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What's Your Favorite Party Appetizer?
Readers, I need your help! I am working on party appetizer recipes for New Year's Eve and would love to know what your favorite party nosh is. So tell me: what's your favorite party hors d'oeuvres?
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Published 3 hours ago

My "Uh-Oh" Moment
Okay, I knew this moment was coming sooner or later and now it is finally here. You know, that moment when you say to yourself, "What have I gotten myself into?" The moment when you think perhaps you have bitten off much more than you can chew? It's different from the "Aha" moment. The "Uh-Oh"...
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Published 20 hours ago

Tonight on Top Chef
I couldn't believe that Arianne was still around after that God-awful lemon meringue martini, but I guess she has a guardian angel watching over her. Like Carla told her, "There is no mistake in the universe...". I guess she was holding out for the turkey challenge, because she nailed it!Cooking...
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Published 6 days ago

Chef-in-Training: Herbs & Spices & Amish Cheese, Oh My!
So did you hear the one about the Amish farmer who went to culinary school with a few wild turkeys, raw milk and some cheeses? Sounds like I'm about to tell a salty joke, right? Well, actually this is exactly what happened at school on Tuesday night. Apparently an Amish farmer makes the...
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Published 6 days ago

Chef-in-Training: Day 4
I have so much to tell you--and it's all good! Sunday's session was on produce--identifying fruits and vegetables. Of course I wondered how in the world it would take 8 hours to talk about fruits and veggies--I mean, come on: would we really sit quietly as our instructor lifted up each item and...
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Published a week ago

Foodie Gift Idea: Chocolates for a Cause
I read about these limited-edition chocolates that help support Darfur's only women's center in the December issue of Glamour magazine and was instantly intrigued. At $20 for the 5-piece set, plus a colorful bracelet, I think it makes a great gift for your foodie friend, your hairdresser or...
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Published a week ago

Sunday Dinner: Roast Pork Loin
I have really been pleased with the recipes featured in the premiere issue of Food Network Magazine. There hasn't been one dud in the batch, and that's really saying something! Lately I'm loving their recipe for Roasted Pork Loin. There could not be a simpler way to prepare "the other white meat"...
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Published a week ago

Weekend Brunch: Hash Brown Bake
A few weeks ago my family and I attended a wedding at The Iris Inn (http://www.irisinn.com/), a bed and breakfast in Waynesboro, Virginia that was just lovely. And of course, since I am a collector of recipes, I couldn't wait to ask the owners of the inn for a copy of the following--a simple take...
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Published a week ago

Fill-in-the-Blank Fridays: Maple Mustard Chicken
Last week Denene Millner, the founder and editor-in-chief of My Brown Baby, a parenting web site (http://mybrownbaby.blogspot.com/) laid down my next challenge: to come up with an interesting twist on chicken. I was ready for it:)Following is a recipe I adopted from Bon Appetit a long time...
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Published 2 weeks ago

Chef-in-Training: Day Three
All of Tuesday night was spent on knife skills--four hours of julienne, brunoise, batonnet and small dices. We made broccoli florets, we diced potatoes, we julienned zucchini and carrots, we tried to shape russet potatoes to look like little footballs. What is the reason we have to jump through...
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Published 2 weeks ago

Test Kitchen: Miss Patti's Cabbage Shuffle
I mentioned a few posts ago that I bought Patti Labelle's latest cookbook, Recipes for the Good Life! (Karen Hunter Publishing, 2008, $25) Well I finally got around to making one of her dishes and, true to form, Miss Patti has done it again. This recipe is the perfect go-to side dish because it...
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Published 2 weeks ago

Divine Find: Chew On This Food Wheels
Some of us are so far away from the farm that we have no idea when is the best time to purchase locally-grown produce. I just go to the farmer's market, see what's there, and figure it must be in season. But instead of winging it, I have a new resource that is perfect for determining the best...
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Published 2 weeks ago