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I am a control freak.
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We bought our house in Umbria ten years ago this past summer.
A couple of months after the sale was ...
One cooking feat that has eluded me until now is searing fish with extra crispy skin. I've finally ...
olive oil
1 garlic clove
1 cup dry white wine
4 thin lemon slices
1 cup chicken broth
1 tablespoon ...
for the spaghetti squash:
1 spaghetti squash (about 3 pounds)
olive oil
fine sea salt
freshly ...
This is my favorite cheesecake recipe and the one I plan to make this Shavuot.
2 cups Oreo ...
Soupe a l’Oignon Gratinee
Serves 8
Ingredients:
6 tablespoons Unsalted Butter
3 lbs Brown or Yellow ...
2 pounds sour cherries
4 cups water
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 whole cloves
1 small cinnamon ...
A recipe for those of us who just can't get enough blue cheese.
2 pounds red potatoes, cut into ...
Flouncing along La Brea Avenue one windy day looking for a great cup of coffee which, by the way, ...
It has been a long time since I have been to a restaurant that actually inspired me to write about ...
I don't know who invented the concept of Happy Hour and I really don't care. I'm sure it isn't ...
Since 2010, Island Creek Oyster Bar's holding the corner at 500 Commonwealth in Kenmore Square. Any ...
Sharing things is always dicey, and dicing while cooking together is definitely no exception. The ...
My collection of heart-shaped cookie cutters is spread throughout my kitchen. From very tiny ...
My mother prepared us breakfast every day of the week because she was not about to send us off to ...
January is the traditional month for new diets. I get kind of amused reading this week's Time ...
"I love deviled eggs and there are so many delicious variations. I'm making these for Easter dinner ...
Easter in our house, a tiny hovel on the east side of Kansas City, Missouri, was always fraught ...
Is there such a thing as a ham of your dreams? I didn't think so until I had this one. BAKED HAM ...
In a true southern kitchen, Coca-Cola is not only found in the refrigerator, it's also found in ...
Maytag Blue Cheese. Newton, Iowa - the seat of Jasper County. Newton is home to the cowlick salt ...
The other day I received a flyer advertising a romantic Caribbean get-away. It showed a scantily ...
I had my first dinner party when I was twelve years old. I invited six girls. I can name them all ...