Tag: food writing
group name: houseandgarden
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October 03, 2006 05:26 PM EDT --
Fall is coming early this year, rushing in like a river when the levee breaks. And like a flooding river, fall creates turmoil. Looking to the hills I see oaks still sporting their summer work . . . more
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September 23, 2006 02:34 PM EDT --
Teenage Bread --
But the bread… Sigh. It was nasty, soft, gummy stuff that stuck to the roof of my mouth without benefit of peanut butter. No, not that loaf in the picture, another, sadder loaf. . . . more
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March 17, 2007 04:41 PM EDT --
Geeks come in all sizes, shapes, religions, colors, and areas of geekdom. I have a good friend who's a financial geek -- she really gets off on things like estate planning and income averaging. Go . . . more
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September 15, 2007 10:51 AM EDT --
A friend of mine, who loves crab cakes as much as I do, taught me the secret to great crab cakes -- don't skimp on the filler.
I know. It sounds counter-intuitive. And you'll certainly never see . . . more
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October 24, 2007 04:19 PM EDT --
"W eeks! You got fired!" (It was Paisano on the phone.)
"No. I didn't get fired. We had to discontinue the magazine and lay everyone off."
"Right! So you got fired! . . . more
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January 27, 2008 01:16 PM EST --
L ast week my father asked me to spend a day with him in the mountains. I'm not sure what prompted the invitation, but he rented a cabin and we drove up around noon on a warm, bright winter's . . . more
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March 12, 2008 03:07 PM EDT --
A few years ago I purchased American Classics by the editors of Cook's Illustrated magazine. The book is a good modern reference to such traditional favorites as Chicken Pot Pie, Parker . . . more
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July 21, 2007 06:28 PM EDT --
Chicken is one of my favorite foods, its flavor infinitely adaptable to mood, style, and cuisine. A simple roast chicken with herbs can speak to you of a French bistro or an Italian trattoria. Braise it . . . more
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November 25, 2007 02:14 PM EST --
D uring my long absence from East Tennessee there were three things I missed most, in fact they're the only three things I can specifically recall missing. Not surprisingly, they're all food. . . . more
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July 29, 2007 12:14 PM EDT --
Obsession -- a persistent disturbing preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling
Yes. The small container above contains lamb juices -- Perhaps 2 ounces? -- that escaped from a grilled leg . . . more
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October 17, 2007 10:05 AM EDT --
A few weeks ago I turned 54. I never thought I would live this long. In fact, as a child I expected a nuclear war to kill me before I became an adult. That's what comes of living within 10 miles of . . . more
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December 12, 2007 12:36 PM EST --
I 've been working on an article for NPR's Kitchen Window about bean dishes. One that I recall from my childhood is the famous Senate Bean Soup, which is served in the U.S. Senate dining room . . . more
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February 02, 2008 01:03 PM EST --
I n my house there is one kind of food that is not tolerated -- bland food.
I can stand too much of almost anything, but not enough flavor is an abomination. A sin of omission by commission. Intolerable! . . . more
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August 25, 2007 02:06 PM EDT --
My career as a TV chef continues unabated -- last week I did a second five-minute segment on the local Style Show. With all modesty, this puts me in the same category as the lady who writes restaurant . . . more
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January 07, 2008 10:33 AM EST --
W hen I walk into any of the five grocery stores I regularly shop at I turn to the right and enter the produce section. It's in the same spot in every store. (In fact, most people on entering . . . more
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March 01, 2008 01:15 PM EST --
S ardines and crackers, some cheese, and a shared bottle of beer - LaBatt's Blue, as I recall. I've had fancier and more interesting picnics, but in this case I was smitten with my traveling companion. . . . more
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November 10, 2007 08:24 PM EST --
I think we've pretty much decided on smoked duck breasts for Thanksgiving. Something could alter that decision, but probably won't. I'm planning to brine the breasts in an apple cider . . . more
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September 25, 2006 02:17 PM EDT --
Not a Recipe for Smoked Beaver
I'm a conservative. Not in the current political sense, but where conservatism really counts. For example, the only reason "astronaut" is part of my vocabulary . . . more
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September 28, 2006 11:16 AM EDT --
A Day Older
Yesterday I turned 53. I never thought I would live this long. In fact, as a child I expected a nuclear war to kill me before I became an adult. That's what comes of living within 10 . . . more
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October 06, 2006 05:45 PM EDT --
Ritual --
Sunday I cooked -- really cooked -- for the first time since I moved into this new place.
After a week of TV dinners while I searched for and began organizing pots and pans, dishes and glasses, . . . more
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