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Croque Madame

by Jillian Bedell September 19, 2012

There once was a bar on New York’s Lower East Side where we used to go when we were young. Let’s call that place, “Trombones.” It had an upstairs and a downstairs and a room in the way back where little indie bands would play. And boys wore their skinniest jeans, and girls turned in [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: Boiled Egg, Sauteed Asparagus, and Pickled Onion (Homemade)

by Malcolm Bedell March 22, 2012

Today’s sandwich combines hard boiled egg, pan-roasted asparagus, and pickled onion on a lightly-grilled French baguette. Notes: Here in Maine, we are at the tail end of a few days of record heat, which is making us crumple up our typical March menus and throw them out our newly-opened windows. Without the foot of snow [...]

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Giant Ravioli with Spinach, Ricotta, and Egg Yolk

by Jillian Bedell February 9, 2012

It’s ten thirty in the morning and I’m making pasta by hand with a baby strapped to my chest. I imagine this is how women have been cooking since The Agricultural Revolution. For a morning I feel connected to grandmothers I will never know, like being an individual is insignificant compared to being an infinitesimal piece of [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: Fried Egg, Avocado, and Cream Cheese (Homemade)

by Malcolm Bedell July 25, 2011

Remember the night you learned how much you like drinking rye Manhattans? After your fourth, you decided that you were somehow impervious to the effects of alcohol; that ordinary whiskey was no match for your perfectly-engineered metabolism, your stunning good looks, your piercing wit, and your Herculean strength and fighting prowess. But oh, woe is [...]

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America! Presents: Pillsbury Toaster Scrambles

by Malcolm Bedell May 13, 2011

Because I am currently eating somewhere between four and forty meals per day, it may come as some surprise to hear that I was a bit of a finicky breakfast-eater, as a young man. I insisted that eating in the morning gave me a stomachache (because clearly, at seven years old, I was already a [...]

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(If You Like It Then You Shoulda) Put An Egg On It

by Jillian Bedell April 22, 2011

There are few things in this cruel world not improved by the inclusion of a well-cooked egg. Over medium, with a very yellow yolk that runs, but viscously. Obviously, there are instances when a fried egg is inappropriate. A soft yolk on a scoop of chocolate ice cream or a big bowl of berries is [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: “Steak, Egg & Cheese” (Subway)

by Malcolm Bedell February 15, 2011

Today’s sandwich is the “Steak, Egg, and Cheese” breakfast sandwich from Subway. The menu describes it as, “Our delicious omelet made with our savory shaved steak, American and Monterey cheddar cheeses, fresh toasted on your choice of bread and topped with your choices of veggies and sauces.” Location: 962 St. John Street Price: $2.50 (6 [...]

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Warm Spinach & Sausage Salad

by Malcolm Bedell December 21, 2010

Since we live conveniently close to Fresh Approach, a fantastic butcher shop in the West End, we are constantly trying to figure out something new to do with sausage. Though sausage has never been one of our “staple” foods, Fresh Approach is constantly taunting us with their homemade versions, spiked with peppers, bacon, and sometimes [...]

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