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When it comes to celebrity chefs, air travel is no stranger to them.  Between flying off to their multiple restaurants, or making press appearances to support their latest cookbook or television show, they are racking up frequent flyer miles like nobody’s business.  And, unfortunately, dealing with airport or airplane food is part of the package.
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Every time I’m making a recipe, I try to take shortcuts and simplify it wherever I can.  Truth be told, as much as I love cooking and baking, I also love spending time doing other things, and if I can cut a corner and spend more time with my family, then I’m all for it.  […]

Did you know that the Queen of Semi-Homemade has a new magazine out?  She does.  Truth be told, I’m not the hugest Sandra Lee fan (she relies a little too much on processed items for my taste), but she does have her place.  If her 70% store-bought, 30% homemade approach gets more people in the […]

Nathalie Dupree is a popular Southern cookbook author and is no stranger to entertaining.  In a recent issue of Better Homes and Gardens magazine, she shared some of her favorite go-to pantry staples:
Green Tomatoes
Rockland Plantation Green Tomato Chutney is wonderful served with turkey.  Or pour it over cream cheese for a Southern-style appetizer.  $4.49 for […]

Even though Valentine’s Day is now just a memory, you don’t need a Hallmark holiday to get romantic with your loved one.  And lest you be lost when it comes to food and wooing your significant other, fear not.  Celebrity Chef Rocco DiSpirito, in a recent issue of OK! magazine of all places, is offering […]

Years ago, when my husband and I were in Orlando for a vacation, we ate at Gloria Estefan’s restaurant, Bongos.  Because my husband is Cuban, any chance to visit a Cuban restaurant is an opportunity I don’t want to miss.  The food was delicious, the atmosphere electric and the memory solid now some 10+ years […]

Fans of Mark Bittman will be happy to know that he has a new book hot off the presses.  Food Matters, A Guide to Conscious Eating, delves into the topic of eating less meat and less animal products, but more whole grains and vegetables.  You can read all about his reasoning, and follow along as […]

Ever since I first saw Debi Mazar in the movie GoodFellas and later NYPD Blue and countless other features many years ago, I became a fan.  An actress with a quirky sort of personality, I was drawn to her because she is real and far from the traditional Hollywood mold.  A welcome respite in the […]

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