Alicia Ross
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Desperation Dinners: Stew Beef like Grandma used to makeMar 29, 2011 12:00 am - I wasn’t quite prepared for the answer when I asked my mom for the recipe for the “stewed beef” I loved as a child. “I don’t really have a recipe,” she said. “I just mak...
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Desperation Dinners: Mac and Cheese a grown-up mealMar 22, 2011 12:00 am - I crave macaroni and cheese on a monthly basis. When the hungries set in recently, I decided to spice up our regular Mac and Cheese recipe. I grabbed a spicy block of Pe...
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Simple carnitas makes dinner easyMar 15, 2011 12:00 am - If you need a party idea (or just another great dinner idea), my new friend Kelley has an answer for you. I helped her throw a small gathering recently and was truly ama...
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Desperation Dinners: Kung Pao Chicken gets downsizedMar 07, 2011 11:00 pm - We adore Chinese food, and for years we’ve experimented with trying to duplicate our favorite restaurant dishes at home. Actually? It works a whole lot better than you m...
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Lemon Chicken makes short work of dinnerFeb 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Are you a food watcher or a food doer? With so many channels and so many programs about cooking and food, it’s a wonder we ever get off the sofa and go fix dinner! When ...
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Desperation dinners: Real men (and women) eat quicheFeb 14, 2011 11:00 pm - There are so many possibilities for today's quiche recipe that we hardly know where to begin with the ingredients list. You can substitute just about any veggie for ano...
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Onion Dip scores on Super Bowl SundayJan 31, 2011 10:00 pm - On the biggest day of the football season, you simply must eat in front of the television. That's especially true if you live with football fans, because otherwise you'l...
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Split-pea soup rescues dinnerJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - Back when I was just a cub reporter in Raleigh, N.C., the city had an array of perfect lunchtime dives — restaurants that had been around forever with the scars to prove...
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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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Meat pie gets 'desperate' makeoverJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Meat pies date back to the Middle Ages, and many cultures embrace them. Whether they're called a Cornish pasty, empanada or spanakopita, they're easy to make and fun to ...