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Friday Night Supper With Flank Steak and Friends
It started with our friend Connie offering up a chilled bottle of Hafner Chardonnay for drinks at our house. Great idea! So I add a simple Friday night supper to the invitation and a couple of more...
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Two New “Friends” For Your Thanksgiving Table
Thanksgiving is with out a doubt my favorite holiday. I have great childhood memories of our Thanksgiving dinners. They always included special dishes that we only got once a year and there were never...
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A Perfect Saturday
Today I went to the Getty Museum with my friend, Selena. It was a cold and brilliantly clear Saturday morning here in Southern California. We had a great time seeing the visiting Vermeer, “Woman In...
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The Bread of the Irish
Can you believe it? I have never made a traditional St. Patrick’s Day corned beef and cabbage meal! Unbelievable. This year I decided to get in the spirit and cook some Irish soul food. Many years ago...
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It’s Greek To Me
I suppose this would tell you something about my personality, but sometimes I eat the same thing every day for weeks on end. A few months ago it was steamed mussels whenever I could find them. Before...
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Doin’ The ‘Cue The Slow Way
You can take the girl out of the South, but you can’t take her love of barbecue away. Barbecue fever runs in my family. My Uncle Bo told me the story of my grandfather and pulled pork. My grandfather...
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Easy As Pie? Not!
I am a cook, not a baker. I have tried many times to do some serious baking and have always found it way too frustrating with mediocre results. Maybe it is because baking requires accuracy and I tend...
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Fire Up Your Chowder With Buffalo Chicken!
Buffalo WingsThere is some dispute about who came up with the original hot wing appetizer, but most credit the Anchor Bar in where else but Buffalo, New York, USA. The historic creation date for...
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Follow Me Down The Butter Rabbit Hole
I will freely admit that butter is one of my guilty pleasures. Up until a few years ago I was sort of indifferent to butter because the ones that I used lacked something that I couldn’t put my finger...
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Chillin’ In The Summer With Gazpacho
Out here on the East End of Long Island in July, the farm stands are in full swing with beautiful produce every day of the week. Just now the tomatoes are starting to come in and I began to crave a...
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