I am a fan of celebrity Chef Nigella Lawson. I love the way she flirts with and seduces the viewer into her kitchen and then woos them with her recipes in an intimate step-by-step description. She has been referred to […]
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Oven fried chicken is a bit healthier than deep fried chicken. And, although you get the texture of fried chicken, you do not have to clean up that greasy mess. The other benefit of this recipe is how versatile it
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Recently, I served tea sandwiches made with raisin bread at a party. Trimming the sandwiches in triangles yielded a lot of leftover crusts. So, it made sense to make bread pudding. Some form of bread pudding has been around since
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With cherry season upon us, the cherries at the supermarket look especially lovely. I love fresh cherries and think they look so amatory and elegant displayed in a crystal bowl. I was not sure exactly what I wanted to do
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I am not a fan of shortcuts in the kitchen. I think food is always best prepared from scratch using fresh ingredients. There are those casual dining times, however, that I just want to throw some ingredients together and have
I love anything British, and a pork pie is a traditional English meat pie that can be traced back to medieval times. It is usually served either at room temperature or cold and perfect as a snack or with a
Some form of macaroons can be traced as far back as the 8th century. In the mid-1500s, two Benedictine nuns came to Nancy France seeking asylum during the French Revolution. The two women paid for their housing by baking and
I love deviled eggs. And I think they make a perfect appetizer for a luncheon or brunch. When I was planning my sister’s birthday luncheon the week before Easter, I wanted to serve deviled eggs with a special twist. So,
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The name Italian Wedding Soup evolved from the phrase minestra maritata which means ‘married soup’ and refers to the ‘marriage’ of greens and meat – and has nothing to do with weddings. And many will argue that the peasant soup
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Cassoulet is a rich, slow-cooked stew originating in southern France in the town of Castelnaudary in the mid-1300s. It was a sumptuous blend of beans, sausage, pork, mutton, and preserved goose, spiced with garlic and herbs. Variants of the dish