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ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP
ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP The name does sound like it might be tied to happy dancing and the clinking of champagne glasses, but not quite. Originally called minestra maritata, it’s one of those peasant... Read More
ROAST CHICKEN PRESENTATION
ROAST CHICKEN PRESENTATION For most of us who enjoy food prep, getting a good-looking roast chicken from oven to table is pretty reliable. Takes some time, the brining, the chilling, the coating, th... Read More
STICKY CHOCOLATE CAKE
STICKY CHOCOLATE CAKE There’s a wonderful Swedish custom called Fika (fee-ka) —a coffee and cake break with friends, with colleagues, a social pause in the day. And reportedly, the most popu... Read More
SINFUL BISCUITS
SINFUL BISCUITS Eat salads for lunch, put skim milk on your cereal, broil instead of fry—but down our way, there’s one thing not to be messed with. Biscuits!! If you’re going to enjoy th... Read More
BLACKBERRY PUDDING
BLACKBERRY PUDDING Blackberry picking—the purple fingers of summer. Whether you picked them wild in the northern woods or in the kitchen gardens of the south, those sweet-tart berries tasted l... Read More
CORN COULIS
CORN COULIS Getting corn off the cob can truly be a mess—grating, scraping, kernels flying. Watching Chef Jacques Pepin do his magic with a good sharp knife, gives one confidence. Break cook... Read More
SPICY CANTALOUPE COCKTAIL/MOCKTAIL
SPICY CANTALOUPE COCKTAIL/MOCKTAIL If there’s a kitchen appliance of summer, it has to be the blender. The wonderful things it can do with summer produce—salty fresh tomato juice, watermelon... Read More
ZUCCHINI FRITTERS
ZUCCHINI FRITTERS Fried zucchini, grilled, roasted, stuffed, and several pots of ratatouille later, there’s still one more thing to try—zucchini fritters with “Everything but the Bagel Sesame”... Read More