I saw some fresh figs shortly after I received The Perfect Scoop in the mail and I knew I wanted to make something with them. Tomorrow is the 4th of July in the U.S., which will pass quite unnoticed here, but I have so many years of fond memories of barbecuing and visiting with friends [...]

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I’ve fortunately/unfortunately never had to travel for business. After this past trip, I can understand why it’s not all it’s cracked up to be, especially when you can’t even attach a long weekend to it. I took about 7000 photos taken out the car window, with various blurry hillsides and reflections off the window. That [...]

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