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The October 2007 issue of Every Day with Rachael Ray looks like a good one! I have to say October is my favorite month (doesn’t everyone have a favorite month?) since it means I can finally start using the oven and stove regularly again instead of grilling everything. Those of you who also live through […]

Have you heard of Outstanding in the Field?  A very cool concept I stumbled on a few years ago, it is the brainchild of chef Jim Denevan.  The idea is really quite simple, with a focus on taking everyone back to the roots, literally.  Traveling around the country, Jim and his crew set up a […]

OK - here is the warning right up front. Those of you who turn your noses up at convenience foods, boxed mixes, full of preservatives and sugar packaged snack foods, etc. I am giving you the warning to skip this post all together. What you are about to see will most likely make you want […]

Sher at What Did You Eat? particpates in Kalyn’s Weekend Herb Blogging with a beautiful Shell Bean Salad from Martha Stewart Living.
Sam at Becks & Posh tried Pear and Caramel Ice Cream from David Lebovitz’s book, The Perfect Scoop.
Brilynn at Jumbo Empandas offers a slight variation on a beef empanadas recipe from the September 2007 issue […]

This month’s AGT features ‘Winter Classics’ which is, depressingly, almost appropriate for those of us in England.
While there are a lot of tempting recipes, not least of all the pan fried mulloway with leek sauce featured on the cover, this month I finally ventured into Perfect Match territory. Food and wine matching tends to be […]

As you see chef after chef make delectable, drool-inducing dishes on tv and in their cookbooks, one has to wonder if their kids eat that well at home … or is there a secret stash of Snickers and Cheetos that are quickly hidden when company comes?  In the August 26th issue of Parade magazine (a supplement in […]

To me, the words “tea time” conjure up images of southern ladies with white gloves and wide brimmed hats, nibbling daintily on crustless sandwiches while milling about a perfectly manicured garden.  A triangle or light bell is sounded to call the ladies to tables that are covered with lacy tablecloths, polished silverware and flower printed […]

Although summer is nearing the end, there are still plenty of picnic-weather days ahead of us, and Bon Appetit magazine is right there to help us out.  In the August issue, they published the Top 10 Editor’s Picks for Picnic Sandwiches and there isn’t a dud in the bunch.
1. Antipasto Salad Sandwiches
2. Best-Ever Egg Salad […]