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Recipe: Sautéed Zucchini with Shaved Fennel

Sautéed Zucchini with Shaved Fennel was another hotel room hack. I had a fat green squash, a bulb of fennel and some dried herbes de provence. What would happen if I combined them? The fennel adds sweetness and the h … Continue reading

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Recipe: Hotel Room Pickles

Hotel room pickles happened because we had some nice carnitas and wanted some Mexican-style pickled vegetables (escabeche) to accompany. We’ve noticed the taco shops no longer put out these assortments, probably a COVID casualty because sharing condiments is looked down … Continue reading

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Recipe: Mystery Ingredient Fish Chowder

I encountered this mystery ingredient in a fish dish twice in the last few months: once at a sumptuous Chinese banquet and the other time at a high end restaurant in my home town. It has a surprisingly delicious effect … Continue reading

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Recipe: Sauce Packet Salad Dressing

You hate to throw out that bag of leftover salad greens from your hotel, but your bottled salad dressing won’t make it through security at the airport. What to do? Grab some sauce packets from the food vendors* and make … Continue reading

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How I made sourdough bread in a hotel room, sort of

Staying this week in a hotel room with a kitchenette, I decided to build on my experience with hotel room kale salad. Was it possible to come up with an edible loaf using only flour, water, store-bought yeast and salt? … Continue reading

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