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Dandelions do not lie. Hold one of those wild flowers under my chin and you will see. A sunshiny ...
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True confession…I’m not a huge red sauce fan, but I do love pizza, spaghetti, lasagna, etc…just ...
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When you live, breathe, eat and sleep food, it can sometimes be hard to muster excitement. This ...
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Judging by the latest rain storms and night time cold, it's still winter, at least the Southern ...
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Elegant…purely elegant is the word that comes to mind when I think of foxgloves and delphiniums. ...
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The flavors of the Mediterranean are an ideal match for preparing lamb. Rosemary and garlic are ...
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When I first wrote about quinoa two years ago, many of you empathized. You too had gone to a ...
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1 9-pound prime rib beef roast (about 4 ribs), excess fat trimmed
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
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1/4 cup golden raisins
2 lbs. cauliflower
1/4 cup pine nuts
2 tablespoons olive oil
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1 English cucumber
1/4 lb thinly sliced smoked salmon or nova lox
Thinly sliced chives
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I made this up myself after quizzing the pastry chef at The Ritz Carlton in Amelia Island at ...
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1/2 pound yellow wax beans, ends trimmed
1/2 pound green string beans, ends trimmed
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Note: To cut down on chilling time, start with refrigerated cucumbers.
1-1/2 pound English ...
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Brasserie Lipp is a magical place to me that has maintained its integrity for well over 131 years. ...
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I really needed a night out. Life has been conspiring against us lately, but it could be worse. ...
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The A-1 diner at 3 Bridge Street in Gardiner, Maine is an old Worcester Streamliner diner car ...
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I go to Pasadena often because my younger daughter’s cheer team practices there. Yes, I spawned a ...
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Yep, the kids have elevated me to the likes of Albert Einstein. Up until yesterday they thought of ...
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Did you ever buy some ingredient that you thought was good for you? You know what I'm talking ...
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I love living in Southern California, except in the autumn. The weather's hot, there's no foliage, ...
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My husband, David, and I are both chefs, so we are always busy working in our respective kitchens ...
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Any fans of Lisa Fain’s first cookbook, Homesick Texan or her blog, Homesick Texan, will surely ...
Mother's Day
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I had a completely fabulous mother. She was a pretty good cook, except that she was always so ...
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What makes a better Mother's Day than a picnic?
I contemplated this while driving down Sunset Blvd ...
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About a month ago, I shared a recipe for buttery shortbread. In a cooking class I taught recently ...
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My mother was not Donna Reed or Jane Wyatt. What’s worse, in an era when father knew best, she ...
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Checks and balances. Have you ever thought about how amazing those two words are? In the ...
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I don't know who invented the concept of Happy Hour and I really don't care. I'm sure it isn't ...
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Thanksgiving in our house wasn't Thanksgiving without a stupid amount of chestnuts that needed to ...