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Four-star Thanksgiving tips Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 2:34AMChefs Michael Mina and Douglas Keane offer the following tips to make your Thanksgiving dinner preparation go smoothly: - Be proactive. In the days prior to the big dinner, prepare a mis en place, a French phrase that means to set out everything...
Hyeholde garners legendary status Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 11:23PMIn a volatile industry where restaurants and their workers constantly come and go, Hyeholde Restaurant in Moon has remained a bastion of stability and tranquility over seven decades.
Local restaurants at holiday festival serve some tastes of the season Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 11:06PMMost people have turkey with all the trimmings at Thanksgiving, but their trimmings do not generally include pesto-marinated wahoo and coffee-rubbed bison.
Commencement Feast Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 8:56AM“No! Leave the fat. Argentinean beef is amazing,” Michelle Roetzer cries. Students wrapping up their final semester in the Culinary Arts Program at Santa Fe Community College have grown accustomed to Chef Instructor Roetzer’s reverence for rendered animal fats.
Lemon squares layered with jam are easy and luscious Wednesday, October 15, 2008 @ 4:48AMA thin layer of jam dresses up a classic recipe for lemon squares. (Chris Shorten/ Foodstyles) A plate full of these sunny bars would be as at home at an afternoon tea as they would at a tailgate party.
Recipe: Warm Vegetable & Potato Salad with Walnut Pesto Vinaigrette Wednesday, September 10, 2008 @ 2:07AMMakes 6 servings Pesto vinaigrette 2 cloves garlic, peeled 1 teaspoon kosher salt or more to taste 2/3 bunch basil, leaves only (about 2...
Labor Day Grilling: Steak, Ribs and More Friday, August 29, 2008 @ 6:52AMGrilling on Labor Day is an American tradition, so be ready with tasty dishes.
Try making Limoncello Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 2:23AMShelly Culver remembers her first taste of homemade limoncello liqueur. We were at this tiny restaurant in San Francisco called Caffe Macaroni," she said. "We gave the chef so many compliments on his food, he broke out his stash and poured some for us. It was so clean, so crisp — just like drinking a liquid lemon drop."
Sesame chicken dinner in 25 minutes Thursday, August 21, 2008 @ 12:51AMThis recipe qualifies as close to no-recipe cooking, and as you can see from the title of the cookbook it’s from, a certain portion of home cooks will find the dish easy to take.
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Refreshing Cranberryade Recipes Thursday, August 7, 2008 @ 11:41PMHere are two delicious versions of a refreshing summer beverage, perfect to serve at your next summer get together.
Turn tub of crabmeat into upscale crab salad meal Tuesday, July 29, 2008 @ 1:05AM Ever wonder why some tubs of crabmeat cost a lot, while for others, the price seems too good to be true? Part of that has to do with the grade of crab (jumbo lump, special white, backfin, claw, etc.), and part has to do with whether the crab is fresh or pasteurized. The less-expensive, pasteurized kind is what we used to test this recipe, Crab Salad With Lemon-Mayonnaise Dressing, adapted from ...