*serves four 1 1/2 large English Cucumber, thinly sliced, preferably using a mandoline 1/4 cup of brown rice vinegar 2 teaspoons of sugar 1 te...
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serves four 1 pound of clams 1 pound of mussels 1 pound of swordfish 1/2 pound of bay scallops juice from 3 limes 1 clove of garlic, minced ...
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Serves four 1 quart of premium vanilla bean ice cream (purchased or homemade) good quality, fruity olive oil 4 tablespoons of salted, toasted...
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Well, it's been an interesting night. But we're not the New York Times or CNN, and while this is certainly an important historic moment for our co...
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Serves four 1 bottle of red wine (cabernet, syrah, or pinot noir) 2 tablespoons of mulling spices* 1/4 cup of sugar 4 slices of orange, cut i...
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Winter fruit hardly excites me. I do love pears, and apples are good only when they are REALLY good, but other than that, I find winter to be the ...
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I’ve come to believe that the best and worst decisions we could make are the ones we don’t make at all. We’ve had a particularly warm win...
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If you would have asked me a week ago what I would be doing this week, I would not have predicted I'd be in my kitchen making marshmallows, rectif...
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Plans change. Sometimes you're prepared, and sometimes you're not. Some people deal well with unexpected changes. They tell themselves to chin up, a...
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I just got back from a whirlwind business trip to New York City, so I'm just getting into the swing of things (this morning was a rough wakeup cal...
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makes two drinks 6 oz of beet-carrot juice (from about 3 beets and 3 carrots) 1 tablespoon of agave syrup 3 tablespoons of freshly-squeezed li...
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*serves four For the chicken: 1.6 pounds of skinless chicken thighs (approximately) 2 tablespoons of honey 10 sprigs of thyme salt and...