Foodie Wannabe

Exploring the gadgets, ingredients and people that change food from something we need into something we want.

Saturday, December 18, 2010

I love my... dutch oven

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And it's not just any dutch oven. It is the mack-daddy, enameled cast iron, Le Creuset French Oven . When it arrived, I immediately name...
Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Holidays and the Compulsion to Bake

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I like to bake, but I don't do it very often. Cooking is something that I do nearly every day but baking is like an extra-curricular act...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Just Keep Stirring the Risotto

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I've gotten in the habit of writing the menu for the week and posting it on the fridge. Not only is this charming habit passed down dire...
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Sunday, February 14, 2010

Happy Valentine's Day - Get Ready to Love Me

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Even though I ref use to support an industry that jacks up the pric e of flow ers and chocolates for a holiday that was essentially exploite...
Saturday, July 25, 2009

To Market, To Market...

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The professor and I went to the Mercato in Little Italy today in hot pursuit of a good farmer's market in San Diego. This quest comes ...
Sunday, January 25, 2009

Brewing In The New Year - Part 3

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Today is Sunday, and that can mean only one thing... it's tasting day. Our beer has been laying dormant for two weeks and this morning w...
Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Brewing In The New Year - Part 2

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In preparation for bottling day, Saturday's task was getting all the pieces prepared and sanitized, including the four dozen bottles whi...
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Jessica Schmidt LaFave
San Diego, CA, United States
As an equal-opportunity eater, there have been few foods that I haven't wanted to taste or try. Cooking is a lifelong learning process for me and there is so much joy and heartache that comes with making food. I hope to write about how important food is in my life as I make my way from being an average short-order cook into a real live foodie.
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