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In Our Kitchen Part Two: Signs of Fall

Posted on 10/02/2016 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

Even small spaces can burst with flavor. We’re enjoying autumn crops, fresh seafood and decadent breakfasts. To get a peek inside other bloggers’ kitchens hop on over to Fig Jam and Lime Cordial for her monthly roundup.  

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In Our Kitchen Part One: Downsizing

Posted on 10/01/2016 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

By Katherine We’ll be back tomorrow with a look at what’s going on in our kitchen, but first we wanted to show you our new digs. We moved to the West Coast and for now we’re renting. We’ve said for … Continue reading →

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In Our Kitchen: Presents

Posted on 01/02/2016 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

So the old Krupps dual coffee and espresso maker died after 12 years of service. In that time it seems that every dual coffee maker out there is over priced and poorly made. I don’t know if this is due … Continue reading →

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In Our Kitchen: Rain Delays

Posted on 06/01/2015 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

Everything has been way behind schedule due to all the rain. Normally we would have already made the pickles and strawberry jam for the next year, but at this point the garlic scapes have just arrived and the arugula is … Continue reading →

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In Our Kitchen: So Long Saint Patrick

Posted on 04/03/2015 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

So a favorite holiday of ours passed and as you can see it was celebrated in spades. Even after the corned beef was finally finished in a pretty tasty hash a week later there is still leftover beer in the … Continue reading →

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In Our Kitchen

Posted on 02/02/2015 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

Above is the first course/munching tray Katherine made for my birthday while we grilled the steaks and deep fried the potatoes. It featured some homemade pickles, deli favorites like pimento cheese and excellent pates and cold cuts from a new … Continue reading →

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In Our Kitchen

Posted on 09/02/2014 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

The pickling season is full steam ahead. I am hoping for a large batch of pickled okra, hot pepper jam and pickled peppers. Right now I am experimenting with brine ratios for the okra. So far sweet red onion and … Continue reading →

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In Our Kitchen

Posted on 08/02/2014 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

Our kitchen in the summer is a pretty place and a pretty busy one too. Fresh ingredients abound and we tend to splurge at the farmers market. Here’s a look at our kitchen in August. The peaches in the bowl … Continue reading →

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The Kitchen is Done

Posted on 03/01/2014 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

The kitchen is finally finished. The color scheme is much better than the old kitchen and I have to admit that kneading bread on the new stone counter is so nice. Even though we kept the layout similar the new … Continue reading →

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A Sneak Peak — In My Kitchen

Posted on 02/08/2014 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

The cabinets have finally been installed so all we have to do is wait on the counters. Then I can install the sink and the oven vent. It took two days to get all of the kitchen stuff out of … Continue reading →

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