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I think just about everyone loves tomatoes. Every time I mention to someone that I grow tomatoes in ...

My favorite part about Thanksgiving is always the desserts. Pumpkin pie and pecan pie are my ...

This soup, along with a green salad and some nice bread, is a great dinner for a chilly night. ...

The problem with "healthy" muffins is that they're usually bland, rubbery, or dry. I wanted to make ...

I love making big batches of soup on the weekend. I store some of it in the refrigerator, and the ...

Do you remember how a peanut butter sandwich always tasted better when your mom made it? Just a ...

My new best friend, Laraine Newman, recently took me to Carmines here in Los Angeles, an old ...

Yabu, Il Fornaio and Musha are my favorite restaurants. They have great food and ...

Call out the riot squad! Barricade the streets! Lock up your daughters! The Three Fat Unemployed ...

It was the best of climes…it was the worst of climes. Well, perhaps not either, but pretty damn ...

Memories of holiday celebrations remain very food centric for me.  When I recall the roasts, ...

This recipe is actually Ina Garten's recipe for her 4th of July Flag cake. It is one of the BEST ...

My collection of heart-shaped cookie cutters is spread throughout my kitchen. From very tiny ...

When I was growing up, my favorite grown-up restaurant was SCANDIA in Hollywood.  Run by Ken ...

If the sun-drenched yellow of summer sweet corn or the regal purple of ripe blackberries ...

“Chris loves Pork Chops anyway they are prepared.”

My friend, Lorraine Wallace, seems utterly ...

First up is Takashi's Noodles. They say if you get just one great recipe from a cookbook, it is ...