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Crab Cakes for 100 People
Crab Cakes for 100 People “You never know when you’re going to want to have a real down-home party with crab cakes for everyone,” says our favorite well remembered local caterer, Miss Kitty̵... Read More
Jordan Marsh Blueberry Muffins
Jordan Marsh Blueberry Muffins Remember when department stores were filled with wonders—like walking through the front doors into the perfume department, like riding escalators past floors full ... Read More
Terri, Educator
I turned 18 my Freshman year. I was kind of lost. I was doing a lot of things just because everybody else was doing it. Like going to parties and drinking way too much, because that’s what you did i... Read More
Cold Cucumber-Buttermilk Soup
Cold Cucumber-Buttermilk Soup ‘Tis the season—all kinds of fresh, garden vegetables piling up in the fridge. Zucchini, tomatoes, string beans—and cucumbers. Maybe you’re about ready for someth... Read More
Wendy, On my third career
What was going on in Wendy’s life when she was 18: That was such a year of transition for me. I was born in the south but grew up in the north. At 18 I wanted to go to Bryn Mawr, which was a fancy s... Read More
Summer Sea Scallops
Summer Sea Scallops There ought to be a word for it—fear of cooking scallops. As with a lot of seafood, simple prep is usually the most successful-and the recipe below is ridiculously simple. Do... Read More
Never Too Many Blackberries
Never Too Many Blackberries They come by the quart—they come by the bucket. Like peaches, and tomatoes and zucchini, they fill up the fridge and the counters for their star-turn weeks in ... Read More
Summer Fruit and Tomato Salad with Apricot-Basil Dressing
Summer Fruit and Tomato Salad with Apricot-Basil Dressing Peaches and nectarines, plums and melons–and tomatoes and basil?? Sounds good from here. All the odds and ends left in the fruit bowl—... Read More