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Drumroll Please…{A Domenica Cooks Recipe Kit}

March 7, 2012

Photo by Postmark Chef UPDATE: The winner of the Postmark Chef recipe kit is…WENDY from Healthier Kitchen. Congratulations Wendy! * * * * * * I’ve never yearned to see my name in lights. Yet, I still remember the first byline I ever had as a newspaper reporter (it was atop a short article about [...]

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Cavolo Verza {Savoy Cabbage}

November 28, 2011

That beautiful specimen you see in the photo is a head of Savoy cabbage. Italian cooks do wonderful things with this cabbage, which they refer to as cavolo verza. (The name Savoy refers to the historical region in northern Italy in which the cabbage thrives, and also to the House of Savoy, which ruled newly unified [...]

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The Family Dish: Bulgur-Lentil Soup with Minted Olive Butter

September 19, 2011

Some in our family (my daughter and I) like soup more than others (my husband and son). Does this mean that I refrain from making soup for dinner? No way. It just means that I look for soup recipes that are likely to appeal to all, or at least most of us. In general, vegetable [...]

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A Trip to Hawaii and A “Re-Entry” Family Dish

August 15, 2011

Coming back from vacation is tough. No matter how good it feels to be home, it also feels kind of bad. One day you’re lolling on the beach, or body surfing off the coast of Oahu, or enjoying a coconut cocktail at the famously pink Royal Hawaiian Hotel. The next day you’re wading not through [...]

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The Family Dish: Fabio Trabocchi’s Flatbread

July 13, 2011

There are probably as many takes on flatbread as there are cuisines in the world. I can think of at least a dozen in Italy alone, from that most famous of famous renditions, pizza, which originated in Naples, to the crisp, paper-thin cracker bread known as carta da musica (“music paper”) from Sardinia. In Le [...]

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The Family Dish: Tofu, Edamame, and Shiitake Frittata with Dipping Sauce

May 23, 2011

Incredibly, my copy of Madhur Jaffrey’s book World-of-the-East Vegetarian Cooking turned 30 this year. It was one of the first cookbooks I ever bought—before my cookbook-buying habit turned into a full-blown obsession, and long before I ever imagined I would use it to cook for my children. In some ways, the book is showing its [...]

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Peas…with a little news tossed in

May 20, 2011

When my kids were little, I used to make them shell the peas I brought home from the farmers’ market. This accomplished several things: It kept their little hands busy, and it freed mine for other tasks. Also, it made them participants in the preparation of dinner, which I liked. My son, the oldest, used [...]

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The Family Dish: Turkey Breast and Vegetable Pot Pie in a Biscuit Crust

May 16, 2011

If I say the word ‘turkey’ I won’t blame you for thinking of Thanksgiving, even though it is mid-May. We are so used to associating this bird with that holiday that most of us forget about it for the rest of the year. This used to be the case at our house, unless you count [...]

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The Family Dish: Taco Pizza

May 9, 2011

I can claim no credit for this inspired idea. That honor belongs to my (soon-to-be) 13-year-old, Adriana, who dreamed it up with a little goading help from her older brother, Nick. In fact, until I took a bite, I was more than a little skeptical. I am something of a pizza traditionalist. Do not put [...]

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Christmas Eve Calamari on Leite’s Culinaria

December 21, 2010

(photo by William Meppem for Chronicle Books) What does Christmas smell like to you? Maybe it’s the sharp, resinous scent of freshly cut pine trees or the warm, enveloping fragrance of cinnamon and nuts in freshly baked cookies. But to me, Christmas smells like squid…Read more about my favorite Christmas Eve dish on Leite’s Culinaria.

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