Category Archives: Our Favorite Dishes

A Lifetime of Muffin Evolution

Posted on March 23, 2013 by drfugawe

It has occurred to me recently -again- that we as Americans do not have much of an understanding of history – at least not in the European sense, and certainly not at all from the Asian perspective. We tend to … Continue reading →

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And Yet Again, Another ‘Duh’ Moment

Posted on July 24, 2011 by drfugawe

I have a thing for yogurt.  I’m convinced it’s one of those basic foods that’s responsible for good health.  Those stories about finding Bulgarian peasants living in the mountains whose ages were verified to be in excess of 120 years … Continue reading →

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A Tuna That Makes the Summer More Delicious

Posted on July 20, 2011 by drfugawe

One sure sign of summer hereabouts is the return of the tuna – actually, they don’t so much return as they simply follow the warming of the Pacific waters.  Most of the world thinks of the red fleshed Ahi tuna … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving – It’s All About the Gravy!

Posted on November 24, 2010 by drfugawe

I love cooking on Thanksgiving – and it’s often a 2 day affair.  We of course have our traditional dishes, but I think the greater tradition in our house is to simply have an outrageous number of dishes.  And it’s … Continue reading →

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Was Your Mother’s Cooking Really That Good?

Posted on November 10, 2010 by drfugawe

Many of us have fond memories of the wonderful foods and tastes we grew up with – and I’d guess almost unanimously, we say now we didn’t realize how good that food was back when we took it for granted … Continue reading →

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