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The latest issue of Bon Appetit came in the mail on the same day that I happened to buy a bottle of POM (you know, that pomegranate juice that everyone seemed to be talking about and using, um, yesterday — yes, I am a little behind on that trend). So anyway, it just seemed like fate […]

With fat/shrove/Pancake Tuesday, Valentine’s Day and new birthdays looming, you might think that reviewing 101 Christmas recipes is the equivalent of a writing suicide. When I opened the envelope and got a glimpse of jolly gingerbread men and sugar-decorated stars, my first thought was “What on @@@@”””???!!! am I going to do with this?”
OK, stay calm, start with 101 (that is less scary […]

This month’s OFM focusses on ‘eco foodies’ and, as a result, tends to be very light on the recipe front. Disappointing.
Which doesn’t mean there are no recipes … Nigel Slater looks at greens and offers dishes including bean and black cabbage soup, a very tasty looking chicken broth with kale and pork balls and savoy […]

As a personal chef and mom of three kids, I am always on the lookout for make-ahead recipes that can be reheated and still taste like I just took the dish out of the oven.  My go-to sources for recipes and research is the America’s Test Kitchen and Cook’s Illustrated.  I picked up a copy of  The Best […]

Barilla pasta has put together a free downloadable cookbook, Celebrity Italian Table, that is yours for the taking.  Filled with recipes from some of your favorite chefs and celebrities, including renowned chef Mario Batali, entertaining expert David Tutera, American Idol contestant Chris Daughtry, Debra Messing, Natalie Portman, Marisa Tomei, and Stanley Tucci, you’re sure to find something to […]

In addition to my amazing stand mixer, Tim also renewed my subscription to Everyday for 2008. I just heart Rachael Ray. I got my first issue of the year recently; here’s what you can expect out for February:

A review of different kinds of oatmeal. It’s cold outside, and you need some food that sticks to your ribs.
A […]

Unfortunately, being the son of Camilla Parker Bowles (she who famously took up with, and later wed, Prince Charles), Tom Parker Bowles’ career has been somewhat overshadowed in favor of more typical tabloid fodder.  He was all over the press a few years back when there was word of a rumored cocaine addiction, but news of […]

Author Michael Pollan did a full two years of research in writing his latest book, In Defense of Health.  Throughout the nutrition and health tome, he offers this bottom line, “Eat food.  Not too much.  Mostly plants.”  Sounds simple enough.
In a recent issue of People magazine, he gave a few of his specific tips:
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