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Alessandra, a neighbor of ours in Umbria, is a wonderful cook.

That’s a redundant statement, as ...

Every Christmas I used to cook a pecan pie from a recipe I found in one of Ann Landers holiday ...

I thought I knew my white fish – cod, sole, halibut, tilapia, etc. That is until a couple of ...

My friend, Lynn, rubs up with mosquito spray and grabs a bucket as she heads out each year at this ...

I think couscous is one of my favorite side dishes. I love all of it's possibilities, especially ...

There is a restaurant in my town that serves a dish using shrimp and very large cannellini beans.  ...

With St. Patrick's Day around the corner, I'm reminded of a spontaneous weekend trip to Ireland ...

Visiting Dinosaur National Park from Salt Lake City can certainly be done in a long day trip, but ...

My dad was a two job guy.  We lived in a representative, working class neighborhood in Brooklyn, ...

OK... it is better than not coming at all!

There is something rather delicious about “discovering” ...

About ten years ago, after a painting that she’d been working on disappointed her, my mother ...

Forget about Thanksgiving dinner. I can’t wait until the day after Thanksgiving for leftovers. When ...

In many homes on Easter Sunday, a succulent ham shank, crusted with brown sugar and mustard, is ...

Perennial bulbs such as daffodils, tulips, and lilies bring about some of springtime’s best ...

Every once in a while, a great cookbook comes along! And it's almost time for spring baking.

From the LA Times

In a world overstuffed with weighty, glossy celebrity chef cookbooks, it would be ...

James Beard's American Cookery
Don't you just love the word cookery? It's so old-fashioned. ...