples.  Last year none - which was unusual but this is a young tree.  If the number of blossoms is any indicator it looks like this might be another very good year.  Although if all these blossoms become apples I'm going to need to thin them - something I'm bad at.  I just hate &amp;quot;killing&amp;quot; the little tiny guys.  But if you don't then all the resulting apples are small.  I guess we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=-6354236861645043462&amp;page=RSS%3a+A+Good+Apple+Year%3f&amp;referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""&gt;&lt;img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;amp;NA=1149&amp;amp;PI=73329&amp;amp;RF=&amp;amp;DI=3919&amp;amp;PS=85545&amp;amp;TP=culinaryfool.spaces.live.com&amp;amp;GT1=culinaryfool"&gt;</description><category>Ingredients</category><comments>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2876.entry#comment</comments><guid isPermaLink="true">http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2876.entry</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:13:18 GMT</pubDate><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><msn:type>blogentry</msn:type><live:type>blogentry</live:type><live:typelabel>Blog entry</live:typelabel><wfw:commentRss>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2876/comments/feed.rss</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2876.entry#comment</wfw:comment><dcterms:modified>2008-04-29T15:13:18Z</dcterms:modified></item><item><title>Sometimes all you need is...</title><link>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2874.entry</link><description>&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div align=center&gt;&lt;a title="Burger by Culinary Fool, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/culinaryfool/2451335196/"&gt;&lt;img height=375 alt=Burger src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2166/2451335196_c7f26c53e7.jpg" width=500&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;font face=Tahoma size=2&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face=Tahoma size=2&gt;... a burger and a beer.  Best burger deal in town?  &lt;a href="http://www.mccormickandschmicks.com/"&gt;McCormick and Schmick's&lt;/a&gt; $1.95 Happy Hour burger.  &lt;a href="http://www.mccormickandschmicks.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=content.display&amp;amp;pageID=4"&gt;Find a location near you&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=-6354236861645043462&amp;page=RSS%3a+Sometimes+all+you+need+is...&amp;referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""&gt;&lt;img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;amp;NA=1149&amp;amp;PI=73329&amp;amp;RF=&amp;amp;DI=3919&amp;amp;PS=85545&amp;amp;TP=culinaryfool.spaces.live.com&amp;amp;GT1=culinaryfool"&gt;</description><category>Recommendations</category><comments>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2874.entry#comment</comments><guid isPermaLink="true">http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2874.entry</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:32:02 GMT</pubDate><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><msn:type>blogentry</msn:type><live:type>blogentry</live:type><live:typelabel>Blog entry</live:typelabel><wfw:commentRss>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2874/comments/feed.rss</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2874.entry#comment</wfw:comment><dcterms:modified>2008-04-29T04:47:39Z</dcterms:modified></item><item><title>Blueberry Banana Pancakes</title><link>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2869.entry</link><description>&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div align=center&gt;&lt;a title="Breakfast for Violet Beauregarde by Culinary Fool, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/culinaryfool/2449180886/"&gt;&lt;img height=500 alt="Breakfast for Violet Beauregarde" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3258/2449180886_9f05eeb593.jpg" width=333&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;I may have shared these with you before but if I have it's been awhile.  And they are so good that it's worth sharing again! This recipe makes about 8 nice sized pancakes.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div align=center&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a title="Blueberry Banana Buttermilk Pancakes by Culinary Fool, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/culinaryfool/2449180826/"&gt;&lt;img height=333 alt="Blueberry Banana Buttermilk Pancakes" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3180/2449180826_118f3a4841.jpg" width=500&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;h3 style="margin:12pt 0in 3pt"&gt;&lt;font face=Arial color="#000000" size=4&gt;Buttermilk Banana Blueberry Pancakes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;1 beaten egg&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt; 
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'"&gt;¾&lt;/span&gt; cup buttermilk&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; 
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'"&gt;¼&lt;/span&gt; cup milk (maybe a bit more)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; 
&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;1 Tbsp. cooking oil&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; 
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&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Mix together dry ingredients.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Combine all remaining ingredients except blueberries.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Mix wet ingredients into dry just until blended.&lt;span&gt;  The batter should be thick but spreadable.  Add more milk if necessary to get the texture right.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif'"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Cook on griddle. Add blueberries to pancakes on griddle.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=-6354236861645043462&amp;page=RSS%3a+Blueberry+Banana+Pancakes&amp;referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""&gt;&lt;img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;amp;NA=1149&amp;amp;PI=73329&amp;amp;RF=&amp;amp;DI=3919&amp;amp;PS=85545&amp;amp;TP=culinaryfool.spaces.live.com&amp;amp;GT1=culinaryfool"&gt;</description><category>Recipe</category><comments>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2869.entry#comment</comments><guid isPermaLink="true">http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2869.entry</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:38:16 GMT</pubDate><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><msn:type>blogentry</msn:type><live:type>blogentry</live:type><live:typelabel>Blog entry</live:typelabel><wfw:commentRss>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2869/comments/feed.rss</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2869.entry#comment</wfw:comment><dcterms:modified>2008-04-28T13:38:16Z</dcterms:modified></item><item><title>Strawberry Banana Daiquiri</title><link>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2864.entry</link><description>&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;Well, our warm weather continues.  Not quite summer weather yet, but close enough for me!  I had a few bananas that were getting a bit too ripe and so I decided to make something that I usually reserve for the truly warm days of summer - daiquiris!  In this case strawberry-banana daiquiris.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;And, in case you are not aware, you can freeze bananas.  So if I have some that are too ripe but can't use them right away I pop them into a plastic bag and into the freezer.  They can be used in baked goods or are great in this cocktail. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;One of the things I really like about this drink (as foo-foo as it is!) is that it's easy (in fact best) to make a batch at a time.  If you only need one, you just put the rest of the batch in a plastic container in the freezer. Since there is alcohol in the mixture it won't freeze solid.  Then, when you want one, you just scoop some of it into a glass and let it sit for a few minutes to soften and you are ready to go!  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;The weather finally seems to be making progress towards more spring-like temperatures.  I took advantage of yesterday afternoon's sun, sat on the deck and had what I consider to be the epitome of a summer drink - a gin and tonic.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;Like any mixed drink they are so super simple.  Simply add a shot or two of gin to a glass filled with ice, then fill the glass with tonic water.  Finish it off with a slice of lime.  Easy to make for one or a crowd!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=-6354236861645043462&amp;page=RSS%3a+Dreaming+of+Summer&amp;referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""&gt;&lt;img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;amp;NA=1149&amp;amp;PI=73329&amp;amp;RF=&amp;amp;DI=3919&amp;amp;PS=85545&amp;amp;TP=culinaryfool.spaces.live.com&amp;amp;GT1=culinaryfool"&gt;</description><comments>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2860.entry#comment</comments><guid isPermaLink="true">http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2860.entry</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:50:46 GMT</pubDate><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><msn:type>blogentry</msn:type><live:type>blogentry</live:type><live:typelabel>Blog entry</live:typelabel><wfw:commentRss>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2860/comments/feed.rss</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2860.entry#comment</wfw:comment><dcterms:modified>2008-04-26T13:51:14Z</dcterms:modified></item><item><title>French Toast Supreme</title><link>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2851.entry</link><description>&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;I love French Toast.  For breakfast, lunch or dinner.  I was buying bread over the weekend and suddenly the loaf of Raisin Pecan from &lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.essentialbaking.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;The Essential Baking Company&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font size=2&gt;jumped into my hand demanding to be used for French Toast.  I decided to oblige it.  So that's exactly what I did.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;I used just a basic batter - one egg and a little milk- dipped the bread and let it soak just a little, then pan-fried it until nicely browned on both sides.  Then I topped it with warm maple syrup, sliced pears, and a little brown sugar and cinnamon mixture.  A pretty fine way to start the day! &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=-6354236861645043462&amp;page=RSS%3a+French+Toast+Supreme&amp;referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""&gt;&lt;img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;amp;NA=1149&amp;amp;PI=73329&amp;amp;RF=&amp;amp;DI=3919&amp;amp;PS=85545&amp;amp;TP=culinaryfool.spaces.live.com&amp;amp;GT1=culinaryfool"&gt;</description><category>Recipe</category><comments>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2851.entry#comment</comments><guid isPermaLink="true">http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2851.entry</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:35:45 GMT</pubDate><slash:comments>3</slash:comments><msn:type>blogentry</msn:type><live:type>blogentry</live:type><live:typelabel>Blog entry</live:typelabel><wfw:commentRss>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2851/comments/feed.rss</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2851.entry#comment</wfw:comment><dcterms:modified>2008-04-25T19:37:10Z</dcterms:modified></item><item><title>First Look:  Quinn's</title><link>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2849.entry</link><description>&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;Well, this post is about five or six months overdue.  My &amp;quot;First Look&amp;quot; at &lt;a href="http://quinnspubseattle.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Quinn's&lt;/a&gt; was one week after they opened last fall.  My second, a week after that.  And I've been back several times since.  The circumstances, however, have always left me without decent photos - even the night I was there with a group of photographers!  This current set still isn't great but it will give you a little idea of what to expect.    &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;Quinn's is the little sibling of Zoe in Belltown, both literally and figuratively! Scott Staples chef/owner named &lt;a href="http://www.restaurantzoe.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Zoe&lt;/a&gt; after his little daughter.  I love Zoe's but don't go that often as it is not really a place you can drop into.  There is a bar but it's very small and more appropriate for those who have arrived a bit early for a reservation than for those who's only intention is to sit in the bar.  It's crowded into the back corner and on some nights the bartender seems to drift back and forth between several duties including tending bar.  The food there has always been great, though. But I tend to think of it more as an occasion place - somewhere you go when you actually make plans in advance.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;So I was happy to hear that Scott was going to add another location, a more casual place.  Quinn's (named for the Staples' son) opened last fall on Capitol Hill.  This location is dubbed a &amp;quot;gastro-pub&amp;quot;.  More bar like; louder; smaller plates; more focus on beer, wine and other alcoholic offerings, this location is the perfect drop-in spot.  That is if you can get a seat.  Every time I've gone there has actually been a crowd waiting outside the door when they open at 5:00.  And the staff is not always great about actually opening exactly on time.  Sometimes it's 5:05 or 5:10 - not a huge deal but bothersome when you are standing in the rain and the staff is just on the other side of the large windows taking their time finishing their staff meeting.  Once the doors open the first floor generally fills within 30 minutes.  I have yet to go upstairs and take a look at the second floor but it also seems to fill soon after.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;The menu changes often, although it seems to be just a little at a time with just one or two plates migrating to something new.  I have yet to have anything I didn't like there and so far I've tried the Meatball sliders and rabbit pate (both pictured); braised oxtail; duck and duck rillette (that's one dish); wild boar sloppy joe; wagyu beef burger; sauteed spinach; gooey gougere; and more.  I thought the spinach had a few too many currents which made it overly sweet and I decided I prefer &amp;quot;plain&amp;quot; gougere (Quinn's are stuffed with melted cheese) but those are both preferences not issues.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;I guess probably the biggest compliment is the fact that I have been back so many times.  In this town with so many great places to go - and more opening all the time - it sometimes takes me quite some time to get back to the places I like.  The fact that I've now been to Quinn's half a dozen times speaks volumes.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;When they first opened they did not take reservations.  I'm not sure if they have changed that policy as their website doesn't address it.  I think, however, if you have a large group they will work with you.  At least it has seemed that way in the past.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;When some of you read that title you may have thought I'd be talking about a book, &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0865473366?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=culinaryfool-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=0865473366" target="_blank"&gt;How to Cook a Wolf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;img style="border-right:medium none;border-top:medium none;margin:0px;border-left:medium none;border-bottom:medium none" height=1 alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=culinaryfool-20&amp;amp;l=as2&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=0865473366" width=1 border=0&gt;, the famous book by renowned food writer MFK Fisher.  And in a way, I was but not directly.  &lt;a href="http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2759.entry"&gt;Ethan Stowell&lt;/a&gt;, chef/owner of Union and Tavolato opened a third location late last year and named it &lt;a href="http://howtocookawolf.com/" target="_blank"&gt;How to Cook a Wolf&lt;/a&gt;.  For those in the culinary world this novel is one that defines and inspires but it still seems an odd name for a restaurant.  I'm sure over time it will come to known just as &amp;quot;Wolf&amp;quot;.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;Odd name or not, the tiny space is cozy and welcoming with big stone structures (the bar and the divider wall between bar and kitchen), undulating wood walls and large windows.  There is only seating for about 35 people, including the ten seats at the bar, and this place has been packed since it opened.  Since they do not take reservations it's a bit of a gamble when or if you'll be able to find a seat.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;M and I arrived at 6:00 - I was actually there at 5:45 - and were able to grab the two last chairs at the bar.  We were seated near the hostess and after that the folks that came in, especially those hoping for a table, were told it would be a 90 minute wait.  I actually thought that the hostess was a bit rough with people (trying to come in and spend their money!) and seemed frustrated when people asked any sort of clarifying question.  I'm sure it's challenging seating people in the tiny and popular place but it really seemed she could have been a bit more pleasant in her dealings with the potential customers.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;The good news is that they will take your name and cell phone number so that you can wander over to somewhere like &lt;a href="http://www.paragonseattle.com/" target="_blank"&gt;The Paragon&lt;/a&gt; or one of the three nearby coffee shops to relax or stroll Queen Anne Avenue to make sure you are ready for the meal to come.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;Sitting at the bar, watching the food come out of the kitchen we had a chance to see many of the menu itmes before ordering.  We decided to start with Tombo Crudo which, we were told, was Hawaiian albacore, although that is not the translation I get when I look it up.  No matter.  While waiting for our Tombo we were served the Asparagus Salad, as the chef had made one extra and we were in the right place at the right time!  The asparagus were cold, crispy and very lightly dressed.  They sat on a layer of thinly sliced bressola and were sprinkled with large, lightly pickled wild capers.  Such a fresh presentation!  Although we hadn't ordered it we were really glad we had this dish.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;You can see a few more photos &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/culinaryfool/sets/72157604693911523/" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;Occasionally I use OpenTable.com to make reservations mostly at local establishments but I had been thinking that I really should use it more often when traveling.  However, I don't use it regularly for a number of reasons:  I'm a pretty spontaneous diner; my friends and I generally prefer to sit at the bar instead of in the dining room; hardly anywhere in Seattle really &lt;em&gt;requires &lt;/em&gt;a reservation unless you are really set at eating right at 7:00 on a Friday night; a lot of places that I like to go are not available through OpenTable; most places that are on OpenTable also take phone reservations.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;If you're not familiar with the site it does offer a few nice features.  For instance, you can put in a date and time and it will show you all restaurants in your area that have open tables which is a lot easier than searching for them one by one.  And the primary reason I liked it was that for each reservation you get 100 points (sometimes more during promotions) and once you have 1000 you can redeem them for a $10 certificate - at least that's how it started.  Now you can't redeem until you hit 2000 points and you'll get a $20 certificate.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;Well, I hit 1000 quite some time ago but thought I'd hold out until I had 2000 since a $20 certificate just sounded better than a $10 one.  But for several months I've been lingering in the no man's land of more than 1000 but not yet 2000 points.  Apparently I've been lingering there for over a year.  And apparently if your account hasn't been used in a year they take back all your points.  Which I realized today when a newsletter was delivered to my mailbox and it said &amp;quot;Your balance is 0.&amp;quot;  And so I scurried to check my account and sure enough the balance was 0 because the last entry was a negative entry for the exact number of points I'd accrued.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;As I said, when you read the FAQs it's right there plain as day so I'm totally at fault.  But what I think is stinky is that they didn't even bother to send some sort of warning.  And of course, they probably hope they don't have to pay out rewards so why would they?  Well, maybe because part of their compensation comes from the restaurants and is based on how many reservations are made through the site so by reminding me it might have spurred some activity on my part because I wouldn't want to lose my points.  And it would have kept me from writing this post which is now warning all of you to make sure you remain active on the site. (Although even bad publicity is good publicity, right?) Or maybe you should just skip the site altogether because, at least in the Seattle market, it really doesn't offer that much.  That's probably what I'll do from now on.  I'm sure the loss of my activity won't break the bank but I think, in general, it's always a bad idea to lose customers.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=-6354236861645043462&amp;page=RSS%3a+%22Buyer%22+Beware%3a++OpenTable.com&amp;referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""&gt;&lt;img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;amp;NA=1149&amp;amp;PI=73329&amp;amp;RF=&amp;amp;DI=3919&amp;amp;PS=85545&amp;amp;TP=culinaryfool.spaces.live.com&amp;amp;GT1=culinaryfool"&gt;</description><category>Rants &amp; Raves</category><comments>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2833.entry#comment</comments><guid isPermaLink="true">http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2833.entry</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:04:47 GMT</pubDate><slash:comments>3</slash:comments><msn:type>blogentry</msn:type><live:type>blogentry</live:type><live:typelabel>Blog entry</live:typelabel><wfw:commentRss>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2833/comments/feed.rss</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2833.entry#comment</wfw:comment><dcterms:modified>2008-04-22T18:04:47Z</dcterms:modified></item><item><title>Dining Out for Life - April 24th</title><link>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2825.entry</link><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;Dining Out for Life is celebrating its 15th year!  Wow.  It's such an easy way to do some good - all you have to do is eat. Make your plans/reservations today - it'll be here before you know it!  Here's more info from &lt;a href="http://www.diningoutforlife.com/Seattle" target="_blank"&gt;their website&lt;/a&gt;:  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div align=center&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dining Out For Life&lt;/em&gt;, one of Seattle's favorite ways to fight AIDS, is back on Thursday, April 24, 2008 for its amazing 15th year! When you dine at one of the 150 participating restaurants on this day, a portion of your bill goes directly to Lifelong AIDS Alliance, the largest HIV and AIDS service organization in the Pacific Northwest.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Check out the &lt;a href="http://www.diningoutforlife.com/seattle/participating" target="_blank"&gt;participating restaurants page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt; to see which of your favorites are supporting &lt;i&gt;Dining Out For Life&lt;/i&gt; this year!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lifelong AIDS Alliance provides a variety of services to people living with HIV and AIDS in the Puget Sound region, including fresh meals and groceries from Chicken Soup Brigade, Lifelong's food program. Other services include housing, insurance, and education and prevention programs. For complete information on Lifelong AIDS Alliance, visit &lt;a href="http://www.llaa.org" target="_blank"&gt;www.llaa.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div dir=ltr align=left&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;And for information on this event in other cities visit the main &lt;a href="http://www.diningoutforlife.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Dining out for Life site&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=-6354236861645043462&amp;page=RSS%3a+Dining+Out+for+Life+-+April+24th&amp;referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""&gt;&lt;img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;amp;NA=1149&amp;amp;PI=73329&amp;amp;RF=&amp;amp;DI=3919&amp;amp;PS=85545&amp;amp;TP=culinaryfool.spaces.live.com&amp;amp;GT1=culinaryfool"&gt;</description><category>Recommendations</category><comments>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2825.entry#comment</comments><guid isPermaLink="true">http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2825.entry</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:30:37 GMT</pubDate><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><msn:type>blogentry</msn:type><live:type>blogentry</live:type><live:typelabel>Blog entry</live:typelabel><wfw:commentRss>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2825/comments/feed.rss</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2825.entry#comment</wfw:comment><dcterms:modified>2008-04-18T14:34:13Z</dcterms:modified></item><item><title>Tart and Tangy</title><link>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2810.entry</link><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;Rhubarb is in season!  Real, &lt;strong&gt;local&lt;/strong&gt; rhubarb! I bought my first bunch this last weekend at the U-Dist Farmers' Market.  I made a cross between a pie and a tart - two small &amp;quot;personal&amp;quot; sized ones, in fact.  I don't have much more to say about that but since a picture speaks a thousand words I'll let the photos do the talking!  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;You may have noticed that I sometimes get a little &amp;quot;stuck&amp;quot; on certain ingredients.  Mostly that's because I tend to use what I have around and if I happen to have purchased a large amount of something you'll see it being used in various ways throughout the week.  So you may notice this looks a little like the breakfast I made on Sunday.  The difference is in amounts of the ingredients, the seasonings and, as is obvious, what's being served with it.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;For this dish I sauteed a large number of onions and mushrooms, added just a bit of spinach and when it was all done hit it with a healthy dose of balsamic vinegar to give it a really nice tangy-ness.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;The lamb was marinated in olive oil, red wine, garlic, rosemary and lavender; grilled for about 5 or 6 minutes on either side (still very pink inside) and then placed on the veggies.  The tart of the vinegar was a nice counterpoint to the sort of sweet taste of the lavender and rosemary.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=-6354236861645043462&amp;page=RSS%3a+Weekend+Dinner&amp;referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""&gt;&lt;img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;amp;NA=1149&amp;amp;PI=73329&amp;amp;RF=&amp;amp;DI=3919&amp;amp;PS=85545&amp;amp;TP=culinaryfool.spaces.live.com&amp;amp;GT1=culinaryfool"&gt;</description><category>Ingredients</category><comments>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2807.entry#comment</comments><guid isPermaLink="true">http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2807.entry</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:57:12 GMT</pubDate><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><msn:type>blogentry</msn:type><live:type>blogentry</live:type><live:typelabel>Blog entry</live:typelabel><wfw:commentRss>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2807/comments/feed.rss</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2807.entry#comment</wfw:comment><dcterms:modified>2008-04-16T14:04:55Z</dcterms:modified></item><item><title>Sur la Table:  Free Knife Sharpening</title><link>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2804.entry</link><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;It's April and that means time for Sur la Table's free knife sharpening offer. Bring in two knives and have them professionally sharpened.  You can do others for $1 per inch.  I'm sure turnaround times will vary but in the past they've often done mine within an hour!  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;For all the details see &lt;a href="http://www.surlatable.com/storelocator.do" target="_blank"&gt;this page&lt;/a&gt; and here's a list of all &lt;a href="http://www.surlatable.com/storelocatorresults.do?method=view" target="_blank"&gt;Sur la Table locations&lt;/a&gt;.   &lt;/font&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=-6354236861645043462&amp;page=RSS%3a+Sur+la+Table%3a++Free+Knife+Sharpening&amp;referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""&gt;&lt;img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&amp;amp;NA=1149&amp;amp;PI=73329&amp;amp;RF=&amp;amp;DI=3919&amp;amp;PS=85545&amp;amp;TP=culinaryfool.spaces.live.com&amp;amp;GT1=culinaryfool"&gt;</description><category>Recommendations</category><comments>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2804.entry#comment</comments><guid isPermaLink="true">http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2804.entry</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:36:23 GMT</pubDate><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><msn:type>blogentry</msn:type><live:type>blogentry</live:type><live:typelabel>Blog entry</live:typelabel><wfw:commentRss>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2804/comments/feed.rss</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2804.entry#comment</wfw:comment><dcterms:modified>2008-04-15T13:36:23Z</dcterms:modified></item><item><title>Lavender Shortbread</title><link>http://culinaryfool.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!A7D1373D92F448FA!2793.entry</link><description>&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div align=center&gt;&lt;a title="Lavender Shortbread by Culinary Fool, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/culinaryfool/2413778941/"&gt;&lt;img height=333 alt="Lavender Shortbread" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2384/2413778941_ee7e0ae30d.jpg" width=500&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;I've been craving cookies lately and over the weekend I finally got around to scratching the itch with a batch of Lavender Shortbread.  I love the buttery, sugary, crisp-tenderness of these cookies.  Adding the fragrance and slightly sweet taste of lavender is just a bonus.  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;There are &lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;amp;rls=com.microsoft:*:IE-Address&amp;amp;rlz=1I7GZHY&amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;oi=spell&amp;amp;resnum=0&amp;amp;ct=result&amp;amp;cd=1&amp;amp;q=lavender+shortbread&amp;amp;spell=1" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;tons of recipes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt; for these delicious cookies but I use the one in the &lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0684839768?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=culinaryfool-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=0684839768" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;The Herbfarm Cookbook&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size=2&gt;.  It's really easy and the cookies are perfect every time!  &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=-6354236861645043462&amp;page=RSS%3a+Lavender+Shortbread&amp;referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" 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