Food
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Fig CakeJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon cloves 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1½ cups sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 eggs 1 cup fig preserves ...
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Slow-cooked Split-Pea Soup with Barley and HamJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - 1 cup dry split green peas ½ cup medium pearl barley (see note) ¾ cup chopped ham ¾ cup sliced carrots ¾ chopped onion ¾ cup chopped celery 4 cups water 1 chicken bouill...
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Wrap your head around pasta of all shapes, sizesJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - Chances are you know linguine goes with clam sauce and fettuccini loves Alfredo. But which pasta pairs with pesto? Or a hefty carbonara? “Pasta has evolved over many hun...
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Cook of the week: Retiree passes along sage adviceJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - I like to call her the Professor. She's 76-year-old Pat Julian, a mega-watt retiree brimming with culinary tips collected during decades of meal preparation, and she'd l...
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Finally, the fishwich grows upJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - I vividly remember eating “fish” sandwiches as a child when the frozen square patties showed up in our local supermarket. I asked my older brother (who, of course, knew ...
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Recipes just part of the equation when improvisingJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - The pork ribs arrived in the CSA box. A quick dig through the fridge turned up a withering green tomato. An orange and the usual garlic and herbs sat a bit further back....
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Falling for slow-cooked meatJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - Hear the phrase “falling off the bone” and, if you are a meat-eater, you start salivating. You think of short ribs, lamb shanks, osso bucco, coq au vin — all the spectac...
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Ragout of Beef with Cranberries and Wild MushroomsJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - ¼ pound double-smoked or hickory-smoked slab bacon finely diced ¼ cup unsalted butter or vegetable oil 3 pounds boneless beef chuck, trimmed of excess fat and cut into 1...
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Use a spray bottle for dishesJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - Ever have a dish or two in the sink that you want to wash? Don't wait for more dishes, keep the faucet running or fill a sink with soap and water. Keep a spray bottle fi...
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Figgy, Piggy Drumsticks and ThighsJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - 8 strips bacon (8 ounces), halved 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 3 each of chicken legs, drumsticks and thighs (about 2frac12; pounds total) 1 teaspoon kosher salt Groun...