Whatever dinner mood you may be in – French, Latin, Chinese, Italian – there is a complete and exciting main course salad to suit your food preferences and cravings: meat, fish or vegetarian. Since this is the way my husband and I eat almost every day, I can only assure you you are in good [...]
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Escarole is a member of the lettuce family, rather neglected in America: It has a delightfully bitter edge that makes it a big salad star, and lends itself perfectly to quick cooking, paired as it is here with milder ingredients for this wonderful cold soup. Ingredients: 1/3 cup olive oil 4 leeks, sliced 4 ribs [...]
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I never drink soda, and I never serve soda, and nobody ever complains. Au contraire! They all clamor for one of my drinks, in pitchers, which I fill and refill in the wink of an eye. For large parties, I serve my drinks in a fun diner-style three-gallon cold drink dispenser. So:Move over soda [...]
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Would you rather not leave the heat on for shabbos? Who could blame you? Many of my fabulous cold summer Shabbos menus have appeared in many publications: Time to share one of them with you! Minimal cooking and effort, maximal flavor, that’s the whole idea! I will be demonstrating: Chilled minted pea escarole soup Seared [...]
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You can bake the crust up to two days in advance and make the lemon curd up to a week in advance, then fill the baked crust with the curd just before serving. The pie crust comes out wonderful made with gluten-free flour as well (I used millet flour!) Tart and refreshing, lemon curd is [...]
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I recently called the Star-K to ask if we could use fruit concentrates without a kosher sign, and they explain that although technically it would be OK, we do need a kosher sign as the processing plant might also be processing grape products, which do need a reliable hechsher. So the answer ended up being [...]
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In my catering days I used to prepare cold wedding banquets, and they were just as unforgettable as their hot counterparts. How can you miss with such intense and assertive flavors? This menu is gluten-free to boot! I will be demonstrating: Iced red and yellow pepper soup Moroccan dry rub roast chicken Minted wild rice [...]
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First read this email I sent to the ticket office, it will tell the first part of the story: I am so sorry I made a very stupid – but a very honest – mistake. Next week is my daughter’s birthday and my gift to her was Birdland-and-dinner. I realized just a little while ago [...]
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No you needn’t kiss your favorites goodbye! You can enjoy your fast food as hearty as you like it, and right at home. So what’s the secret? None other than starting out with lean choices, cooking from scratch, and making it yourself in minutes. Impress Dad with these recipes on Father’s Day or any day! [...]
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I bet you don’t always know what to make of (let alone with!) those masses of leaves and roots piled demurely at every ethnic food market display you pass The good news is there’s plenty of ways you can use them: They cost pennies, are veritable nutritional powerhouses and are a snap to prepare. In [...]
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