Category: Side
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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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Which came first,…
…and I’m not talking a contest between the chicken and the egg, but a contest between Easter eggs and deviled eggs. Assuming the hunt was for dyed hard-boiled eggs, and further assuming they were brought home, deviled eggs have throughout my memory always been the solution to what to do with ‘all those eggs’ (there…
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Potatoes Pavé
As common as potatoes are in most cuisines, and as luscious as they are when paired with cream and Parmesan cheese and butter, there’s little left to notching things up a bit more than a spectacular presentation. Enter Potatoes Pave. Yes, they take some time, and yes, it can be messy if you’re not careful,…
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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 