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Writing Assignment: Home Cooking

01.20.2012 Food and Cooking

Food. Wonderful meals. Awful meals. Memorable meals stick with us, long after digestion or indigestion have passed. Food has a particular hold on memory. And food from your childhood has a particularly strong hold. Try this the next time you’re in a group of strangers: ask about the food they grew up with. You’re likely [...]

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Sweet Potato Pie

12.07.2011 Food and Cooking

Today’s recipe is a guest post contribution from Mari Baskin.   A few years ago I inherited our family Thanksgiving dinner preparations. My family has never been a big fan of pumpkin or sweet potatoes, but I was intrigued by whether I could create an affinity for either one. Pie making was hands down the [...]

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Preparing The Feast

11.23.2011 Family

Today, the day before Thanksgiving, we start (or in some cases, continue) the preparation for our Thanksgiving feast. The girls will be coming home from college and we’ll cook, clean, and eat together. It’s in this preparation, the care and love that goes into everything that leads up to the feast, where the real joy [...]

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Flourless Chocolate Torte

05.11.2011 Food and Cooking

Ingredients 8 large eggs, cold 1 lb. bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped (Don’t skimp here. I like Ghirardelli’s for this. Better quality chocolate will make a big difference.) ½ lb. (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch chunks. Butter, not margarine. ¼ cup brewed coffee - strong Confectioner’s sugar for decoration Directions Adjust oven [...]

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Beefy Tortilla Soup

02.17.2011 Food and Cooking

This soup is made with the leftovers from my recipe for La Nueva Ropa Vieja. I’m a big fan of serially constructed meals - no real leftovers! Ingredients 5 cups left over La Nueva Ropa Vieja 2 cups water 1 can diced tomatoes  - 14 1/2 oz 1 can black beans w/juices 1 1/2 cups [...]

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