Topic Slow Food Sunday
Slow Food Sunday: Chinese Chicken Soup with Wontons and Greens
Sundays are slower. At least they should feel slower. Sundays were made for sleeping in, a leisurely breakfast with the paper, hanging out with those you love, and puttering around the
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The Search for Pleasure in a Hunk of Raclette
Life is short. A cliché, I know, but a significant one. I’ve been a tad obsessed with the whole life/short/time thing for a while now; enough to where it
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Easy Pulled Pork Sandwich – In the Spirit of North Carolina
Cue is the great sacrament of our people. No transubstantiation required. It are what we are.” –North Carolinians North Carolina BBQ is serious cuisine with well-guarded secrets and highly debated,
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Easy Kansas City BBQ Ribs
I come from a long line of culinary cheaters,” My friend, Bennie states enthusiastically. I also condone it. If it’s between cheating a little and never attempting a dish because
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Spicy Shrimp & Dirty Grits with Chateau Ste. Michelle 2007 Eroica Riesling
After hours of shrimp ‘n grits research and recipe testing, I decided, “I likes ‘em like my men – spicy, smoky and dirty.” There’s a zillion variations of this Low-Country
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Slow Weekend: Antinori, Fries and Coltrane
Not much beats a slow weekend in the kitchen. Pots simmering, chocolate things baking, crispy things frying, corks popping, spices wafting. By yourself or with someone you love, slow
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I Almost Forgot How Much I Like Girls
It’s easy to get caught up with the day-to-day, and put aside those situations whichmake the day-to-day actually worth living. Case in point, I was invited to dinner with
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Braised Rosemary Chicken with Green Olives, Raisins and Capers
Braising is insanely easy and tastes even better the second day, which makes it an ideal dinner party dish. A good braise depends on a flavorful braising liquid and
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Convivial Dinner Party: Winter Supper for Close-knit Friends
Warm up an otherwise cold January evening by gathering a few close friends for supper. Stoke up the fireplace, turn on Paolo Conte, light a zillion candles, and feast
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Winter Blues? Food Therapy.
Blue? Perhaps “gray” is a more accurate depiction of January. Holiday distractions are over, the twinkly lights have all come down, and that regular snowfall was turning every day into the movie, Groundhog Day. The introverted
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Ratatouille: Quintessential Summer Dish
Ratatouille is never as good as it is right now. It’s the epitomical late-summer dish. Each ingredient is at its peak – eggplant, peppers, basil, tomatoes, summer squash. I became addicted
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Late-Summer Dinner Party Menu
Taking a few days off after “the summer from hell” will make a girl giddy. Giddy enough to quickly arrange an intimate gathering, swing by the local farm for ingredients, and grab a
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BBQ Ribs 101 – Low and Slow
The best method for BBQ pork ribs is low and slow. I was a bit skeptical when reading this recipe — I didn’t think unattended coals would stay hot enough for three
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Risotto alla Milanese
A few weeks ago, while thumbing through the butter issue of Saveur, a photo of Risotto alla Milanese jumped off the page. Traditionally from Italy’s northern, buttery half, Risotto alla Milanese is
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Ossobuco (Osso Buco) in Bianco alla Milanese with Gremolata
Braised dishes are my all-time favorite bunker-down, snuggle-up fare. Even with April coming next week, it’s still raining (nix that … it’s now snowing), a touch chilly, and gray outside, so I’m
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Seared Lamb Loin with Roasted Asparagus & Sunchokes
The sunshine-deprived masses have perked up all over the city, the trees are suddenly bursting with blossoms, the air smells warm and grassy, and I continue to find crumpled up, pastel
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Roasted Poussin, Wild Rice with Almonds, Strawberries & Spinach
You were forewarned. My last post revealed the Kid joking about having all the baby animals associated with Easter for our holiday meal. Since I don’t get a lot of face-time with Colt
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Easter Baby Barnyard Feast
I dunno. Maybe rabbit, … a baby chick and a baby lamb? What if we ate all the baby animals associated with Easter? THAT would be hilarious,” said the
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Steak Frites with Aioli
I knew it. I knew steak frites would make a comeback. Don’t ask me why – I get fairly good hunches with some food and fashion trends. Last year, I prepared
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Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie
Saturday was gray and chilly outside. Inside, on the other hand, was warmly lit and cozy; was made even better by the soft jazz in the background and the shepherd’s
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Pollo di Carnevale is a splendid country dish of braised chicken with wild mushrooms, herbs, green olives and a rich, tomato-laced sauce. The recipe is pilfered from Lynne Rossetto Kasper’s The Splendid Table,
Continue Reading→Wine Pairing: Ragu de Nobili & Wilridge Nebbiolo di Klipsun
A popular legend unfolds the tale of an Italian monk who tended a small garden and vineyard near his hut, producing just enough food and wine for himself. One morning
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Perfectly Roasted Turkey
Roasting a turkey can be intimidating and daunting, believe you me. To ease inhibitions, I used to tell myself it’s just a really, really big chicken! But mastering the art of roasting
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The motto of the Slow Food Movement is to share the pleasures of the table through experiences that heighten awareness of artisans and sustainable foods of our region and the world.
Continue Reading→Wine Pairing: Wild Mushroom Risotto & Heron French Merlot
The Pairing: Wild mushrooms and French Merlot is a wickedly heady example of earthy food and wine. Earthy is the taste or smell of forest floor, wet leaves, nutty-toasty bread, dust,
Continue Reading→Mouclade: Mussels w/Pineau des Charentes, Cream & Saffron
Mouclaude is a wonderful French dish of baby mussels steamed in Pineau des Charentes and laced with a creamy saffron-curry sauce. The brilliance behind this dish is not only the
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