Category: Entree
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Gettin’ all crabby!
The other day, soon after a relaxing therapy session in my kitchen (actually, dicing some bell peppers – “try it, you’ll like it!”), I was contemplating uses for them, other than in my scrambled eggs at breakfast. There was some crab in my fridge, and the call for crab cakes rang loud and clear. Sharing…
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Beets me!
One of the plusses of being invited to join friends for lunch is the real possibility that you’ll be going someplace you’ve not been before. That, and letting them order (when ordering for the table), is a sure-fire way to gain exposure to new places, possibly new cultures and cuisines, and for sure new dishes.…
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The (pine)Apple of My Eye
Visiting with an acquaintance over bar bites the other evening, I was asked where I got my inspiration for new things to cook. Inspiration is where you find it, and as the conversation continued, mention was made that a favorite was “mama’s pineapple upside down cake”. I had some homemade, gluten-free yellow cake mix that…
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Greek Lemon Soup (Avgolemono)
It’s interesting, how food plays a part in the story of your life. Back in November of 2018, I reconnected over dinner with a friend who was my high school exchange partner in 1959 (you know, back before we started naming generations like we do hurricanes) – the first we had reunited in person in…
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Knowing what to do…
…with what you got is, perhaps, the best legacy of confidence developed over time in the kitchen. True, some cooking classes and a couple of intensive cooking boot camps help, but nothing gets the point across like going after something and getting a successful outcome. Few things challenge like the end of a week cooking…
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Incredible. Edible. Egg.
Experience tells me that of all my favorite foods, eggs have had one of the longest and roughest rides on the good-for-you/bad-for-you roller coaster. Just in time for the recent/current shortages, eggs seem to be back on the good-for-you list, so I thought it a fun time to share some of my adventures with eggs.…
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Winner, winner, chicken (piccata) dinner!
Hardly a visit to Chicago goes by that I don’t make an early stop at a favorite neighborhood Italian spot, Mario’s Table. More likely than not my dinner of choice is their veal piccata – it’s a classic! Extolling the virtues of this dish to friends who I have over for dinner on occasion, and…
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GNOCCHI – classic
Having heard my daughter talk about preparing gnocchi for some time, you can imagine my delight when, on a short visit to Chicago, I was able to enroll in a gnocchi class at The Chopping Block (admittedly my favorite ‘learn to cook’ experience). The recipe I feature here is theirs. It’s decidedly easy, fun, and…
never 2 old 2 start cooking 