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• Slashfood Ate (8): Ways to transform unappetizing peas into nature's succulent treat

  Published: June 10, 2008, 10:02 am

  Tags: List, Peas, Slashfood Ate, Slashfoodate, Vegetables

  Vegetables, Recipes, Lists, Slashfood Ate, Spring, Summer As a child, I never enjoyed eating peas. I associated them with split pea soup which I almost always found to be a nauseatingly mushy green mess. So, I was pleasantly surprised when I recently tried pea salad with radishes and feta cheese. The peas were vibrant green and had the perfect

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• Slashfood Ate (8): Loving lavender

  Published: June 16, 2008, 3:00 pm

  Tags: Buns, Ice Crea, Lavender, Lemon Bars, Slashfood Ate, Slashfoodate, Syrup

  under: Dessert, Baking, Slashfood Ate, Non-alcoholicLavender: So hot right now. Lavender.1. Lavender Cupcakes from Chockylit (who sadly is no longer blogging). That makes this recipe worth more, right?2. Pound Cake with Blueberries and Lavender Syrup from Epicurious3. Amazing lavender cookies, jelly, cinnamon buns and more from Happy Valley

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• Slashfood Ate (8): Sure-fire cheese pairings

  Published: June 17, 2008, 1:55 pm

  Tags: Cheese, Pairings Food Wine C, Pairingsfoodwinec, Slashfood Ate, Slashfoodate

  Cheese, Condiments, Slashfood AtePairing cheeses with condiments and/or drinks is all about creating a harmony of flavors. For example, you would want to match a pungent creamy blue cheese with a sweet condiment that would balance out some of the cheese's piquancy. It's all about unifying two foods that bring out each other's strengths.

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• Slashfood Ate (8): Ways to create the perfect cheese plate

  Published: June 24, 2008, 8:30 am

  Tags: Cheese Plate, Cheeseplate, Featured, Slashfood Ate, Slashfoodate

  under: Dairy, Cheese, Slashfood Ate, Artisan FoodsAh, the cheese plate! What would a party be without it? People gravitate towards the plate and it becomes the focal point of conversation at the party: "Have you tried this one? I highly recommend it!" There are many different methods to building this exquisite platter of tasty cheese.Before

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• Slashfood Ate (8): Homemade frozen treats

  Published: June 27, 2008, 5:01 pm

  Tags: Frozen Treats, Frozentreats, Homemade Popsicles, Homemadepopsicles, Slashfood Ate, Slashfoodate

  they're making BBQ chocolate pops from the Essence of Chocolate Al Dente is dreaming of popsicle molds in fun shapes and how they'll whip up the Vietnamese-style pops recently seen on YumSugar. ErinCooks reviews a book all about making frozen pops and makes me hungry in the process. The Pastry Girl (of Dessert First) makes

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• Slashfood Ate (8): Ways to savor sherry wine vinegar

  Published: July 8, 2008, 3:04 pm

  Tags: Sherry Wine Vinegar, Sherrywinevinegar, Slashfood Ate, Slashfoodate, Vinegar

  under: Recipes, How To, Slashfood Ate, SummerAh, the sweet floral aroma and the spicy tang of a sherry wine vinegar! This summer, when craving fresh green crunchy lettuce, I think of drizzling vinaigrette made with sherry wine vinegar all over it. Sherry wine vinegar, called vinagre de Jerez in Spain, is aged in a similar way to balsamic

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• Slashfood Ate (8): Ways to incorporate raspberries into your diet

  Published: July 15, 2008, 7:59 pm

  Tags: Raspberries, Slashfood Ate, Slashfoodate

  under: Fruit, How To, Slashfood Ate, SummerJuly through September is the time of year when we should be savoring fresh raspberries. They grow wild all over different parts of the country. This past weekend, while driving through the Berkshires in western Massachusetts, I stopped at various farms to taste the raspberries. Each berry was

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• Slashfood 8 (Ate): Summer Pudding

  Published: July 14, 2008, 3:30 pm

  Tags: Bananas, Pudding, Slashfood Ate, Slashfoodate, Summer

  under: Dairy, Newspapers, Slashfood Ate, SummerI've never considered myself a pudding person, as I'm not generally a fan of very soft or mushy foods. Bread pudding is wonderful, but pudding puddings always remind me of baby food or having my wisdom teeth. Recently, though, I've seen some very classy puddings pop up in the food blogosphere.

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• Slashfood Ate (8): Best food and cooking books

  Published: July 16, 2008, 11:00 am

  Tags: Books, Cooking, Eating, Foodie, Slashfood Ate, Slashfoodate

  under: Books, Slashfood AteIf you're reading Slashfood right now, chances are that you're a foodie. In my experience, if there's anything a foodie likes besides eating/cooking, it's reading a book about eating/cooking. These are a few of the books I consider the best cooking books, but we all have strong opinions on this subject. What are

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• Slashfood Ate (8): Friday pupu plater

  Published: July 18, 2008, 3:04 pm

  Tags: Friday Pupu Platter, Fridaypupuplatter, Link Round Up, Linkround Up, Slashfood Ate, Slashfoodate

  under: Slashfood AteIt's time for another collection of eight interest links from around these interwebs. I've been saving up some goodies for you all week long! First, for those Battlestar Galactica fans in the crowd, I bring you the BG toaster! That's right, you can now be a fanboy at the breakfast table. How's this for a fun

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• Slashfood Ate (8): Ways to make use of day-old bread

  Published: July 22, 2008, 4:01 pm

  Tags: Bread, Slashfood Ate, Slashfoodate

  Recipes, Lists, How To, Slashfood Ate, BreadThere is nothing better than a fresh baguette! But, how many times have you opened your bread holder at home only to find that your bread has become hard like a rock? It's the fresh well-made bread that does not last more than a day or two. The truth is that this bread never really goes bad.

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• Slashfood Ate (8): Great baking blogs

  Published: July 23, 2008, 8:04 pm

  Tags: Baking Blogs, Bakingblogs, Slashfood Ate, Slashfoodate

  under: Slashfood AteI just got back from my trip to San Francisco, where I took a class on artisan bread making at the San Francisco Baking Institute. I have to tell you it was great, and I'm more enthused about my chosen profession than ever. In that spirit, I'd like to share with you a few of my favorite baking blogs and websites.

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• Slashfood Ate (8): Great baking blogs

  Published: July 23, 2008, 8:04 pm

  Tags: Baking Blogs, Bakingblogs, Slashfood Ate, Slashfoodate

  under: Slashfood AteI just got back from my trip to San Francisco, where I took a class on artisan bread making at the San Francisco Baking Institute. I have to tell you it was great, and I'm more enthused about my chosen profession than ever. In that spirit, I'd like to share with you a few of my favorite baking blogs and websites.

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• Slashfood Ate (8): Interesting beer news

  Published: July 30, 2008, 4:01 pm

  Tags: Beer Headlines, Beer News, Beerheadlines, Beernews, Slashfood Ate, Slashfoodate

  under: Beer, Slashfood AteThere is usually a lot going on in the world of beer, and this week is no different. Here are some of the headlines from this week that I find most interesting. If you have some interesting beer news, I hope you'll share it!1. Sapporo is coming out with a premium pilsner style style beer that even has pictograph

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• Slashfood Ate (8): Savory sandwiches for picnics this summer

  Published: July 29, 2008, 7:33 pm

  Tags: Sandwich, Slashfood Ate, Slashfoodate

  under: Recipes, Lists, Slashfood Ate, SummerIf your kitchen gets as hot as mine, cooking during the summer can become incredibly oppressive. It's this time of the year when I explore the many delicious meals I can prepare that do not involve cooking. In the beginning of June, fellow blogger Marisa McClellan wrote a post about a no-cook

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