peas at a party

Blogger Chris of Mele Cotte is hosting a food blog “event”:  Cooking to Combat Cancer, II.  The event celebrates the seventh anniversary of her own cancer diagnosis, honors two friends with recent diagnoses, and is in memory of her grandmother who was struck down by pancreatic cancer.  All of the recipes will be there—probably tomorrow—for you [...]

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Passover begins today at sundown.  Haroset (also charoset or charoses) is the one symbolic food from the ritual Passover plate that usually becomes part of the meal.  It is a reminder of the mortar used to make bricks when the Jews were slaves in Egypt.  At one time it was ground to more resemble the mortar.
Today there [...]

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There are moments that just cry out for comfort in a pan.  (Such as when there are contractors in your kitchen?)  For those times, this is a house favorite.  By squeezing out a lot of the traditional fat in this dish, it is almost an Anytime Food.
This lighter cousin to lasagna and sister to Baked Ziti [...]

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Of course it is.  April 3 is always National Chocolate Mousse Day.  Why you ask?  I haven’t the slightest idea.  Maybe the best answer is “Why not?”

Here’s a quick, 10-minute mousse to add to your celebrations on this great day.  It won’t leave you with images of the Left Bank or memories of that wonderful [...]

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Here’s Week 8 . . . think lifestyles of the rich and famous . . . that is if you count Mom, which of course I do!

Seared Ahi Tuna with Sesame Crust served on a bed of Ginger Mushrooms & Baby Bok Choy with a side of Wasabi Mashed Potatoes is adapted from a menu shared by [...]

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