I love dumplings. When I was growing up, Korean mandoo were my favorite. I loved them every which way – steamed, boiled, deep-fried, pan-fried and in soup. (If you live in the New…
Course: Hors d'oeuvres
I’ve finally worked up the courage to make Vietnamese spring rolls. I wish I hadn’t waited so long to try it, but I guess I was intimidated by handling the thin rice…
Spring has finally arrived! Yesterday, we found a few flowers in bloom in our yard. Restaurants are beginning to transition from their winter menus to fresh spring offerings. Food magazines and…
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I have an obsession with parmesan cheese and today’s obsession involved a crispy baked version. My husband and I love fondue and our favorite part is at the end when we…
I haven’t had much of a sweet tooth lately and prefer savory cheesy snacks over cookies or chocolate. This afternoon, I was craving Ina Garten’s Parmesan & Thyme Crackers – a recipe I first tried…
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Sometime in 2005, my husband read a New York Times review of The Silver Spoon – an Italian cookbook which was due to make its debut in the English language that October. Il Cucchiaio d’Argento was originally published…
I was poking around Smitten Kitchen’s website and found a recipe for Feta Salsa, a coveted “dip” found at Whole Foods Market. I could have purchased a container from Whole Foods,…
If I didn’t know any better, I would keep buying prepackaged containers of hummus at the supermarket and think that hummus was supposed to taste that way. There are two reasons why I…