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Recipes and tips for the season's best ingredients
By now, wild mushrooms have pushed through the forest floor and been gathered by foragers. The first stop for these fall treasures is the market; the next—pans sizzling with butter. Yet this basic preparation is just one of many…
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Breakfast in the house that I
share with friends on Fire Island is always a treat and each
weekend someone is bound to take the reigns and prepare a fabulous
meal for all to devour. But being the chef can also be somewhat of
a challenge, because all meals are judged using two important… Read More »
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I AM SO STRESSED OUT!!! I might move all the way to Virginia and have to leave all of my friends behind...I know that's normal, but there is something else: I might have to choose between my parents. On another note, Operation Toadstool(a devious plan to get two…
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When the weather warms up and
produce prices finally start to drop this is one of my favorite one
dish dinners. It is a wonderfully light yet filling pasta dish, a
nice change from the heavy, thick sauced spaghetti we tend to eat
more in the winter. Not to mention the vegetables are finished
cooking… Read More »
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A few weeks back, some
friends came over for dinner during their visit to San Francisco,
and as a gift, they handed us a bag with what appeared to be a big
chocolate babka in it. But… Read More »
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The other day I was perusing a cooking magazine and came across a beautiful picture of a piece of fish lightly resting on a bed of polenta and topped with sauteed mushrooms. The picture stuck in my head and when planning a meal for my friend Darin the other night I recalled that image once…
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I have never, ever seen mushrooms at our farmers
market. And when I finally did on Sunday, I just about kissed the
bewildered farmer who I'm sure was surprised… Read More »
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My love of all things gourmet (or as my husband would say, "snooty food") has had the unfortunate side-effect of setting a very high bar when attending gatherings where food takes center stage. I always offer to bring something and my offers are almost always eagerly accepted. But as I learned one year when I offered to bring the desserts, you suddenly take on all of the host's stress of "What if it doesn't turn out?" Read More »
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