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First restaurants lowered prices. Now some of them are abolishing them altogether. A few days ago I came across a piece in the London Financial Times about Little Bay, a cafe in London where the owner has started a month-long...
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I just wasted 30 minutes in the Rockefeller Center Hallmark store opening (and slamming shut) singing Valentine's Day cards. When the rack is clearly labeled with the song "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)," is it really...
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Despite the recent peanut-butter salmonella scare, none of Real Simple’s winning peanut butters featured in the March issue have been affected. Each company has issued a notice to assure consumers that its peanut-butter products are not made with peanuts from...
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Use whole-wheat bread crumbs. You can't even taste a difference (as proved by my husband who didn't make a peep and he typically notices the whole-wheat swap). I had some chicken cutlets in the freezer, so yesterday I defrosted them,...
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I just read some sad news. The dapper bearded gentleman who sold carrot peelers from his perch on the northwest corner of the Union Square Farmers’ Market died on Sunday. If you ever heard his spiel, delivered in a booming...
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To me, the Super Bowl is about one thing: great dips. I try to experiment every year and bring a different dip to the annual party a friend hosts. There have been some highlights (spinach-artichoke dip from The Joy of...
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One of my favorite sights at our local farmers' market is the Bacon Hypnosis sign at the Tamarack Hollow Farm stand. Rain or shine it does its job, luring unsuspecting shoppers over to the display of pasture-raised meats. Of course,...
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In the depths of January, summer seems a million years away. Most days I am content to cook according to the season. But sometimes, the longing for the sweet fruits of July and August becomes irresistable. Last week, my friend...
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My second cooking resolution is to stop letting food go to waste. In my fridge I have a bunch of basil that is starting to wilt and a button of goat cheese. So I have 2 ideas for dinner swirling...
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