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made an awesome discovery at Cost Plus World Market: they have tiffin tins! They carry the two level (pictured) and a three level as well, but M. eats so little for lunch I couldn't imagine filling the three. Maybe I'll go back and get it for picnic purposes, though.

Something about this tin is so satisfying. I like the handle and the way the containers lock together. I can't wait to make some rice and curry and try it out.

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esterday it was a whopping 85 degrees or so in a freak warm-wind-pressure-something incident, so I passed on making a hot dinner and opted for sushi instead. My vegetarian sushi repertoire is slowly expanding - I attempted tamago (rolled egg omelet) for the first time. I didn't have the recommended square pan and my tamago came out looking pretty rough, but I sliced off the sloppy edges and made the best of it anyway. They're at the bottom of the sushi platter. I also tried asparagus maki with thinly sliced lemon on top - pretty good. Most of all I love the delicate presentation possibilities with Japanese cuisine.

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couldn't resist a big bag of kiwis the other day, so I've had to get a little creative in uses for them. This morning I diced a couple and served over waffles (mmm....waffles) and this evening I mushed one up - sorry, muddled one up for a kiwi cocktail. I'd call it a kiwitini but it just sounds too silly.

To make one, peel a kiwi and muddle half of it in a cocktail shaker with about a half ounce of simple syrup. Add two ounces of citrus vodka (Hanger One Buddha's Hand Citron is my favorite) and ice, shake, and strain.

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hursday visits to the farmer's market have become one of my favorite parts of my weekly routine. Thursday dinner is becoming routine as well, because I always hunger for the same thing: a simple preparation of meat from Prather Ranch, and a big salad of fresh goodies from the market. Today's salad was delightfully crisp and tender lettuces with the first snap peas of the season, tangerine, and avocado. I dressed it with olive oil and an orange muscat champagne vinaigrette I picked up on a whim at Trader Joe's.

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ometimes the simplest food is so satisfying. Here I sauteéd some kale with garlic, olive oil, and lemon, and served it up with steamed asparagus over rice with lemon butter. The perfect little lunch for two.

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he leftover pizza went into a bento the next day along with a carrot apple muffin, nuts, and carrot pieces.

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have an ongoing struggle with the perfect pizza dough. On my first try after receiving the happy gift of a pizza stone and peel, I used this recipe from Bon Appetit and with the help of beginner's luck, created a perfect crust: light, bubbly, crispy, and tender all at once.

Since then, I've had no love from my further pizza attempts, even using the exact same variables as the first time. But then, pizza is temperamental like that. So I soldiered on to different recipes, hoping to find something that yielded somewhat consistent results.

The latest attempt was using a basic dough recipe from Vegetarian Classics, with decent and sturdy, if not stunning results. The crust was crisp but a bit too dense for my taste. On to the next!

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