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An encounter with Wolfgang Puck and his recipe for Chinois Chicken Salad

A return to California with a recipe and reminiscence of one of the true greats of California Cuisine. I came out to California this week as a guest of Viking Cruises. They’re naming the newest of their Ocean Cruise Ships, Jupiter and they are introducing…

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Chicken Piccata

# 1 Candidate for Dinner any night this week This recipe is amazingly easy to put together and quick to cook. That makes it a candidate for any weeknight dinner you have this week. And I even found a hack that made it even easier.…

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Two British Recipes: One for Broccoli and Blue Cheese Soup and One for the Trip of a Lifetime–keeping $500 in your pocket.

One of the Greatest Trips of My Life yields a Recipe for a Soup I’ll never forget For someone who loves to travel and does so every chance I get, there are some trips that live on in memory long after I’ve come home. Onto…

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Cottage Pie with Mashed Potato Crust

Comfort Food that brings back memories of home. When I was growing up, this dish passed for Shepherd’s pie at our house. It usually involved the leftover Sunday Roast and any mashed potatoes that managed to survive our wonderful Sunday family dinners. But if you…

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Wicked Good Boston Cream Pie from Cook’s Illustrated

One of the World’s Favorite Desserts is this Crowd Pleaser from Boston. Cook’s Illustrated is located right in Boston so you’d think they’d know about how to bake the best Boston Cream Pie. And they do. This recipe is phenomenally good. The cake is light…

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Cranberry Crumb Cake with Almonds and Oats from Saveur Magazine

Fresh Cranberries–or virtually any fruit you choose–make this Crumb Cake perfect for Holiday Baking. We have a lot of affection for Saveur Magazine. It was, after all, the first publication my food writing appeared in. It’s also our kind of food magazine where there’s a…

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Sheet-Pan Secrets and a recipe for Sheet Pan Chicken with Potatoes, Scallions and Capers from Kay Chun

Is there any easier way to cook than on a Sheet Pan? Whoever invented Sheet Pan Recipes deserves a medal. There is likely no more simple way of cooking than this. All the ingredients cook at the same time in the same pan. And once…

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Shrimp Linguine with Herbs, Corn and Arugula

Bring a dish of Summer Sunshine to your Winter table in under 30 minutes flat. I nominate this dish for being a great big bowl of happy colors, great flavors, and almost instant gratification. It comes together in under 30 minutes. That alone qualifies it…

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French Butter: It’s hard to beat for the Holidays

When Julia Child spoke…America listened and laughed. Julia Child famously said “With enough butter, anything is good”. And she lived by her word. Butter was an essential part of practically everything she cooked. This took quite a lot of bravery on Julia’s part. At the…

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Dorie Greenspan’s Lisbon Chocolate Cake

A Visit to Portugal leads to a craving for Lisbon Chocolate Cake This cake is all about chocolate. The cake is brownie-like. There’s a layer of chocolate cream. And finally, a shower of cocoa adds even more chocolate flavor. But first, a tale of how…

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Pork San Choi Bow

A Passion for Asian Flavors takes us to…Australia! Ever since I went to Vietnam two years ago, through Singapore and Hong Kong, I’ve been on the lookout for Asian recipes. I love the combination of flavors, the ease of a stir-fry and the speed with…

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Ropa Vieja, Cuba’s National Dish

A great stew is served up with a wonderful story about its origins. This is one of my favorite kinds of recipes. There’s a story attached to it that’s as interesting as the stew itself. Cuba’s national dish translates to “Old Clothes”– about as unappetizing…

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Claudia Fleming’s Chocolate Caramel Tart

Come ‘Out East’ for a recipe a famous Pastry Chef gave a special twist to. The East End of Long Island is extremely fortunate in the caliber of chefs that are either restaurant owners or lured here to work in what is a gorgeous place…

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Pork Chops in Lemon-Caper Sauce from Toni Tipton-Martin

A new cookbook celebrates the contribution of African-American Chefs to America’s Culinary heritage. Toni Tipton-Martin has collected almost 400 cookbooks with a singular focus. Every one of them was written by or for African-American cooks. When she had collected over 150 of these cookbooks, she…