Years ago, someone gave me Georgeanne Brenna’s cookbook The Food and Flavors of Haute Provence. It was exciting to get a cookbook from this beautiful region of France written by someone who had lived in the area for over 25 […]
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Here is a recipe from the Barefoot Contessa in her cookbook by the same name that is so easy and so delicious, I want everyone to know about it. She indicates that Lauren Bacall loved it and that was reason
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The Margarita is widely accepted as a cocktail from Mexico. Margarita is Spanish for “daisy” and this cocktail is believed to be related to a popular Mexican drink, the Daisy, but remade with tequila instead of brandy. It became popular
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When I go out to brunch, my eye often seeks out Eggs Benedict on the menu. It is an American dish I really enjoy. But I was always intimidated to make it at home because of the poached eggs and
I love green peas. I always have a bag of peas in the freezer – one of the few frozen vegetables I enjoy – and we have them several times a week. But I did not always like them. Growing
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I wanted to call this recipe Butter Mustard Parmesan Coated Oven Fried Chicken Thighs, but someone thought that was too long and cumbersome, so I went with Oven Fried Chicken Thighs. Breasts were my chicken part of choice as an
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Growing up, my Mother almost always had a frozen pecan coffee cake in the freezer – the one that boasts “everybody doesn’t like something, but nobody doesn’t like …”. And when I would wander into the kitchen Sunday morning and
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I am a big fan of custard desserts and this Coconut Rum Flan is among my favorites. It is a twist on the classic Latin dessert, and the rum and coconut add a unique Caribbean flair – you will think
Every time I roast a chicken, I think why don’t I roast a chicken every week! It is so easy and so delicious. And from casseroles, soups, stews and salads, there are so many things you can do with leftover
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Here is a James Beard recipe that I have been making since the 80s and I still love it today. I served it so much during my Philadelphia days, I think my friend Milena may have tired of them. But
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