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It’s That Time of Year Again: Dan’s Birthday Cheesecake 2008

Long time readers know that I have been baking cheesecakes for my dear friend and brother, Dan, for his birthday for quite some time. And I have posted the Universal Cheesecake Recipe which I use as...

Started in Tigers & Strawberries • 6 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: recipes: comfort food, recipes: desserts, recipes: fruits and vegetables, holidays, recipes: american regional
Cilantro Chicken with Fresh Water Chestnuts and Baby Bok Choy

Water chestnuts are not locally grown here in Ohio, at least, not that I know of. But, when they are fresh, they are truly divine, and I will buy them even if they were grown in California or...

Started in Tigers & Strawberries • 6 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: recipes: chinese, recipes: meat, poultry and fish, recipes: fruits and vegetables, local and sustainable
Weekend Kat And Morganna Blogging

Kat’s fascination with musical instruments continues apace: here she is playing with Zak’s new resonator guitar. She also said her first sentence this week: on Wednesday, she stood at...

Started in Tigers & Strawberries • 6 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: life, the universe and everything, kat blogging
In Memory of Ozy: The King Has Left The Building

Yesterday morning was the end of an era. It was the end of the benevolent reign of the King of Cats in our house. The day dawned sunny and warm as Zak sought out Ozy and put him into the dreaded...

Started in Tigers & Strawberries • 6 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: uncategorized, with a side of politics, cats and cat blogging, food safety, life
Toddler Tastes

A few months ago on his blog, Anthony Bourdain was musing with horrified dread on the subject of what he would feed his infant daughter when she started eating solid food. A lot of foodie moms...

Started in Tigers & Strawberries • 6 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: essays, rants and reflections, food and kids, kat blogging
Can Urban Farming Help Alleviate A Looming Food Crisis?

Americans need to go back to the land. I don’t mean this in a 1960’s, leaving the city for a commune in the country, complete with goat milk, wheat grass and sprouted lentil loaves,...

Started in Tigers & Strawberries • 6 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: food in the news, essays, rants and reflections, local and sustainable, blogs and blogging
Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang: Spaghetti with Ramps, Green Garlic and Goat Feta

I bet you are wondering why I called this recipe “Kiss, Kiss, Bang Bang,” right?Well, it has nothing to do with either James Bond, the movie with Robert Downey Jr. or the Torchwood...

Started in Tigers & Strawberries • 6 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: recipes: comfort food, recipes: fruits and vegetables, local and sustainable, recipes: bread, pasta
Upgrades, Snafus and Other Blog Stuff

We are working on upgrading Wordpress for Tigers & Strawberries. That is the good news.The bad news is that SpamKarma2, the spam filter that keeps the porn, ads and other bullshit spam...

Started in Tigers & Strawberries • 6 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: admin, blogs and blogging
Easy Artful Plate Design

One of the things I like best about working in a restaurant is that it simply isn’t enough to make food that tastes great–it also has to look good. Everyone eats first with their eyes...

Started in Tigers & Strawberries • 6 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: essays, rants and reflections, restaurant stories
Enchanted Forest Pasta: It’s Local And Seasonal

Today was a gorgeous spring day: the sun was bright, the sky was a perfect robin’s-egg blue, and flowers bloomed, filling the birdsong-laden air with fragrance. Zak’s favorite tree is...

Started in Tigers & Strawberries • 6 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: recipes: appalachian hillbilly, recipes: italian, recipes: fruits and vegetables, local and sustainable, recipes: bread