Category: cooking inspiration
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Keep Your (Kitchen) Cool on Hot Summer Nights
On sweltering days, cooking is often the last thing I want to do. Stifling heat not only dampens my appetite, the oven and stove crank up the heat in my home. However, I am exploring a few ways to beat the summer heat: Making the Most of Technology. Many cooking innovations generate less heat than…
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Mediterranean Inspiration
When we visited Spain, I fell in love with the idea of tapas, appetizers or a meal served on small plates. The tapas we had varied by the tour we were on, but they usually consisted of cheese, meat, mini omelets, or nibbles like crisps and olives. At a tiny outdoor restaurant in Cartagena, a…
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Chicken Bolognese
One of my favorite food writers recently sent a newsletter featuring a recipe for pasta Bolognese that caught my attention. Meaty, aromatic sauce Bolognese is a rich, hearty pasta sauce made from ground meat (usually beef, but sometimes pork), tomatoes, onions, carrots, milk and other ingredients and seasonings. As he pointed out, it fills your…
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Hell’s Kitchen Inspiration
Last month, my sister, sister-in-law, a friend and I took a food tour of Hell’s Kitchen in New York City through Manhattan Walking Tour. Despite the drizzly, dismal December day, our tour guide, Jake, met us with a bright smile, ushering us into our first stop, Gyu-Kaku, a Japanese barbecue restaurant. We bustled through the…
La Dolce Vita: Our Heart-Healthy Culinary Journey 