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Bacon, Kale, and Onion Quiche
What a shame that quiche is usually reserved for bridal showers and ladies lunches. After all, it’s an economical entrée of endless variations that is equally at home on the table for breakfast,...
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Cream of Broccoli Soup
After a week of overcast days and dismal weather, today blue skies and a warm sun are making me want to put on shorts and eat ice cream. A steaming bowl of belly warming, cream of broccoli soup...
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The Cheesiest Macaroni & Cheese
You won’t find chunks of lobster, cheeses with French names, or even bits of bacon in this macaroni & cheese. It’s certainly not virtuous (whole milk, butter and cheese are used with abandon)...
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Grilled Vegetable Pizza with Basil Pesto
We rarely go out to eat, but when we do we’re picky. In my opinion, the number one reason to go out to eat is to order something that you can’t do as well at home. Pizza was my favorite example....
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How to Use a Pressure Cooker and Asian-Inspired Short Ribs
My mother used a pressure-cooker a couple of times a year to steam artichokes. It made a loud hissing sound and the pressure indicator knob jangled at a furious, nerve-grinding rate as steamed poured...
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Mussels with White Wine, Shallots and Tomatoes
I typically advocate a jump right-in approach to cooking. After all, more often than not, it’s a lack of confidence on the part of the cook that gets them in trouble. The nervous back and forth...
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Ricotta Gnudi
Have you heard of gnudi? I hadn’t until I stumbled across a recipe for them in the Wall Street Journal last year. Gnudi, as you might guess by the name, means “naked” in Italian. These ricotta...
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End of Summer Tomato Sandwich with Homemade Mayonnaise
Bless your little heart if you ask a Southerner for their opinion on what mayonnaise should grace a tomato sandwich. You’ll get an earful. Most people place themselves squarely in either the...
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Homemade Brown Beef Stock
Pulling out your own wobbly, gelatinous beef stock from the fridge will make your chest puff with pride. Perhaps it’s the feeling of self-sufficiency you get from making something out of mere bones...
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Bourbon Pan Gravy for Turkey
When the turkey comes out of the oven, many recipes advise the cook to begin making the gravy. My problem with this approach is that it asks a lot from the Thanksgiving day cook. In my experience,...
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