Making gumbo is a ritual in my family. We make it when the New Orleans Saints play their first game ...
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When my in-laws from Rhode Island were visiting recently, I mentioned that our strawberry season ...
1 ¼ cups light brown sugar
¼ cup water
3 tablespoons honey
1 egg
2 1/3 cups all purpose flour
1 ...
Saute in olive oil, diced onions, chopped celery and sliced carrots, toss in a mixture of french ...
4 large red bell peppers (about 2¼ pounds total)
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, cut into ¾-inch ...
2 tablespoons butter
1 16-ounce loaf Brioche, cut into 3/4-inch cubes
3/4 cup dried cranberries
...
Makes 2 large or 4 small servings
If you can't find agretti, then your best substitutes would be ...
8-10 medium sized apples
8-10 wooden twigs, twimmed
3 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup light corn ...
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Breakfast this weekend was punctuated with a pronouncement from The Mom. “The best fish I ever ...
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'Tis the season of spreading good cheer and spreading waistlines. We have all heard it before – the ...
My family likes sandwiches. My present husband had his bachelor party at Langer’s. The day ...
There are many different Lenten practices between Ash Wednesday and Easter that include fasting, ...
Green and white floral combos stop me in my tracks. But there is sometimes that mutation, veering ...
Going out to eat has many pleasures, not the least of which is learning a new trick to add to your ...
One day it's pouring rain and the next it's sunny and bright. Trees are already blooming with ...
Over 10 years ago, my friend Karen offered to bring a spinach salad to one of our many Sunday ...
Before leaving on my recent trip to Ireland I was thinking that while there, I’d write about the ...
I am half Norwegian and half Irish American. Both of my parents' families were, as you can imagine ...
I was sitting with my husband in our sorry little kitchen. It’s small. Totally old school with a ...