Category: Foodies Unite
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The Cook I Want To Be
My favorite bookstore in Sonoma, Reader’s Books, has a great cookbook selection. I happened across this book. It begs the question, exactly what kind of cook do I want to be? My friends and family would say either Jacques Pepin or Julia Child. They would be sure that the are correct. They would be wrong.…
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Eating Healthy
Yes, I honestly did this. I walked into Starbucks, where their sign says “Anytime Protein”. Under this are a series of bacon and egg sandwiches. I pointed at the sign and asked the barista: “At what time is bacon NOT a protein? Is there a specific time where bacon is not a protein? If bacon…
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LarryLand Rum Punch
Here in Orange County, we take our “oranges” very seriously. Really, we live off the LarryLand each year. Here’s our recipe for Rum Punch.
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Half-Baked
This is a memorandum to Mr. Howard Shultz, Founder of Starbucks and all around good guy. You’re missing the boat, Mister. Let’s start with the fact that Starbucks is pretty much a worldwide organization worth about $20B according to my friends at Google. But, in today’s world this is not enough. You need to keep…
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Valentine’s Dinner for Two
This is a recipe for Shrimp in a Tomato Cream Sauce with Polenta. You may not be inclined to believe that, but I kid you not. All that you need to understand is that this is what it means to be a Larry.
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If Life Gives You Lemons – Mix Drinks!
Here are 2 drink recipes from LarryLand. I provide exact measurements; if you know me, I never measure and I never make 1 drink. But, for you, I have tried to come close.
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Cast Iron Pizza
This recipe was delivered to my neighbors in March 2020. Yep, a COVID Cast Iron Pizza. You see, I have wonderful neighbors, and am lucky to have a neighborhood Italian Deli (which my daughter grew up eating school sandwiches from). Our neighborhood shared with each other as we learned what the future would be. This…
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Latke Larry
I was talking about Latkes with my co-workers one fine morning, and was asked “What’s a Latke?” Let me tell you what they are, and what they are not. Latkes truly are a Hanukkah Tradition and I intend to give you a foolproof recipe (so called because you’re foolish to believe me).
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