Our Stories
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There are so many conveniences the Jetsons had that I could really use today. Jane Jetson had this ...
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I saw a beautiful fruit tart today, but I didn’t buy it. Though one brief glimpse of its light ...
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Pudgy, glossy and scarlet red. There they were, bright and fresh, in plastic bags piled one on top ...
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Since I've recently become single, I find myself going places and doing things that I normally ...
Fall
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When Brian and I took the boys to Italy, we wanted to eat lunch at a place near the Vatican that a ...
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Keitt Mangoes
Last year in the steamy Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden of South Florida I ...
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Do you remember how a peanut butter sandwich always tasted better when your mom made it? Just a ...
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When the pole bean trellis blew down for the second time, we left it. Granted, we were a bit ...
Our Recipes
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From Everyday Food
1 cup all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
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1 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar (granulated sugar)
2 beaten eggs
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1/3 oz Bacardi
1/3 oz Gin
1/3 oz Vodka
1/3 oz Cointreau or Triple Sec
1/3 oz Tequila
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for the stir-fry sauce:
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup Chinese cooking wine
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
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4 large red bell peppers (about 2¼ pounds total)
4 tablespoons olive oil
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Cut five yams in quarters and par boil. Drain in colander and let cool. Peel off skins.
Slice ...
Holiday Issues
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I was the youngest of five boys, most of them out on their own by the time I have any real ...
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From the Huffington Post
When you think of Christmas dinner, what's on the table? Maybe a standing ...
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This year, in our house, we're cooking our version of Suzanne Goin's succotash. Of course, Suzanne ...
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A couple of years ago I raised a pair of heirloom turkey chicks – a Bourbon Red and a Spanish ...
Restaurant Reviews
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Martha’s Vineyard in the Fall is the secret treasure of Vineyarders. The “summer people (some are ...
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The word on the street is that Mario Batali has been losing sleep. He’s been seen pacing up and ...
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“You know, I once saw an American TV show where someone was eating a fried Oreo.” This was the ...
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Whenever I find myself in a new town, I always look up a Triple-D (Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives) ...
Cookbooks We Love
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This. Bread......Wow.
This bread dough recipe is inspired from the amazing book Artisan Bread in 5 ...
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From the LA Times
Barbecue – and by that I mean real barbecue, meat cooked long and slow near (not ...
