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Shannon Donahue

SF Bay Area

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Much has changed since I last chronicled my kitchen adventures in this space. There’s been a wedding, honeymoon, busy times at work, and a seasonal CSA hiatus (the horror!). I also temporarily lost interest in reading books, but it took little more than new works by the inimitable Michael Pollan... Continue reading

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butternut squash pie and a Hershey’s bar pilgrim

In many ways, this Thanksgiving was like any other. My mom made stuffing with Mrs. Cubbison’s seasoned mix, heeding our menfolk’s solemn requests to not “skimp on the sausage”. We served canned cranberry sauce for the sake of tradition, and a home-made pomegranate-cranberry compote that was so delicious I’m planning... Continue reading

Posted Nov 26, 2012 at tilted skillet

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delicata squash fries with Sriracha mayo

It’s life’s little discoveries and epiphanies from which I derive great satisfaction. I still remember when I made the connection between Target and its eponymous logo. I remember because it wasn’t very long ago. Or the time I discovered that the big pot of ‘green garlic’ I inherited last year... Continue reading

Posted Nov 12, 2012 at tilted skillet

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za'atar-deviled eggs

It’s only fitting that my Halloween celebration this year was entirely food-focused. Halloween fell on a Wednesday which, being a weekday, is in my book a night reserved mostly for parties of the dinner variety. My cooking buddy Amy and I wanted a festive menu for our Wednesday night feast,... Continue reading

Posted Nov 2, 2012 at tilted skillet

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let’s do this together: olive curing at home

My love affair with olives started at a tender age, and rather incongruously. Around age four, I became one of those allergy kids for whom grass, trees, pollen, and dust bunnies under the bed elicits a strong immune response. Between sneezes and sniffles, I learned how to pour stiff drinks... Continue reading

Posted Oct 14, 2012 at tilted skillet

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beef and bacon Bolognese with roasted spaghetti squash

In college, the pinnacle of my culinary creativity involved mixing various cereals together to create a special blend that I ate in place of, or as a supplement to, many dining hall meals. Quaker’s Life and some sort of granola with severely dried raisins usually filled most of my bowl,... Continue reading

Posted Oct 10, 2012 at tilted skillet

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100 pounds of apples

When I get it in my head that I want to do something, there’s usually no stopping me. Call it OCD, call it persistence, or if you’re my fiancée, call it annoying. As soon as we settled on Chileno Valley Ranch for our wedding venue, I decided I wanted to... Continue reading

Posted Oct 1, 2012 at tilted skillet

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Middle Eastern-spiced roasted sweet pepper dip

fried eggs on a homemade brioche bun with plenty of Middle Eastern-spiced roasted sweet pepper dip...breakfast perfection! Since my brother Jimmy moved up to the Bay Area about six months ago, I’ve settled into a nice routine of cooking and sharing many meals with him and George. The three of... Continue reading

Posted Sep 18, 2012 at tilted skillet

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slow-roasted tomato, onion, and garlic frittata

I really should’ve stayed home this weekend. My garden, currently dominated by watermelon vines dying a slow death (WHY?) and monstrous kale trees, needed tending. Our CSA box was actually overflowing this week, and I’d just picked up a month’s worth of meat, seafood, poultry, and pork from Real Food... Continue reading

Posted Sep 4, 2012 at tilted skillet

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homemade birthday burger barbecue

In honor of my man becoming an old man (30! You heard it here last.), I threw a birthday dinner party for a group of friends from his residency program. With their crazy schedules and proximity to hospital cafeterias, these guys eat too many meals that are at best forgettable... Continue reading

Posted Aug 27, 2012 at tilted skillet

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one-bite wonders: melon, feta, and mint

When it comes to summer fruit, I think melon gets a bum rap as the unexciting alternative to the season’s darlings, berries and stone fruit. As one of the hardiest fruits around, melons are colorful yet ubiquitous stalwarts on ‘seasonal fruit platters’ all year long. While a South American melon... Continue reading

Posted Aug 23, 2012 at tilted skillet

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roasted eggplant salad

Dow Chemical, everyone’s favorite multinational chemical corporation, has developed a plant-based cellulose that mimics the function of gluten in gluten-free baked goods. In this video, a Dow food scientist talks about the company’s commitment to helping people follow healthy lifestyles. I laughed my way through the video and its perversely... Continue reading

Posted Aug 16, 2012 at tilted skillet

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black cod braised with miso and spiced peach jam

Since last summer’s peachapalooza, chronicled in scintillating detail here, I’ve enjoyed a fairly steady stream of Mas Masumoto peaches thanks to a frantic post-harvest weekend of freezing, brandying, and jamming. There have been plenty of peach smoothies and crumbles, brandied peaches atop anything creamy, and peach jam snuck into and... Continue reading

Posted Aug 9, 2012 at tilted skillet

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grilled sweet pepper and tomato soup with avocado pesto

I have a shopping addiction, and it involves my CSA. While some women pine for new bags and shoes (who am I kidding; I’ve been there, too), I generally sate the shopping bug with weekly add-ons from our CSA’s web store. The web store, a members-only online catalogue of artisanal... Continue reading

Posted Aug 1, 2012 at tilted skillet

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chefs' exchange trip to Passmore Ranch

Bumping along a dirt road in the bed of a pick-up truck at Passmore Ranch, Michael Passmore told a group of Bon Appétit Management Company chefs and managers that “too many fish farms look like factories, and they suck.” Passmore Ranch, a Bon Appétit Farm to Fork supplier of sustainably-farmed... Continue reading

Posted Jul 16, 2012 at tilted skillet

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roasted potato salad with basil, scallions, and mustard-walnut vinaigrette

Does anything bring our finicky tendencies to the surface more than food? Recently, after setting a bowl of just-picked cherries in front of my brother, he popped one off the stem into his mouth, thoughtfully chewing. “This is the first cherry I’ve ever had.”I looked at him like he was... Continue reading

Posted Jul 13, 2012 at tilted skillet

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potato chip cookies

this is how I win friends at work Few things say ‘celebrate’ quite like potato chip sugar cookies and double-chocolate mini brownie bites. Such is the type of recklessly indulgent, devil-may-care fare I’ve been inspired to make and eat over the past couple of weeks. I had a very good... Continue reading

Posted Jul 6, 2012 at tilted skillet

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spicy peanut sauce

There are some nights that you look forward to for weeks, or even months. The kind of shindig for which the anticipation is enough to propel you through a long month at work, a bad cold, or a hot spell during which the average temperature INSIDE your house is in... Continue reading

Posted Jun 18, 2012 at tilted skillet

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homemade vanilla extract

It’s the middle of June and swelteringly hot here in the Bay Area, but I’m urging you to think about the holidays. This isn’t a sneak preview of Christmas in July, but rather, a gentle nudge to start preparations for a holiday gift that will practically make itself over the... Continue reading

Posted Jun 11, 2012 at tilted skillet

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creamy vinegar chicken with pancetta and prunes

In my not-so-new lifestyle down in the ‘burbs, a lot of chores – namely getting to and from work, washing dishes, and doing laundry – are easier than they were as a San Franciscan. I was reminded of my former life yesterday, when I dusted off my commuter bike, hauled... Continue reading

Posted Jun 7, 2012 at tilted skillet

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Every so often, a new-to-me food comes along and I think “HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS EXISTED?”. As someone who prides herself on a well-rounded knowledge of most comestibles, I find it somewhat inexcusable that until very recently I was unaware of the best cut of meat to happen... Continue reading

Posted May 31, 2012 at tilted skillet

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chicken stock- and honey-glazed carrots

Last week, I ate about three pounds of carrots. Supplementing our weekly CSA share with additional vegetables is not unlike a game of Russian roulette: we have a three-day window over the weekend to take advantage of the farm’s online store – which sells products ranging from bulk orders of... Continue reading

Posted May 25, 2012 at tilted skillet

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roasted beet and goat yogurt salad with olives and oregano

Last weekend was a whirlwind, thanks to a roughly 36-hour trip down to LA for a dear friend’s wedding. I could go on and on about the wedding itself, but I’m here to write about food so am going to cut myself off RIGHT NOW before I go down the... Continue reading

Posted May 21, 2012 at tilted skillet

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beef and lentil picadillo

After last weekend’s Prather Ranch shopping spree, I’ve been thinking a lot about – and cooking lots of – meat and poultry. My freezer currently houses a bewildering assortment of bacon chops, pork scallopini, whole chickens (with heads and feet!), and several packs of ground beef. Eager to make a... Continue reading

Posted May 17, 2012 at tilted skillet

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CUESA's Spring Breakfast

Money raised from Spring Breakfast benefits CUESA's Schoolyard to Market program, in which San Francisco high schoolers learn the basics of urban farming and running small businesses. Over the weekend, Bon Appétit chefs and managers rallied on their days off to host a breakfast for 300 hungry farmers’ market-goers at... Continue reading

Posted May 14, 2012 at tilted skillet

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