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Wirecutter, ChatGPT and I Explore Butler’s Gold Flour

Posted on August 31, 2026 by dgourmac

This morning I tried a new flour for my sourdough breads — Butler’s Gold from Barton Springs Mill. I was eager to see how the bread turned out. ChatGPT outlined a recipe of 40% Butler’s Gold and 60% strong bread … Continue reading →

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Polenta with Summertime Vegetables

Posted on August 25, 2026 by dgourmac

My wife does a terrific job cooking polenta. Normally, we save these dishes for autumn and winter, but sometimes she makes it in the summer, when we are blessed with marvelous vegetables from nearby farms. In this case, she chose … Continue reading →

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Making Paella with ChatGPT

Posted on August 22, 2026 by dgourmac

I am finding ChatGPT increasingly helpful, to the point that I use this AI tool almost every day. You have probably seen my post recently where it was valuable in my sourdough bread-making. Today’s example will show you how the … Continue reading →

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Pan-Roasted Corn Risotto & Side Order of Coosa Zucchini

Posted on July 30, 2026 by dgourmac

I’ve never been enthusiastic about coosa zucchini. I usually find it bland and uninteresting. Tonight I decided to treat it differently: a screaming-hot pan for deep caramelization, garlic added at the end, fresh basil from the garden, lemon, and Gustiamo … Continue reading →

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Greek Lenten Foods

Posted on February 22, 2026 by dgourmac

Most of the cuisine found in this blog during the last 15 years has featured Italian, Spanish and French cooking. Tonight I want to shine the spotlight on lenten foods in Greece, inspired by a recent post by Diane Kochilas, … Continue reading →

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Beans, Beets, and Radicchio Salad

Posted on October 25, 2025 by dgourmac

Saturday afternoons are good times to make complicated salads for lunch. Today was a beauty for that. Yesterday I made a pot of beans, selecting three different kinds of Rancho Gordo‘s best: King City Pinks, Caballeros, and San Franciscano. We … Continue reading →

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Baking Bread with My Friend, ChatGPT

Posted on October 25, 2025 by dgourmac

Do you bake sourdough bread? Or. if not, is that a desire of yours, but you are afraid because it seems so complicated? I may have good news for you. I’ve been making sourdough breads for 15 years. It has … Continue reading →

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Homemade Fettuccine with Shrimp and Vegetables

Posted on July 22, 2025 by dgourmac

Making pasta is one of my favorite endeavors in the kitchen, although I must admit I have had a good many disappointments in the results plus a few outright failures. Fortunately, dinner last night was not in those categories. Winging … Continue reading →

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Vegan Dish from the Punjab and My Own Beet Salad

Posted on July 13, 2025 by dgourmac

There is no central theme to tonight’s post. It covers a wide range of topics, consistent with the diversity of my scattered activities right now, and all is amplified by the knowledge that I have not written anything here for … Continue reading →

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Stunning Simplicity for Lunch

Posted on May 24, 2025 by dgourmac

Yesterday, I had no clue what to make for lunch. The refrigerator was relatively bare, and so was the cupboard. I looked around and found a few possible candidates and put together a lunch which turned out to be delicious. … Continue reading →

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