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    My city

    This week I'm lucky to be staying with two sets of good friends here in Washington, DC. I'm very grateful for their hospitality and really enjoy the chance to catch up. Not surprisingly, my appre...

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    Vegas wrap-up

    Who would have ever thought that my trip back to Washington, DC this week for work would require more summery clothes than I am used to wearing in Hawaii? It is smoking hot and sunny in the city and ...

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    Salmon crumble

    I am going out of town Wednesday night for a weekend of fun followed by a week of work. The fun part is a couple of days in Las Vegas for my little sister's 21st birthday. The work part is meetings i...

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    Speedy scallops

    Regardless of what you have planned this weekend, clear a meal - dinner tonight, lunch tomorrow, Sunday brunch...whatever it takes - for Seared Scallops with Champagne Risotto. I made it last n...

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    Tuna steak stroganoff

    As I started to get hungry for lunch today, I scanned the pantry and egg noodles caught my eye. I decided to concoct a "tuna steak stroganoff" dish, which turned out well. So here's the "recipe," min...

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    Best sushi of my life

    My dear college friend, Stephanie, was visiting from Texas the last several days, and we had a ball. We took a surf lesson... and swam in a cage surrounded by wild sharks... but maybe ...

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    Fish and wine pairings

    I just got my favorite newsletter in the mail, the Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter. And, as is consistently the case, there are a few articles about the benefits of eating seafood. The most interesti...

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    Saffron and sardines

    Lloyd was out of town all last week for work; hence the lack of real meal making that took place here. He got home over the weekend, so now we're back on track. Last night we made Sicilian-Style Pasta...

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    Benedict breakfast

    I've had two nice long jogs this week in preparation for a 10k I'm running on Saturday, so when I woke up this morning, I was ravenous. Cereal with fruit wasn't going to cut it, but I still wanted so...

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    Tapas and tableside

    I intended to split this post over two days, because there are so many pictures from the weekend, but I ran out of time yesterday. The abundance of fish dishes is due, in part, to one of our meals be...