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December 23, 2009

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December 16, 2009

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December 2, 2009

For a fast entrée option, stir the tapenade into hot cooked pasta. ...more

November 5, 2009

A Chilean Style Hot Dog. ...more

October 28, 2009

Meals in 90 seconds. ...more

July 24, 2009

Recent appearances on top cooking shows have created newfound fame for this otherwise frightful ingredient. ...more

March 26, 2009

A St. Patrick's Day Dish that's hearty and delicious. ...more

March 13, 2009

I love to cook. If my brothers were to remember our childhood, my current cooking skill might come as a shock to them. During my mom's last two pregnancies, I was often asked to cook, as she never felt very well when in the "family way." It seems two of my younger brothers asked Mother, "Can't you teach Rosie how to cook something besides hamburgers and chocolate chip cookies?" At the age of 12, I hadn't yet learned that variety is the spice of life, and that it works well in cooking, too. There were no peas, no carrots, and no salad in my meals - just meat and cookies. At my brothers' request, Mom taught me how to prepare pork chops. I then served pork chops and chocolate chip cookies at every opportunity. I still love pork chops Mom's way - thin, bone-in, floured with garlic and onion powders added, and fried. However, I only eat them occasionally now, instead of at every meal as I wanted to then. ...more

January 21, 2009

Ale or lager? ...more

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