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Broccoli with Sauce Mornay 5 May 2011 | 11:22 pm
Raw foodists love to sing broccoli’s praises, telling of the folate and antioxidants in the crunchy green stems. But my kids refuse to join the chorus. For some reason, they’ll happily eat turnips and...
Sweet Potato Fries 1 May 2011 | 11:42 pm
As a professional food writer and restaurant critic, I keep an eye on trends. For the past few years, one of them has been burgers. Convenience aside, I just don’t see the appeal. The sad truth is tha...
Strawberry Mousse 29 Apr 2011 | 05:08 am
Spring is in full bloom and summer will be here before we know it. Now is the time to use up any fruits and vegetables you froze last summer so there’s room for this year’s goodies. My kids love berr...
Curried Egg Salad 27 Apr 2011 | 06:44 am
After hosting Easter dinner for 21 folks, I haven’t felt much like cooking. So my rules for dinner this week are as follows: 1) It shall be quick and easy to prepare; 2) It shall involve the contents ...
Almond Cake 23 Jan 2011 | 01:13 am
One of my resolutions is to be a perimeter shopper, someone who avoids the interior aisles full of boxes and cans in favor of the fruits, vegetables, dairy, bread and meat on the outside of the store....
Cooking Tip: Degreasing Chicken Stock 20 Jan 2011 | 01:23 am
I used to buy canned chicken broth with nary a thought. Then a friend made some black bean soup with homemade stock and I realized how much better my own soups would be if I chucked the cans. (I also ...
Chicken Calzones 17 Jan 2011 | 11:56 am
We all have those weeks when dinner means takeout and the kids are scrounging through the laundry looking for a shirt that’s (close to) clean. When those weeks are over — that is, when you have 15 min...
Casseroles: The Anti-Holiday Meal 10 Jan 2011 | 05:20 am
Normally there’s a letdown after the holidays, but this year I’m relieved to return to normal life, if only for simplicity in the kitchen. When you count all the meal planning, shopping and cooking I ...
Grape Pie 26 Sep 2010 | 09:31 pm
The family that lived in the house before us planted concord grapes, with dark purple skins, squishy green pulp, and an intense grape flavor associated more with Jolly Ranchers than fruit. Only proble...
Tomato Bread Salad 24 Sep 2010 | 10:01 pm
After two years of eating seasonally, my kids have learned to associate seasons with food. So when we returned home from the Harvest Festival at my farm share last weekend with a gallon of vine-ripene...
