Shrove Tuesday Pancakes
Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday is tomorrow. Shrovetide (the three days before Ash Wednesday) was originally a time of penitence but
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Seasonal
The Incredible, Edible Egg
I really like the jingle the Egg Board is using to promote eggs, “The incredible, edible egg.” Not only is it catchy, it’s
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St Patrick’s Day
“What joyous Feasting winter brings, what benign satisfaction! The senses purr with delight”—James Beard As a cook, I love the winter with its
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Spices and Herbs
As we ring in the New Year, it’s time to clear the slate and get a new start once more. The Jewish people
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New Year’s Buffet
Today, the day after all the Christmas festivities, may not be the time to think of more parties and festivities—but for most of
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James Beard’s New Year’s Eve Party
There are many reasons why James Beard is considered one of the great gastronomes in modern history; great food of course, but also
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Christmas Dinner
Every Christian country has its special observances and foods for the feasts of Christmastime. In America we have blended a great many of
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Christmas Eve
We waited anxiously in the warm car at the corner of 28th Street and Utica for the Greyhound bus that was bringing Grandma
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Chocolate Fix
A while back a friend sent me a recipe by e-mail for a Dangerous Chocolate Cake in a Mug. A very interesting recipe;
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Sweet Holiday
This is the season of sweets. Cookies, candies, cakes and pies; trifles and truffles, confections of all descriptions are being turned out in
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