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		<title>Mexican-style Pickled Veggies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Austin all the Mexican joints have an addition to their salsa bar that I rarely see elsewhere &#8211; pickled sliced vegetables. The blend always includes carrots and jalapenos, and sometimes onion, cauliflower or other firm veggies. They are sour, spicy, and delicious. I&#8217;ve pickled many things, but never hit the distinctive flavor of these [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.phidauex.com/2011/04/mexican-style-pickled-veggies/</link>
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		<title>Vanilla Bourbon Peach Jam</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I received about 6 pounds of peaches from a friend&#8217;s trees, and decided to look for something to do with them. You can only gorge on fresh peaches so long! I tried this recipe, adapted from Blondie&#8217;s Cakes and Things, which was in turn adapted from Bean Town Baker. Wacky! Here are the values I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.phidauex.com/2010/09/vanilla-bourbon-peach-jam/</link>
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		<title>Pickled Asparagus Experiment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I tried a pickled asparagus experiment. I purchased 3 pounds of asparagus on sale, and decided to pickle the hell out of it. I used a recipe from the blog Food in Jars.&#194;&#160;It&#8217;s a great blog, but unfortunately in this case, the recipe was not a success. I have a theory why, which may be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.phidauex.com/2009/10/pickled-asparagus-experiment/</link>
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		<title>Pickled Brussels Sprouts &#8211; Experiment 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For my own reference, and your potential amusement, here is the documentation of pickling Brussels Sprouts from the garden. I used a hot-pack canning method (read up on it for context) with water bath processing. Notes: 1 lb of sprouts fills about one quart canning jar. Sprouts were boiled in a light brine for 4 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.phidauex.com/2009/09/pickled-brussels-sprouts-experiment-1/</link>
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		<title>Fettuccine Alfredo Recipe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To celebrate getting four fresh tomatoes from the garden, we made a traditional alfredo. Here is the recipe. Fettuccine Alfredo Ingredients 1 pound fresh or frozen Fettuccine pasta 6 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 cup heavy cream 1 shallot or small sweet onion 1 cup grated parmesan cheese 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.phidauex.com/2009/07/fettuccine-alfredo-recipe/</link>
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		<title>Garden is Cooking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we removed the walls of water from the tomato plants, and wrestled them into their cages. We already had some ripe tomatoes hidden beneath the protective walls! I can highly recommend the walls of water, our tomato plants are huge and healthy, where most others are half the size. Plus, getting ripe tomatoes in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.phidauex.com/2009/07/garden-is-cooking/</link>
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		<title>Gears, gears, gears</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I love machines that do nothing. You turn them, crank them, operate them, all to no practical effect. That satisfies me. To that end, here is a device, about 8&#8243; square, that I cut out of 1/4&#8243; MDF board on the CNC router. You turn the outer gear, and the inner gears all parade around [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.phidauex.com/2009/07/gears-gears-gears/</link>
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		<title>Blogging again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Trying again to journal my thoughts! Let&#8217;s get started again.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.phidauex.com/2009/07/blogging-again/</link>
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