Memorial Day
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Burgers, hot dogs, potato salad, cole slaw and fresh fruit salads are Memorial Day classics. I look ...
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It’s hard to believe that we’re already approaching Memorial Day weekend. So most likely, if you’re ...
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When you think of Jamaica, what's the first thing that comes to mind? Besides beautiful beaches and ...
Spring
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A week without a trip to the farmers' market is like a week without the sun: it makes me grumpy. I ...
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The kitchen sink – epicenter of the kitchen and the house. We wash, prepare, cook, and serve from ...
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As the sun rises over the chain of glacier-formed lakes, I revel in the beauty outside my window ...
Mediterranean flavors are the ones I turn to when I'm in a cooking rut and can't figure out what to ...
Our Stories
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I am not a totalitarian, you probably aren't either, but there are times when our leftist minds ...
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Since it's Christmas time, I chose to make Anita Chu's Sugar Plums recipe. Anita writes in her ...
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Among the many beloved rituals associated with this time of year, one that is often overlooked is ...
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Me and Al, we go way back. However, Al is...ahem...a bit fattening, making it something I don't ...
Our Recipes
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Serves 6
Ingredients:
2 Tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
1 medium ... -
1 recipe Pâte à Choux (cream puffs)
1 recipe Bittersweet Chocolate Sauce
1 quart Vanilla Ice Cream ... -
Yield: 1 quart
Ingredients:
5 tablespoon unsalted butter
3/4 cup (170g) brown sugar
1/2 ... -
2 cups cake flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
12 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened plus more for ... -
1-1/4 cup whole-wheat flour
1-1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking ... -
1½ cups flour
1/2 cup shorteningBlend until mealy. Sprinkle a little ice water over dough, enough ...
Holiday Issues
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Mistletoe
Along with holly, laurel, rosemary, yews and the Christmas tree, mistletoe is an ...
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Candy corn—you either love or hate the candy. I used to despise candy corn as a kid. I'd always be ...
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The countdown to Halloween is well under way and we are enjoying a few holiday treats! I celebrate ...
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For those of you looking for something a little more gourmet for your Easter dinner...
Restaurant Reviews
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Shakespeare once wrote, “a place for all reasons and all seasons” and those words are a great intro ...
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I am somewhat obsessed with a dish called the Lucky Pig, it’s served at Solbar in Calistoga and I ...
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OK... it is better than not coming at all!
There is something rather delicious about “discovering” ...
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These guys are pros at brasserie: noisy, friendly, and day or night, busy. If you're upstairs at ...
Cookbooks We Love
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From the LA Times
Barbecue – and by that I mean real barbecue, meat cooked long and slow near (not ...
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Growing up with an Italian grandmother, desserts usually meant full-bodied, booze-spiked, often ...
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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I was sitting with my husband in our sorry little kitchen. It’s small. Totally old school with a ...
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I admit it – I have a soft spot for hotel bars partly because the first time my present husband ...
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