Summer
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It’s just that time of summer when I feel I haven’t had enough BBQ.
Ribs to be specific. Pork ...
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Better than punch, tea, and even lemonade, aguas frescas are drinks made of fresh fruit puree. In ...
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We celebrate summer with grilled meats and boiled corn, the golden ears arriving at the table, ...
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Risotto scared me at first. My son Franklin brought a box home from a trip to Italy and it sat in ...
Our Stories
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Barbecue. You know what it means, right? Are you sure? Having grown up in Rhode Island I always ...
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Shortbread is simply the most delicious biscuit ever conceived by mankind (though I ...
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In college, I discovered falafels. I happen to be a lover of most things fried (unfortunately for ...
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Even though I take all those silly self portraits of me doing absolutely nothing and blog about ...
Our Recipes
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Here is a recipe for the best brownies. It is simple to make and is much better than those boxed ...
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There’s one cake that my three children—now all grown—still ask for on their birthdays; it defies ...
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Makes 4 servings.
Corn Relish:
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 cup fresh corn kernels (or canned)
2 green ... -
Makes 4 main or 8 side servings
Salad:
12 cups fresh spinach (about 16 ounces)
1 large Granny ... -
Adapted from Gourmet .
Note: Dried herbs can be substituted for fresh, but use only 1/4 teaspoon of ... -
for the vinaigrette:
3 tablespoons grapeseed oil
2 teaspoons walnut oil
1 tablespoon white balsamic ...
Holiday Issues
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My father got me laid – twice. I’ll get to the food part in a minute.
The first was a cute, ...
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In Margate, New Jersey, there is an ice cream shop that time forgot. It is called Two Cents Plain ...
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Why doesn’t somebody make a hamburger bun that also fits a hot dog? It would be hinged. That way, ...
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I enjoy spending hours cooking in the kitchen. Doing the prep work soothes my frazzled nerves. ...
Restaurant Reviews
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Before Trois Mec opened, being able to claim you attended one of Chef Ludo Lefebvre's infamous ...
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Vegas. Why'd it have to be Vegas? I happily avoided going there for about 8 years. No real point ...
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My mother used to tell me she would drive to Malibu several times a week. She wouldn't stop there, ...
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I hold restaurant grudges. Big time. If they take french fries off the menu and replace them with ...
Cookbooks We Love
Our Featured Authors
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The other day I received a flyer advertising a romantic Caribbean get-away. It showed a scantily ...
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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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In the summer of 1966 I worked as a dishwasher in a summer camp near Hunter Mountain in upstate New ...