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Make Your Own Corned Beef For A Better St. Patrick’s Day
There are many good reasons to make your own homemade corned beef for St. Patrick’s Day this year. If you’re already a devoted pickle maker, corned beef is just another product of brining. If, like me,...
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The Favorites That Bring Him Back To L.A.’s Koreatown
I must confess my undying love for Los Angeles. I spent most of my life there, but there came a point when it was time to move on. I’m not one of those people who relocates out of L.A. and then spits...
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Scandinavian Meatballs That Are Far Beyond The (Ikea) Box
All countries have food clichés — that is, dishes everybody thinks about when they talk about a country. Scandinavia is no exception. One of Scandinavia’s food clichés is meatballs. Why are Swedish...
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Pomegranate Brings Mythic Touch To Spring Dishes
With Persephone’s return, comes the spring. But there’s a catch. Starving and unimpressed with Hades’ attempts to woo her, Persephone ate six pomegranate seeds while in the underworld. Those six seeds...
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How To Find The Flavor Du Jour In The Hills Of Provence
High in the hills of Provence, France, in early summer, far from the crowds of the Cote d’Azur, when the lavender fields are in bloom and the mountains are fragrant with rosemary and thyme, the markets...
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Grilled Braciole For An Italian-American Fourth
You just can’t escape a barbecue grill on the Fourth of July. The holiday demands outdoor cooking followed by fireworks. And the curious thing about Americans’ Independence Day food traditions is that...
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Take A 4-Course Meal Outdoors With A Grill Party
Grilling takes effort. Lots of coal goes into building the fire; you wait for the coals to get hot; and the food cooks in about 15 minutes, if you’re having steaks, burgers, vegetables or hot dogs. And...
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The Heavenly Variations That Mission Figs Make
Fig season is here! Farmers markets and grocery stores have baskets of plump, juicy figs, drops of sweet sugary nectar often found oozing from them. Living in California has many advantages, including...
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After 200 Years, Has English Mustard Lost Its Bite?
I treasure a blue ceramic pot, the size of a pigeon’s egg, inscribed Colman’s. It has survived decades of kitchen clear-outs and is still used to mix and serve freshly mixed Original English Mustard....
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Beef Tzimmes Makes Rosh Hashana Even More Special
I look forward to Rosh Hashana every year. It should be because it is the beginning of another new year, shimmering with possibilities. Or because each year I give myself permission to buy a new,...
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5 Fall Recipes Celebrate Best Of Italy’s Piedmont
Di Carroll always knew she wanted to live in Italy. Brought up in Cheshire, North West England, she felt an overwhelming affinity toward all things Italian from an early age, studied Italian at...
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Meatballs! What Goes Around Comes Around
Yes, meatballs are here again, those eternally returning spheres of gastronomic delight. Not high on anyone’s culinary sophistication list, meatballs have an earthy attraction that seems to come and go...
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Nordic Chef’s Fresh Take On Lamb Fillet
Nordic chef Poul Andrias Ziska offers a fresh way from the Faroe Islands to prepare spring lamb. The tangy carrots give the lamb a nice lift. Ziska, of KOKS restaurant, in the Foroyar Hotel, above...
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Peanuts Add West African Flair To Dinner
Africa. What a complicated and enormous continent it is, comprising more than 50 countries, all different, all with their own culinary specialties. In this, the first in a series of articles about the...
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Guinness For Irish Stew — In The Pot And On The Table
Not so long ago, most Americans’ idea of how to enjoy beef was to dig into a slab of steak as big as the plate it was served on. Thankfully, culinary fashions have changed. Today, the so-called lesser...
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4 Red-Hot Grilling Surprises For July Fourth
July Fourth begs for a magnificent grill party. It’s summer, it’s a great celebration of the nation’s birth and everyone is outdoors and in party mode. Why hold back on July Fourth? Why not grill...
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The Trick To One-Pot Halloween Dinners
Outside of the candy that the kids collect, Halloween may be the only American holiday that is not associated with a particular feast or recipe. In fact, I didn’t know until recently that Halloween...
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California Wine Country Chef Prepares A Fall Feast
Paso Robles, California, is gaining as much recognition of late for its cuisine as for the region’s celebrated wines, with chefs drawn to the bounty of the state’s Central Coast. Downtown Paso Robles,...
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Give Christmas A Sicilian Spin With Hearty Tummàla
Families all seem to have their own Christmas classics — roast turkey, baked ham, crown roast or pork, or prime rib. Many Italian-Americans will have lasagna or a feast of seven fishes. One spectacular...
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Sweet, Crispy Pork Ribs; Cooked Low And Slow
The summertime debate is on. What is the easiest way to cook pork ribs? Boil, roast or grill? High heat, low heat, wet sauce or dry rub? I’ve tried them all. Now the question is settled, at least for...
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