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Last year at this time I wrote about eating pasta twice a day every day we were in Umbria. It ...
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Onions have their place. I wouldn't dream of starting a marinara sauce without sauteed shallots. ...
(yields about 14 cups)
1 1/2 cups dried green split peas (make sure they’re still green, if they’re ...
2 to 2 1/2 cups diced, cored ripe summer tomatoes (3 to 4 medium tomatoes; no need to skin or seed, ...
My best friend Suz is an incredible cook --- every recipe she makes becomes my favorite…here is my ...
Sauté one julienned leek, just the white part, in butter till softened, add a 1/4 cup of sweet ...
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 shallots, finely chopped
3 leeks, white and light-green ...
Makes 2 large flatbreads
1 cup unbleached white flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup ...
A few decades ago, my sister and I went to Paris at Christmas to see the legendary holiday ...
"Can I get real milk?"
"Honey, you're not in LA, it's creamers or black coffee for you."
He ...
Joe’s Cable Car Restaurant in San Francisco is where “Joe Grinds His Own Fresh Chuck Daily”. A ...
Treat yourself to the pleasures of well-prepared meals in comfortable settings by starting at the ...
I love hard boiled eggs. Using them for egg salad and especially for making deviled eggs is always ...
This year, in our house, we're cooking our version of Suzanne Goin's succotash. Of course, Suzanne ...
It just wouldn't be Christmas at my house without Thumbprint Cookies. This old recipe that my ...
I'm wishing a Happy Hanukkah to all of our Jewish friends. Since Hanukkah celebrates the miracle of ...
I just got an advanced copy of my friend, Lorraine Wallace’s newest cookbook, Mr. Sunday's Saturday ...
I would love to take a moment to review The Sriracha Cookbook that arrived last January. I would ...
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I had a completely fabulous mother. She was a pretty good cook, except that she was always so ...
Every mother needs a signature cookie. Even if it’s one you buy—like a fresh-from-the-bag ...
In a handful of months I will become a first time mom. When my husband Alex and I think about what ...
October, 1962. Johnny Carson became the new host of “The Tonight Show”. The Cuban Missile Crisis ...
Repeat after me: Cindy Hensley McCain. Say it again: Cindy Hensley McCain. I don’t know why ...
I had my first dinner party when I was twelve years old. I invited six girls. I can name them all ...