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This is Izzy and Nando, Izzy is almost 11 years old and Nando is 11. They are my kitchen buddies and love to hang out with me. We live in Brooklyn, NY. I love everything about food, always have. I come from a large Italian family and grew up in or around the kitchen. I am actively developing recipes for my favorite food website Food52 and also contribute recipes to Whole Foods. Baking is a passion of mine and I am currently honing my skills in bread baking thanks to “The Solitary Cook” aka boulangere from food52.  The art of cooking well is a skill that comes from lots of trial and error, for me it seems like its more error sometimes and it’s a learning process. If you love to cook and love food the possibilities are endless.

 

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  2. Hi Suzanne, I caught wind of your blog and am just now getting enough comuter time to check it out. Delicious recipes, I love your “trial & error” technique and your kitchen buddies! :)

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  3. Hi, I’m happy to discover your lovely blog via lapadia! Your kitchen buddies are very cute – my son is a huge fan of pugs. I look forward to checking out more of your recipes.

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  5. I love the pugs! I grew up with pugs, but now I’m a cat owner. I thin I’m really going tolove following you and your food wanderings. So great to connect with you and I look forward to great food stories and recipes.

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    • Thank you so much, thank you so much for following. I’m still very new at this and hope to keep growing and learning. I love your site. When I saw the beautiful pictures on your header I looked at a poster that I have in my kitchen and it has the same images.

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  6. Love Izzy & Nando! My 2 German Sheps, Max & Liesl, love to watch me cook. I know, I know… they’re just hoping I’ll spill something but hey! Keeps my floor clean! So nice to connect with a fellow foodie, I will enjoy following your blog!

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    • I know, Nando hangs out in the kitchen while I cook just hoping something falls on the floor. I call him the vacuum cleaner. I really look forward to seeing more posts on your blog. So envy your beautiful farm and the apple cider looks so wonderful. Thank you for following and I hope to follow your posts also.

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  10. I’ve always appreciated your input on food52, and finally made it here. What a beautiful job you’re doing!

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  11. I’m following you now, too, Suzanne (“JanetFL” on Food52) – love your recipes, your dogs, and your blog!

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  13. I was searching for Fishsticks and came across “A pug in the kitchen” which brought me great joy. Gracey, my 16 year old black pug, joins me in the kitchen each night for an experiment. Tonight we will try your fishsticks! Happy cooking, blogging and pug loving. :)

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    • Oh welcome, so happy you found me and my pugs, Izzy and Nando. Their favorite place to hang out is in the kitchen with me. Gracey is 16 yrs old, I am so happy to welcome another senior pug to the group. Izzy is 11 yrs and Nando will be 12 yrs old in November and he is nothing short of a miracle, living with diabetes. Let me know how you like the fishsticks, they are simple, no fuss food but I love making them. Thank you so much!

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      • The fish sticks were delicious! I didn’t have everything I needed for the sauce so I had to fake it and it wasn’t bad….but next time I will be more prepared with all the right ingredients.

      • Thank you Aleese, so glad you liked them. I just make the sauce with jarred mayo, lime and tarragon. I am too busy sometimes to make a homemade aioli. Thank you for let me know!

    • Nando does, I give him latitude because he is blind but it is so dangerous, sometimes I don’t see him and trip over him and you are so right if I had hot oil or boiling water someone (me or pug) could get badly hurt. Sometimes I feel like Elaine in that Seinfeld episode about the “sidler” I should attach a container of tic tacs to Nando so I know where he is.

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  29. I adore your picture of your two pugs. I too have a little helper in the kitchen a Norfolk Terrier called Bear. Sometimes I leave him fast asleep in his bed to go to the kitchen and next thing I know he’s beside me waiting for something to drop his way. A friend once said if you have dogs you need never wash you kitchen floor!!!

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    • I do the same thing, leave Izzy and Nando sleeping, tip toe to the kitchen but I can’t get anything past them. Nando is always first to come just waiting for something to drop on the floor. They are like vacuum cleaners, I have to be really careful though, they are senior and both diabetic so when I am cooking something sweet I have to quickly scoop it off the floor before they suck it up! I think Norfolk Terriers are adorable, sweet Bear!!

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      • Bear is eleven too. I hate cooking with dried fruit in case something drops on the floor. I have to quickly cover the food with my foot and then fight him off so I can pick it up, then I feel rotten so he gets a treat! At the same time have to watch his weight! Wouldn’t swap him for all the tea in China.

      • Caring for our senior friends is challenging. I also have gotten pretty good at coving with the foot or bending and scooping quickly so they can’t snatch a morsel that falls to the floor. I totally agree, wouldn’t swap my sweet babies for anything.

  35. Naaaaw! Your pugs are so beautiful… and well done to them for reaching 11 and 12 (and their mama, of course, for looking after them so well). Love your blog. It’s beautifully honest, well written and inspiring. I’m a follower now!! :)

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      • The blessing is definitely mine. And so glad that they’re going strong. I have such a soft spot for older dogs… their greying whiskers, soft little ageing faces and stiff limbs!! My husband and I still weep a bit when we think about dogs we’ve lost… they’re definitely family members through and through! Hopefully your Izzy and Nando will be strong for a long time to come xx

      • Thank you, I love the senior dogs so much. I too still weep when I think of the ones before Izzy an Nando that are no longer with me. My two sweethearts are family, no question about it and I do my best to care for them. Thank you your kind words mean so much to me.

      • Sending you a hug. And I definitely understand everything you’ve said. I’m pretty sure Izzy and Nando treasure their time (inside the kitchen and out!) with you! Looking forward to reading more of your adventures x

  40. Thanks for the follow! Can’t wait to try some of your recipes. As much as I love the network of bloggers I’ve found all over the country, it’s great to know there are other Brooklynites out there!

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    • You are so sweet, thank you so much. I am honored to accept this award and I thank you for thinking of me. I will acknowledge on my blog maybe not immediately, things are crazy busy right now but I promise I will. Thank you again and you totally deserve the honors bestowed!! I just love your blog.

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