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F&W: Dine & Dash

By justquirky | Published: July 2, 2010
One minute we were dining alfresco. The next, I was alone-o. That’s what happens when your friends dine & dash on you on a Fire & Wine night. (For those of you who are new, Fire & Wine is our weekly girls’ night cooking event wherein I try to create something new without burning down the kitchen. [...]
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Funky little funghi quesadillas

By justquirky | Published: June 30, 2010
The supporting star award at my Bras, Booze & Bites party goes to these guys. Mini mushroom, cilantro & goat cheese quesadillas. So simple, so delicious and so adorable. I love anything “mini.” Mini to me says, “please, eat more of me because I’m small and I don’t count.” What’s not to love about that? [...]
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Fire & Wine: On a diet, but not diet food

By justquirky | Published: June 1, 2010
I’m so over diet food. Ok, sure I just wolfed down a burrito made of meatless meat, but I didn’t consider it “cooking.” It was just something I ate for dinner so that I could justify the tater tots I stole off my friend, Jimmy’s plate at lunch. But when it comes to food and [...]
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Worth-the-wait duck ragu

By justquirky | Published: April 26, 2010
Two melt downs and several glasses of wine later, I produced this culinary masterpiece. My Italian grandfather would have been so proud. But getting here was not short of sweat and tears. On Wednesday night, I had stage one of my pre duck ragu melt down. It was over the parpardelle pasta. In my mind [...]
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Self-control

By justquirky | Published: April 23, 2010
I want you to know the Quirky family exhibited insane amounts of self-control last night. Gertie, Mr. Quirky and I were all waiting with little pockets of drool forming in the corners of our mouths as the savory aroma of the melting duck fat wafted through our home. Gertie sat by her bowl for a [...]
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