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Shaved Fennel and Apple Salad with Gorgonzola 12 Oct 2012 | 07:44 am
This is a shaved fennel, apple and gorgonzola salad. It's tossed with a white Balsamic vinaigrette for a piquant and refreshing dish. I'd eat it except for one problem. I hate the taste of licorice. A...
Til We Meet, Barbara... 7 Jul 2012 | 12:34 pm
If you are a regular in the food blogosphere, you likely knew Barbara. You've either read her blog, Winos and Foodies, or you've seen her comments as she visited other food blogs. You might have known...
Within the Confines: Gluten, Casein and Soy-Free Goldfish 25 Aug 2011 | 02:34 pm
John Milton had a great second act. He wrote "Paradise Lost" after he went blind. He also wrote a poem that at once lamented the loss of his sight, and celebrated the wideness of the inner world he de...
The Popover Question 19 Jul 2011 | 02:09 pm
Popovers are a favored weekend treat to which all the boys look forward; but in light of our younger son's recent gluten, dairy and soy-free diet, it seemed that the weekend tradition had come to an e...
Getting Lost. 23 Jun 2011 | 05:04 pm
Years and years ago, I made a deliberate decision to get lost. It came about after a strange "A ha!" moment of realization that until then, I'd spent most of my life in rigid self-control and structur...
Cookbook Spotlight: Sugar Baby 8 Apr 2011 | 10:25 am
You want this book and you want it NOW.
Giveaway: Gift Card from HSN 23 Mar 2011 | 05:40 am
HSN's Cooks Spring Weekend Event, presented by Bon Appétit takes place March 26-27. The event will feature chefs including Wolfgang Puck, Ken Horn, and the Lee Bros. (whom I adore!). HSN gave me a $10...
Braised Pork Shoulder Ragù 16 Mar 2011 | 04:38 pm
It was on the menu at a restaurant I've been frequenting recently: braised pork and pappardelle. How do you go wrong with that combination? Twice I ordered it. And twice I was disappointed. The meat w...
The Sweetness and the Heartbreak: Coda 26 Feb 2011 | 05:01 pm
I wish I had had time to send his chocolate chip cookies to our friend in DC, who brought this frame to Arlington National Cemetary the same day his son was born. But it was more important to us that ...
Fried Chicken with Dad. 21 Jan 2011 | 03:34 pm
Members of my family dream about dead people. No, really, we do. We dream about our loved ones, and in almost all cases, we dream about the fathers who have passed. They used to come to us when there ...
