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Grated Carrots and Beets
Grated Carrot and Beet Salad

I used to think winter produce was drab, and that the cook’s only option was to wait the cold months […]

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  • March 12, 2008
What to Bring Back From Australia

It is a universal truth that, however hard you try to clear the table before you take a trip somewhere, […]

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  • March 6, 2008
Nutella Ice Cream
Super Simple Nutella Ice Cream

My sister’s husband has a passion for Nutella. When Ferrero put out a 40th-anniversary Nutella jar* of woolly mammoth** proportions, […]

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  • February 13, 2008
Warm Hokkaido Squash and White Bean Salad

Salade Tiède de Potimarron et Haricots Blancs I write this from a café where I like to go and get […]

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  • February 6, 2008
French Marshmallows with Rose and Chocolate

Guimauve — the French marshmallows — is the stuff clouds are made of. They have the soft and cottony flavor […]

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  • January 31, 2008
Notes from the Molecular Gastronomy Conference

Earlier this week, I attended a two-day conference on molecular gastronomy — sometimes refered to as the “science of deliciousness” […]

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  • January 25, 2008
Crumiri (Italian Cornmeal Cookies)

We all have our siren ingredients, those that call to us in voices of sugar from the printed page of […]

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  • January 15, 2008
The Elements of Cooking

If you keep an eye on my book list, you may have noticed I am currently reading Michael Ruhlman‘s recently […]

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  • January 11, 2008
Leek and Potato Soup

It has been far too long since last I wrote about soup. Have I stopped making soup? This is like […]

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  • January 8, 2008
Best of 2007

As 2007 gets ready to tiptoe out the back door, let me catch it by the sleeve and sit it […]

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  • December 31, 2007
Coconut Macaroons

Today’s recipe is a beloved French classic I’ve always adored, and that uses just three easy ingredients! French Coconut Macaroons, […]

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  • December 22, 2007
Fig + Chocolate

Perhaps you remember the fig ice cream I wrote about earlier in the fall. Wanting to bolster the spirit of […]

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  • December 17, 2007
Homemade Tisane

[Homemade Tisane] Sometimes it worries me how much herbal tea I drink. You see, I love coffee, I adore tea, […]

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  • November 23, 2007
Beef Kidneys with Ceps and Onions

Squeamish eaters, avert your eyes, and let me direct you here, here, or perhaps here. For the others, those who […]

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  • November 17, 2007

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