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Appeasing a Food Geek

A blog dedicated to the magic behind fantastic recipes — the science, the stories, and the why behind what I cook. 224 posts and counting.

Ingredients

San Francisco generally has a really warm October which always disappointed me. Fall is my…

November 2, 2021

Food Safety

Hello friends. I hope the Labor Day weekend was a fantastic ode to the end…

September 7, 2021

Well, hello! It has been ages since we connected, huh? I feel like during these…

April 13, 2021

I’ve got some Double Chocolate Espresso Cookies for you. I hope you’re as excited as…

September 17, 2020

Breakfast

Well I think we can all agree that our summer plans are turning out to…

July 23, 2020

Savory

I honestly thought when all of this started that I would be able to develop…

May 4, 2020

Dips

Hi friends. I figured it was time to check in. How are you all doing…

April 7, 2020

In Appreciation Of...

In the in-between times of winter and spring, I always crave warming dishes full of…

February 26, 2020

In Appreciation Of...

Remember when we talked extensively about allium defenses last week? Well I decided to roll…

January 28, 2020

Breakfast

Wow, has it been a long time! Apologies for the break in my content here…

January 14, 2020

Breakfast

The inspiration for this post came from some immersion on my part into New England…

July 10, 2019

Ingredients

The month of June lives in a moment of transition. It’s not quite summer, but…

June 12, 2019