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Chef Recipes

April Fool In the Kitchen

April 1, 2009

Ask any of my friends and they’ll tell you I can’t lie. At least, I don’t have the skill to lie and get away with it. If there’s a practical joke being played on someone, I want…

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A Beet Recipe for My Mother

March 28, 2009

I became mortal last week. One phone call and one letter took away that lingering innocence of youth and reminded me that no one, not even myself, can live forever. Here, in the center of my being,…

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Zuni Café Whole Chicken and Bread Salad Recipe

March 21, 2009

Perfect Sunday Supper–Best Whole Roasted Chicken recipe

Great restaurants are beguiling, addictive places that create dishes so captivating that guests are rendered awestruck and wanting more. Great chefs—people like Keller, Achatz, Goin, Adria, Batali, Waters–can turn ordinary…

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Dinner with Infinite Fress

March 13, 2009

In my rule book, the sign of a great dinner party is a sink full of dirty plates and a table covered in empty wine glasses. Our dinner last night with Marisa and Steve, the lovely couple…

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Eggs al Forno Revisited

January 29, 2009

Open most refrigerators in America and you’re likely to find an egg.

As food groups go, the egg is one of our most versatile ingredients. Prepare it simply, dress it up with common or elegant ingredients, manipulate it with good…

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Meyer Lemon Trifle: a Bittersweet Recipe

January 18, 2009

“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” –proverb

“When life gives you Meyer lemons, make as many things as possible.” –Food Woolf

After eating a mouth-puckering Meyer lemon trifle at Suzanne Goin and (her husband) David Lentz’s…

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Butternut Squash Gratin, 2009 Revisited

January 7, 2009

If a face can launch a thousand ships, what power could a butternut squash have? Turns out one baked butternut squash from Tuscany topped with melted sheep’s milk cheese had the power to change my life.

Flash back to…

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Prosciutto Wrapped Scallops: A Recipe from Alice Waters

July 21, 2008

After some seven months of posting recipes and food reviews, I was pleasantly surprised to receive a culinary request from my filmmaker-friend, Jesse:

I have a question to ask you: I’ve started hosting these little soirees at my house…

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Stone Fruit Cobbler

June 11, 2008

With summer already on its way, it’s time for a bevy of backyard barbeque’s and dinner parties. The minute I read the June Gourmet I thought I found the perfect party-time dessert. Unfortunately, Gourmet’s original recipe for a stone…

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