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  • Anatomy of a Po’ Boy

    with the recipe for our Shrimp Po’ boy
     
    Beyond a shadow of a doubt my desert island meal would be a BIG,  FAT,  FRIKKIN’ PO’ BOY.
     
    You and me are gonna be just fine my friend.
     
    The only problem is I’d have a hell …

    29  August
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  • Last Night’s Dinner

    with My Recipe for Chicken Adobo
    It wasn’t until I moved away to college that I realized most families, when faced with leftovers, actually refrigerated them.
     
    I can still recall as a young person, visiting the homes of friends and …

    3  August  Posted by brenda
    chicken adobo, Poultry
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  • WHAT I ATE ON VACATION

     
    with a Recipe for Deep Fried Crawfish Musubi
     
    Because we are so consumed lately with the building of our empire,  the Wife and I decided that we would only take the family on one vacation this year.  Sooooooooooo, we made sure …

    23  July  Posted by brenda
    Appetizers, Fried Crawfish Musubi, Party Food, Seafood, Side Dishes
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  • Fun with Pig Nipples

     
    with a Recipe For Crispy Pork Belly
    Several years ago, somewhere deep in Oakland’s Chinatown, in a non-descript hole-in-the-wall, I found myself deliciously alone. Why and how I had managed a moment completely to myself still eludes me …

    11  July  Posted by brenda
    Breakfast/Brunch, Crispy Pork Belly
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  • What Else To Do With All That Stone Fruit?

    Not to beat a dead horse here but as of now I am not only inundated with wild plums,  but also wild peaches,  and Bing cherries are looking real good, cheap and plentiful in the market right now too.   And if you’re anything like …

    8  July  Posted by brenda
    Desserts, Stone Fruit Cobbler, Wild Plum Bread Pudding
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  • Wild Plum Cobbler Pancakes

     
    As of now I have various friends/employees foraging wild plums in Sausalito, Vallejo, the outer Mission and Twin Peaks.  This is one of the things we’ve been doing with them at the restaurant and I’m not sure if it’s still too ear …

    28  June  Posted by brenda
    Breakfast/Brunch, Plum Cobbler Pancakes
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  • Running the Wild Plum Trail

    I can still vividly recall the pitiful little plum tree on the cramped sideyard of my childhood home.
     
    As the house tomboy I made it my personal duty to climb, on a regular basis, each and every tree on our property, particularly if i …

    22  June  Posted by brenda
    Running the Wild Plum Trail, Uncategorized
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  • Let ‘Em Eat Coffee Cake!

    Future site of Libby Jane Cafe.  (Hopefully) coming to the Tenderloin this Summer!
    Still waiting, and waiting, then waiting some more…
     
    While we patiently while away the many, many days (now weeks) that it takes to get anything …

    18  June  Posted by brenda
    Breakfast/Brunch, Desserts, Sweet Potato Coffee Cake
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  • How NOT to Impress Your Future In-Laws

    with a Recipe for Garlic Shrimp and Goat Cheese Gratin
    To say the first time I met my in-laws was an underwhelming event would be a rather large understatement.  In fact, “traumatic” is the word that comes to mind.
     
    It was in the …

    5  June  Posted by brenda
    Appetizers, Garlic Shrimp Gratin, Seafood
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  • WATERMELON PICKLES

     
     
    With the end of the school year and summer at the doorstep I am filled with nostalgia for scenes like this.
     

     
     
    Watermelon is my most favorite fruit for so many reasons.  Growing up, the sight of watermelon …

    1  June  Posted by brenda
    Pantry, Watermelon Pickles
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