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End of the Week Soup

  We are on week 2 of the newly implemented weekly menu/grocery shopping/prep plan. So far, so good. Compared to last month’s figures, I’ve already saved over $200.00 in food cost. I’ve thrown out less food than I have in … Continue reading

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How to Name Recipes? Eggplant Mung bean Drumsticky Stuff?

There has been an abundance of eggplant here in the Valley of the Sun, so I thought I’d make a vegetable dish without using the cookbook. I followed steps I’ve learned, toasting the seed spices, soaking tamarind, and stacking flavors. … Continue reading

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Time to Move

The Kitchen Shaman is in the process of moving, and taking a vacation. I will be back towards the end of January with more recipes, food knowledge, history and information, and stories. Please enjoy reading the other articles on this … Continue reading

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Finding new things

Sometimes watching television is useful (I watch too much of it anyway…). Today I came across this concept of “pirate” dinner parties. I think it is something that can be successful here in Santa Fe. There are details I need … Continue reading

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The move and transfer

Upon returning home from the road trip, I started the transfer paperwork at work. The hardest thing to decide was how to talk to my Chef about leaving. Someone else opened up the door with another discussion. So I let … Continue reading

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Eating on a road trip

I had the opportunity to take a Nine day road trip. (Summer work in Arizona for a banquet cook is pretty brutal). I spent four hours making sure the cooler was packed with yummy vegan foods for the partner. I … Continue reading

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