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Piyaz

June 14, 2012

Heading back to Washington DC for this year’s Summer Fancy Food Show got me to thinking about all the places we ate and drank during the FFS last year…..and brought to mind the the one dish I had to recreate when we got back: Piyaz.  If you’re like me (before last summer at least), you’re […]

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Roasted Corned Beef Dinner

September 17, 2011

I have to say, though it makes a *much* prettier picture, Roasted Corned Beef doesn’t hold up to the flavor in a nicely boiled one.  Maybe it’s that the boiling gets more of those lovely spices into the meat…maybe it’s that growing up we always had “New England Boiled Dinner” so I’m more used to […]

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Something a Bit More Substantial

July 9, 2010

When the weather turns hot and sticky (like it was in NYC this week—phew!)…ice cream and popsicles and all manner of cool and frozen treats are the first order of the day.  But sometimes…just sometimes…rich and decadent is what you’re craving.  Despite those 100 degrees staring you in the face, making it hard to breathe […]

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Cornmeal Cake with Wild Strawberries

December 16, 2008

I’m not a big fan of cornbread, but as a good Italain girl (at least the half my Mama raised!), I am a big fan of cornmeal. Whether boiled into a soft polenta, fried into a hard one, or added to a cake or other dessert recipe—count me in! There is just something about that […]

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Chive Buttermilk Dressing

August 16, 2008

I’m one of those people, I admit it, that just simply don’t like bottled salad dressing. I’d much rather quickly sprinkle a salad with olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper and maybe an herb or two than pour on some pre-made concoction. But I do have a whole bunch of dressings that I make in batches […]

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