Tag: food writing
group name: food-cooking
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October 15, 2007 09:49 AM EDT --
I have a confession to make—for a long time, I despised eggplant. Associating eggplant with eggplant parmesan—too often oily, breaded discs drenched in cheese and drowned in unappealing marinara . . .
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August 06, 2006 05:10 PM EDT --
Consorting with Cookies
My mother was never much of a baker. It wasn't that she couldn't bake when called upon -- she had the skills -- she just wasn't particularly interested. That said, . . .
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September 12, 2006 06:04 PM EDT --
My hubby just brought me home the most incredible chocolate bar, one I have never heard of, with the funniest name...tongue in cheek so to speak.
Emergency Chocolate
On the cover this is what it . . .
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October 03, 2006 05:26 PM EDT --
Fall is coming early this year, rushing in like a river when the levee breaks. And like a flooding river, fall creates turmoil. Looking to the hills I see oaks still sporting their summer work . . .
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August 14, 2006 05:57 PM EDT --
Beer Bread, Take II
(Note: This was originally posted on Seriously Good in November of 2005.)
Some months ago I made a loaf of beer quick bread. It was mighty tasty but had the drawback of all quick . . .
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September 03, 2006 02:33 PM EDT --
(Note: This is my entry if the Bermuda cruise contest. If you don't mind, please rate this article.)
I walked in the front door and confronted a huge bowl of paella. At least, I thought it was paella. . . .
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August 22, 2006 07:04 PM EDT --
A standby in my house, often requested from my 7 year old son. There aren't any measurements to keep to, just common ingredients around my house than when put together seem to work well.
Fingerling . . .
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February 15, 2007 08:52 AM EST --
In the wintertime, eating seasonally means planning ahead. One of the most memorable chapters from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House in the Big Woods describes Ma and the girls storing food in . . .
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September 04, 2006 11:26 AM EDT --
Frites!
Fall is fair season. All over the country for the next month or so there will be county fairs, state fairs, and harvest festivals. Vendors will flock to them offering corn dogs, fried Mars . . .
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September 12, 2006 12:47 PM EDT --
Over Does It --
Last January I taught my first cooking class at the local Williams-Sonoma and, typically, I began my teaching career by over-promising.
Oh, I came through and delivered . . .
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December 06, 2007 10:20 AM EST --
Gather round, kids—it’s time for the “Season’s Eatings” story time.
Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, there was a beautiful young maiden named Persephone. Her . . .
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April 02, 2007 10:24 AM EDT --
Most of my “Season’s Eatings” columns will profile a particular fruit or vegetable. Others, like the recent column on Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs, will cover general . . .
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April 23, 2007 08:16 AM EDT --
Around here, spring, when it finally arrives, comes quickly. Last week’s snows water this week’s daffodils. Forsythia’s bare branches erupt without warning into a riot of bright yellow . . .
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May 22, 2007 08:57 PM EDT --
About six years ago, I moved to the Boston area from the Midwest. When people ask me what I miss about my old home now that I live in the big city, it’s not the horizons, the cornfields, or the friendly . . .
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September 11, 2007 10:28 AM EDT --
“I’m president of the United States and I’m not going to eat any more broccoli.”
--George H. W. Bush, 1990
The first President Bush was certainly not alone in his aversion . . .
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October 31, 2007 02:33 PM EDT --
A beloved holiday tradition at this time of year is the annual viewing of the classic “Peanuts” television special, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. Linus and Snoopy may wait . . .
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September 23, 2006 02:34 PM EDT --
Teenage Bread --
But the bread… Sigh. It was nasty, soft, gummy stuff that stuck to the roof of my mouth without benefit of peanut butter. No, not that loaf in the picture, another, sadder loaf. . . .
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September 29, 2006 06:23 PM EDT --
Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, and this article is not to be construed as legal advice.
Note: This article was written for the new Gather group: Copyright and Fair Use on Gather.
Recipes are an odd . . .
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March 17, 2007 04:41 PM EDT --
Geeks come in all sizes, shapes, religions, colors, and areas of geekdom. I have a good friend who's a financial geek -- she really gets off on things like estate planning and income averaging. Go . . .
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August 01, 2007 05:56 PM EDT --
Zucchini Bars
3 eggs
2/3 cup vegetable oil
2 cups sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2 ½ cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
½ tsp baking powder
¾ cup chopped . . .
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