Yet somehow, late afternoon rolls around each day, and I'm dreaming up dinner from scratch again, one dumb chopped onion at a time.

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Also aggressively un-local: a hearty sausage plate, with a new variety every week, served with an appealing and abundant platter of chopped onion, pickle, and pita.

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In fact, the microscopic bits of chopped parsley included to make it a real persillade (mix of chopped garlic and onion) alarmed me.

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After blanching, the roughly chopped cauliflower florets cook down in the onion-anchovy mixture.

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Then to make the stuffing fry the onion in a little water, drain and add breadcrumbs and chopped sage.

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