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greens ‘n’ eggs. or, have you seen my car key?

November 10, 2012

My mother – an English professor – would tell a story about her first year teaching. There was another young teacher with whom she shared an office. He taught three sections of Freshman English – the same workload as my mother. Each class had about twenty students, and every week the students had an exam, [...]

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Splendid Table

August 11, 2012

Just a quick post to let you know you can find me on The Splendid Table this weekend. Lovely Lynne Rosetto Kasper interviewed me and made me feel so comfortable. Here’s the link. The interview with me starts around minute 27, but don’t miss Lynne’s reminiscences of Julia Child, David Leite on Nutella and Ted [...]

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what to do with lamb belly

May 3, 2012

When Craig Rogers, the Pied Piper shepherd of Border Springs, sent me four good sized lamb bellies, I was intrigued. Craig’s exceptional lamb is familiar to diners all along the Eastern seaboard. Just check out the offerings at Bourbon Steak DC, Volt, or Husk. It’s good enough to be named right there on the menu. [...]

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canning tuna at home

April 16, 2012

For most of my cooking life, canned tuna has been a very useful pantry item. Tonnato sauce with the first rose veal of the season. Salade nicoise for a ladies lunch. Or an incomparable tuna noodle casserole. Back many decades ago, the summer between sophomore and junior year of college, I moved to the beach. [...]

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there’s always next year

April 5, 2012

Passover is Friday night. Tomorrow. I haven’t planned a seder and I’m a little sad. But it reminds me to do what I encourage everyone to do. Plan a get together. While holidays are great reason to gather, other days are worthy, as well. Celebrate friends and family. My cousins Laura and Lizzy and I [...]

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corned beef hash. my way.

February 28, 2012

I adore corned beef hash. Truly love it. For years, my favorite diner breakfast has been corned beef hash with a poached egg. And if there is rye toast, I am even happier. One thing can ruin it all. The dreaded green pepper. Don’t get me started. If you have had breakfast with me, it’s [...]

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smoked salmon, pasta, and peas.

February 14, 2012

I had a birthday and it was wonderful. My good friend Gail Dosik, The Tough Cookie, made these awesome cookies for me. Can you believe her talent? I was amazed! Not only adorable, but delicious! I will not admit how many I have eaten. We asked some friends over to help celebrate. Dennis conspired with [...]

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super bowl snacks

January 30, 2012

It’s time for a huge confession. I’m not a sports fan. I watched football for a few years, when I lived in Pittsburgh, where being ignorant of the details of the Steelers game made for awkward water cooler moments. The Immaculate Reception was decades ago, and in the intervening years, when the sounds of crowd [...]

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slow cooker challenge. i feel good about lamb neck.

January 18, 2012

I’ve had an on again off again relationship with my slow cooker. I purchased it at a small neighborhood hardware store in Pittsburgh, sometime during my senior year in college (when the dinosaurs walked the earth.) For years, it was my go to appliance, making soups and chilis while I toiled at an office. When [...]

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