cooking for cooks

April 8, 2011
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It’s my favorite time of year to invite friends to lunch. The garden looks great and smells amazing. Today, the most marvelous group of women gathered for a celebration of Spring, regardless of the rain. The delightful Pati Jinich – I hope you have seen her new PBS cooking show – it’s wonderful. Saturdays, 11:30am [...]

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decadent chocolate pudding

April 1, 2011
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It’s snowing, raining and generally miserable in much of the northeast US today. I’m so sorry. It will all be alright. Really. Just make some chocolate pudding. You’ll feel all better in a snap. This recipe was in the box of recipe cards I have from my great-grandmother. She taught me to sew, to crochet, [...]

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the beauty of butchering

March 30, 2011
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It’s taken a few days to absorb the incredible two days I spent in the company of Kate Hill and Dominique Chopolard. Kate is, of course, the generous sponsor of Charcutepalooza’s grand prize, a week at her butchery school in Gascony. She and I had spent plenty of time chatting on Skype, kitchen to kitchen, [...]

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chicken tikka masala

March 25, 2011
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Yes, snow is still on the ground in many parts of the country, and we’re expecting an inch on Sunday (seriously?), but I’m ready to fire up the grill. I made these indoors, on my grill pan. What can I say. It was raining… One of my favorite quick grilled meals is Chicken Tikka Masala. [...]

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my own cherry blossom festival

March 22, 2011
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Right now, Washington DC is putting on her Spring finery. All over town, cherry trees are bursting into bloom. If you’ve never been to DC for the Cherry Blossom Festival, you’re missing one of the most beautiful expressions of Spring. The official party starts this weekend, but at my house, it’s already in full swing. [...]

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wildcard merguez

March 16, 2011

What a fabulous surprise I had today. After a frustrating, round the city errand run in way too much traffic, I came back to my office, checked in with the world of Twitter, and lo and behold… My lamb merguez recipe was selected as a Wildcard Win on Food52. I’ll win some nice prizes and [...]

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charcutepalooza april challenge. hot smoking.

March 15, 2011
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It’s time for another Charcutepalooza challenge, and this time, we want you to get in touch with your inner McGyver. We’re taking all we’ve learned from salt rubs, salt cures, and brines, and we’re adding fire. It’s Hot Smoking time. And once again, Kim and I are saying, “Poor Dennis,” at least once a day. [...]

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spring in my step, shad roe on my plate

March 10, 2011
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Yes, friends. She lives. It was touch and go there for awhile, with both of us sick, but things are definitely looking up. The tea recommendations were taken to heart, as were the suggestions for additions to the chicken broth. But mostly I listened to my body and responded to the cries for rest, the [...]

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late winter colds and the larder

March 7, 2011

It’s been a rough ten days. I can’t remember the last time I felt so crummy. Really awful. And Dennis is sick, too. I haven’t posted because I honestly have barely cooked for all this time. We have no appetite and I have no energy. But it was wonderful to open two quarts of hearty [...]

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