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the_maestro
May 10, 20203 min read
Quarantine Cuisine: Mother's Day Special
Happy Mother's Day to all the mamas and mama figures out there! It's been a wonderful day here in Cedar Rapids. Despite some really...
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the_maestro
May 9, 20204 min read
Quarantine Cuisine: Veal chop
Some nights call for a simple, classic meal. Mom and I have been working diligently on transforming our kitchen, and things are slowly...
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the_maestro
May 2, 20206 min read
Quarantine Cuisine: Brunch edition
I had received some feedback recently that my Quarantine Cuisine series features a) entirely dinner items and b) entirely meat or...
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the_maestro
Apr 29, 20203 min read
The Quarantini Series: New York Sour
Somehow, springtime just screams for citrusy cocktails, which I suppose is why the Quarantini Series has been oriented toward tipples...
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the_maestro
Apr 26, 202010 min read
Quarantine Cuisine: Joël Robuchon's Quail
As quarantine drags into the 40-plus day timeframe, I find myself seeking increasingly interesting and challenging dishes to keep myself...
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the_maestro
Apr 20, 20205 min read
Quarantine Cuisine: Pit Barrel Ribs
How are we lucky enough to have barbecue in our lives? I do not claim in the least to be a barbecue expert, so don't @ me, BBQ pros (very...
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the_maestro
Apr 18, 20203 min read
The Quarantini Series: French 75
Spring is inching, or centimeter-ing, closer here in Iowa, but we have been cursed by a week of low temps and high winds. Took a walk...
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the_maestro
Apr 17, 20204 min read
Quarantine Cuisine: Greek Chicken Thighs
If you are like me, thirty-plus days of quarantine has begun to spark days of pronounced lethargy and depression––days where you stare...
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the_maestro
Apr 14, 20203 min read
Quarantine Cuisine: Korean Kalbi Short Ribs
As long as we can't travel physically, we might as well travel culinarily! Korean food is having a real moment in the Unites States....
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the_maestro
Apr 13, 20203 min read
The Quarantini Series: Margaritas
We have been drinking a not-very-small amount during this fiasco, and margaritas seem to form the backbone of the consumption. Magically,...
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the_maestro
Apr 11, 20205 min read
Quarantine Cuisine: Turkish Lamb Loin Chops
I wasn't planning on creating anything transcendental with this meal, so the Quarantine Cuisine series was supposed to next travel to...
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the_maestro
Apr 8, 20206 min read
Quarantine Cuisine: Surf and Turf
Apologies for the delay in posting this next installment! The Maestro's computer suffered an unfortunate cracked screen, so a new one had...
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the_maestro
Mar 27, 20204 min read
Quarantine Cuisine: Octopus and Mole Amarillo
This week I present a double dose of seafood, because our Fulton Fish Market order was particularly large (so we could trigger the free...
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the_maestro
Mar 21, 20207 min read
Quarantine Cuisine: Scallops
Well kiddos, as you may have noticed, the world has stopped moving. Restaurants and bars are closed, the stock market is crumbling, the...
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the_maestro
Jun 11, 20195 min read
A Crash Course in Italian Red Wines
I'll admit that while I know a good amount about wine, I tend to absorb information as it comes to me. For example, I knew pretty little...
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the_maestro
Jan 30, 20193 min read
Roussanne, you say?
It's been a while since I posted last, mostly because the semester has started and is beginning to get into full swing! (In the words of...
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the_maestro
Dec 30, 20182 min read
Cheap and fab: Starborough NZ Sauv Blanc
Figured the best way to start a new food and wine blog is writing about a wine that I come back to over and over again when I am seeking...
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