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The Foods That Make Me Nervous to Carry
Read more: The Foods That Make Me Nervous to CarryBut I can’t quit. For the most part, my life here at Food Union is filled with good feels. Every day I hear, “Such a cute shop.” “I love everything in here.” And even more…
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Down a Rabbit Hole for a Dip
Read more: Down a Rabbit Hole for a DipOriginally published a few years ago. With vacation coming up and potato chip season in full swing, this rabbit hole felt worth revisiting. No skinny dipping here. Full fat… and a secret ingredient. I started…
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A life Preserver
Read more: A life Preserveror device or saver With lake beaches opening up and July 4th just around the corner, I started putting together my summer display in the shop. Down came one of my favorite finds from an…
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The era when food looked hand-drawn
Read more: The era when food looked hand-drawnand sounded fancier than it was also perfect for company Really the goal was simple. Cook and write a blog post using something from a book in the Lending Library. Though honestly it’s becoming less…
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EMPTY THE JAR (ETJ)
Read more: EMPTY THE JAR (ETJ)eat it allenjoy the last bite as much as the first It’s no secret that cheese and charcuterie shops tend to land on the pricier side. I’ve seen the IG reel parodies—the raised eyebrows, the…
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Shop Local
Read more: Shop LocalYour Friends Are Already There And Size 10.5 Is Normal(-ish) You hear it all the time: shop local. And yeah, there are the usual reasons—support your community, keep money in town, all that jazz. But…
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Salsa Seca, Let’s Never Part xoxo
Read more: Salsa Seca, Let’s Never Part xoxoBehind the jar with Chef Nacxi Warning: might go on ice cream Falling Hard for Salsa Seca X I L L I is a collection of authentic, traditional, and artisanal Mexican salsas, moles, escabeches, and…
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Food Talking with my Second Self
Read more: Food Talking with my Second SelfThis isn’t a review and it’s definitely not a list. It’s just how we eat. I have opinions, Stef has a frighteningly good palate, and between the two of us we spend a lot of…
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Mt. Tam:
Read more: Mt. Tam:A deep dive into a California triple-cream icon Cowgirl Creamery was founded in 1994 by Sue Conley and Peggy Smith, longtime friends and veterans of the San Francisco food scene. Their résumés included stints at…
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What We Keep
Read more: What We KeepAlarm clocks, towels, fur coats, and other unlikely Christmas survivors At the tail end of this summer, the Amazon Christmas toy catalogue showed up in the mail. My little Lulu, now seven, pounced on it…









