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February 8, 2010 at 7:47 pm
What is it really, that makes fruits so sexy? Is it their ripe bulbous shapes? The sensuous, invitingly moist textures? The not-too-sweet-but-sugary sticky juices? Whatever it ... (
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February 5, 2010 at 9:37 pm
I felt elegant just holding the bottle. The sanguine heft of the mysteriously dark glass piqued my curiosity.
“That is a really nice bottle of Champagne. He must really ... (
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February 4, 2010 at 7:16 pm
Indulgent, controversial, delicate. Each and every time Foie Gras graces my plate, I shudder with anticipation of the buttery, melt-in-your-mouth affair about to take place on ... (
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February 3, 2010 at 7:11 pm
Perhaps oysters are considered an aphrodisiac BECAUSE of the way that Casanova claimed to share them with a lover:
“I placed the shell on the edge of her lips and after ... (
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February 2, 2010 at 6:16 pm
Love is in the air. Well, if it isn’t in the air, it has certainly taken over my grocery store; it looks like a Pepto bottle blew up in there. If Valentines day is for lovers, ... (
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January 28, 2010 at 5:57 am
A couple of years ago, I had an unfortunate run-in with a cheese grater. The cheese grater won-by a large margin.
I had a severe cut on my thumb knuckle, and I probably should
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January 26, 2010 at 8:11 pm
Cheese curds, the magical dairy treat. Having just returned from the hinterland of Green Bay I still have cheese curds on the palate. I had them fresh and I had them fried..really, ... (
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January 16, 2010 at 11:17 pm
A great portion of my family is German, I have Bucholtz and Heinzelman surnames in my genealogy to prove it. Germans are known for many things: invading countries, fine engineering ... (
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January 14, 2010 at 5:30 pm
What family recipe do you reach for when your blue? What recipe do you reach for when you are looking to celebrate? What family recipe brings you comfort, makes you think of those ... (
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January 10, 2010 at 10:20 pm
As a person fascinated with food, the cooking of said food and especially eating it, I have a special curiosity for the raw food movement. I mean, I can appreciate raw food. I ... (
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January 8, 2010 at 3:00 pm
I love this recipe for several reasons:
1) It is SUPER quick. I can have dinner on the table in 15 minutes (not counting pressing the tofu).
2) It is flavorful AND healthy
3) I ... (
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January 7, 2010 at 9:00 am
I believe in eating local. I DO! I especially like the local Italian restaurant around the corner. No, no. I am kidding. I like using natural, local ingredients when I cook. I ... (
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January 5, 2010 at 4:28 pm
“Ewwwwwwwww! That’s disgusting! How can you eat that?” my friend M screams as I indulge in a foie-gras hotdog (yes, it exists). Surely, my face registers my puzzled ... (
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December 30, 2009 at 3:00 pm
One year J (the brave, the bold, the husband) and I decided that our New Year’s would be an intimate party of two. It was before we were married and our love was still ... (
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December 29, 2009 at 10:36 pm
One year J (the brave, the bold, the husband) and I decided that our New Year’s would be an intimate party of two. It was before we were married and our love was still ... (
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December 29, 2009 at 8:41 pm
While everyone is toasting the birth of a new year with Champagne or Sparkling Wine, I have always gravitated towards the Martini on this occasion. I think I first started drinking ... (
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December 22, 2009 at 4:24 pm
So long Top Chef, adios food TV. Well, not quite Anthony Bourdain is still rocking it and the new Bravo show Chef Academy has some potential..but still…you crave more culinary
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December 21, 2009 at 10:06 pm
It started innocently enough: we wanted to send Christmas cookies to our nieces and nephews. “Christmas is for kids” and we thought this would be a fun pre-Christmas ... (
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December 17, 2009 at 6:00 am
I love that that the word “wassail” is both a verb and a noun, sort of like the word “party”, in fact EXACTLY like that.
The beverage (of noun notoriety) ... (
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December 15, 2009 at 12:00 am
Champagne has a dignified history that begins with the Romans and is enhanced by the discovery that it is actually good for the heart. Chow Down More.. Champagne good for the soul ... (
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December 14, 2009 at 7:18 pm
Proving eggnog's ancient origins indeed.
With or without the booze, eggnog, creamy and whipped is a must-have holiday calorie laden libation. The combination of eggs, milk, ... (
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December 10, 2009 at 10:29 pm
For a fare most famous for its cameo in a well know Christmas chanty..figgy pudding remains relatively obscure. But figgy pudding must be some good chow, because the writers of ... (
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December 10, 2009 at 3:39 am
Imagine how bleak the holiday would be without candy canes. The candy cane is the multi-tasker of the holidays – we eat, hang and treat them this time of year. Their red ... (
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December 7, 2009 at 10:19 pm
Biting into a crisp, spicy gingerbread cookie is the quintessential holiday experience for me. Growing up in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the winters were bitter and wicked, long and ... (
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December 3, 2009 at 6:43 pm
Mmmm...fruitcake
Old. That’s one word that comes to mind when people think of fruitcakes. Hard. That’s another. Yet, at one time, the fruitcake was a treasured meal ... (
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