About a year ago, I took a trip to New Orleans — home to every delicious food vice imaginable. What surprised me, however, was a random little j...
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1 pound of shell-on shrimp 1 clove of garlic, minced 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil 5 dried ancho chiles* salt and pepper, to taste 1....
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1 ½ cups of dried chickpeas (garbanzo beans) 1 tablespoon of baking soda 1 cup of tahini 3 garlic cloves, smashed with the side of a knife 3 ...
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Serves four For the potatoes: 4 large russet potatoes extra virgin olive oil 1 cup of shredded sharp cheddar, plus more for sprinkling 3/4...
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I started throwing lots of things away recently. Old magazines, high school t-shirts I've been holding onto since — well — high school, pre-ad...
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At some point, it became expected that whenever I would go home to visit my family, I would bring a delicious baked good (or goods). In some ways,...
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Serves four to six For the tomato sauce: 1 28 oz can of diced tomatoes 1 clove of garlic 6 sprigs of fresh oregano, stems removed 1 teaspoo...
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If my memory serves me correctly, I’ve never set any New Year's resolutions before… but here I am at the end of January, setting one. Here it ...
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"I owe you a phone call” is what my friends and I say to each other whenever we find ourselves exchanging a flurry of emails and text messages w...
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Yesterday, my daughter turned one. We met for coffee with a friend and Neko had her first kids meal (scrambled eggs with a side of fruit and toast...
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There is no perfect time for perfect, it seems. In our modern age, we're all trying to tackle that elusive concept: perfect timing. We want to qui...
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When my parents and I moved to America, I quickly started calling everyone I ever spoke with in class my 'friends.' My parents were perplexed. "Th...