Writing about food since 2004.
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dressing
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Leeks Vinaigrette with Pecans, Raisins, and Parmesan
I don’t like stringy vegetables. Chalk it up to a fear of choking, but I’m convinced that something stringy will get caught in my teeth, I’ll swallow, and then it’ll be like a fisherman with a fishing line that’s dropped deep into my throat, blocking my airways, and killing me on the spot. How’s that…
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My Love Affair with White Balsamic
This summer, I’ve been having an affair. No, not in the bedroom, in the kitchen. I’m passionately in love with a vinegar; not just any vinegar, but white balsamic vinegar. It all started when I was ordering groceries to pick up from McCalls Meat & Fish (yes, I know I mention them a lot). Their…
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Hand Blender Salad Dressing
Ever since I made that 60 second aioli, I’ve been thinking a lot about hand blenders. Ferran Adria, one of the world’s great chefs, uses a hand blender; that was his aioli recipe, after all. If a chef of his stature uses a hand blender, surely there must be something to it. Off the top…
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Romaine Salad with Cornbread Croutons & Buttermilk Garlic Dressing
Many of my best food memories from childhood occurred at chain restaurants. It’s an old story by now–how my parents didn’t cook, yadda yadda yadda–and we ate most of our weeknight meals in Boca Raton at restaurants owned by athletes (Pete Rose’s, Wilt Chamberlain’s) or country-wide chains like Chili’s, Friday’s and The Cheesecake Factory. At…
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Dorie Greenspan’s Mustard Bottle Vinaigrette
When food icons have food blogs, you need to read them. That’s certainly true of Dorie Greenspan’s blog. Her posts, like Dorie herself, are wise, witty and warm. And they’re full of good advice–like where to get pastries in Paris or how to whip up begger’s linguine–but the advice that’s stuck with the most was…
