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Too Many Cooks archive for June 2012

TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2012

From left: Crepes start with a simple recipe of eggs, flour, milk, water and butter whisked to a liquid consistency, as shown here by Luna sous chef Zach Stone; Stone swirls the crepe batter around in a hot pan in the restaurant’s kitchen; the crepe, still sizzling in the pan, is filled with sweetened ricotta cheese and poached pears before being rolled up by Stone.

I know you're skeptical

Maybe not, but I wasn't convinced when I first saw this recipe. Even when I decided to make this dish for my food families, I was thinking I might serve it as a warm lentil salad with the cucumber and tomato raita on the side.…

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TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2012

Test your barbecue skills.

Links from Wednesday's Fresh Sheet

Here's the link storm from the Fresh Sheet in Wednesday's food section. All of the details for the national contests at this year's Spokane Interstate Fair can be found in the exhibitors guide on the fair website. The Spokane Interstate Fair will be held Sept.…

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2012

Mama owl cupcakes from Hello Cupcake! (Lorie Hutson)

Where'd you get those peepers?

We had fun making these mama owl cupcakes for my son's class this week. Thanks to the creativity of Karen Tack and Alan Richardson, authors of "Hello Cupcake," What's New Cupcake?" and "Cupcakes Cookies & Pie, Oh My!" we made a batch of these big…

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THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2012

Moxie in downtown Spokane is closed. (Lorie Hutson)

Moxie is closed 

Moxie is closed. The sign in the window of the restaurant announced the closure on June 6. It says chef/owner Ian Wingate is closing the eight-year-old downtown Spokane restaurant due to personal health issues. (A previous incarnation of the Asian fuision restaurant opened in Liberty…

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2012

Cooking inspirations, favorite recipes, restaurant finds and other musings from the local food world and beyond.




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