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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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Queen of Quirky's Philly Stuffed Quackers

By justquirky | Published: April 14, 2010
Fire & Wine night this week was quacksolutely fabulous. I took on my second Real Women of Philadelphia challenge with the support of DD Girl, Roomie and friends Paul and Andy, and of course my #1 producer, Mr. Quirky. (Who says I need to take direction better…) Now I know friends Paul and Andy were [...]
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The best non-bagel and lox salmon and cream cheese combo you'll ever have

By justquirky | Published: April 5, 2010
There is this little itty bitty ($25,ooo prize) cooking contest going on now over in Philadelphia land. (The cream cheese, not the city.) I decided to take a stab at it. The concept is, you have to submit a recipe in a selected category (last week it was side dish) using cream cheese. I couldn’t [...]
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REDRUM!

By justquirky | Published: March 30, 2010
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u13EY8aKcfY] A few things to pay attention to: I am a spaz. Roomie & DD Girl are adorable. I am a spaz. I pace when I’m nervous. Lobsters make me scream.
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