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Happy pi approximation day
Today, July 22, or 22/7 as the Eurostyle daters would have it, is pi approximation day. Why? Because 22/7 = 3.1428… which is a an approximation of pi, one that’s a bit bigger and a lot less irrational...
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Farnsworthy Scone at Flour
At Flour Bakery in Fort Point, a worthy savory scone: super buttery with just a bit of heat from some well-placed chile pepper bits, subtly cheesy, beautifully layered and flaky.
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Stoked for pies that r round
One of the small upsides to a torrential rain at lunchtime is that there’s nearly zero line at the food trucks. Finding myself at Dewey square in the company of old favorites Bon Me and Mei Mei, I...
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Fun-sized statistics that melt in your mouth
I’m told that there are treatments available for those of us who are compelled like to count and sort our candy by color before eating it. I can stop any time I want, of course, but today’s fun-sized...
View ArticleHooray, it’s Cheese Day
I know what you’re thinking, “silly cow, every day is cheese day!” Well you’re not wrong, but I’ve just learned that today is National Cheese Lover’s Day here in the USA. Says who? Who cares! Is that...
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Cheap Kablet for your Kitchen Cabinet
It’s been some time since we’ve had a kitchen technology update, not since the the two-port usb kitchen, in fact. So pull up a chair and I’ll tell you more than you wanted to know about how I...
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Don't Fear the Pies of March, it's Pi Day Again
I’ve been calling the ascendancy of pie over cupcakes for years, and whether you’re with me on that or not, you’ll have to grant pie its moment in the limelight today, pi day. In the US reckoning of...
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Three Cheers for Three Cheese Edamame Bread
I was looking for a savory scone in all the wrong places and I’d almost given up when I wandered into Paris Baguette, a French bakery inside Central Square’s Korean grocery store, H-Mart. What did I...
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Out with Barley Risotto, in with Orzotto
I was making a barley risotto the other night when it dawned on me, doesn’t “risotto” mean “rice” in Italian, or at least something rice related? Indeed, it does, making “barley risotto” nonsense,...
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Over-Squeezing Leads to Bitterness
While reading blogs to avoid some odious task find ways to make my life better, I discovered this potentially life-changing bit of life hackery: Stop Trying to Squeeze Out All the Lime Juice....
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