Sauced In New York Sometimes the food is in the sauce, sometimes we are
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THE END OF THE MAYAN CALENDAR
Do you buy it? Do you believe the Mayans predicted the end of the world as we know it? Do you know that most high school-aged children are using the Mayan calendar as a way to hedge their bets on homework assignments? “If we’re still here on December 22, I’ll get my annotated bibliography done.” I wonder how many mortgage ... Read More » -
UNNOTICED RITES OF PASSAGE
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ENCHANTED AND ENCHANTING…
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IS THERE SUCH A THING AS TOO MUCH CUMIN?
My husband would say “Yes!” I would have to disagree. When a recipe calls for 1 teaspoon of cumin, I use two. Okay, I lied. I use a tablespoon, and then add a bit more for good measure. Cilantro falls into this same category for me, as well as figuring into most of the same dishes that call for cumin. ... Read More » -
CHURCHILL’S… MUCH MORE THAN A STODGY PORT WINE
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GIMBALED FUNICULARS AND BIVALVE PLAYERS
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KEEPING YOUR COOL
Although I was born in British Columbia, Canada I would say that I grew up in the heat of Delaware summers, where the temperatures routinely spiked upwards of 90 and the humidity ensured that everything was soft and limpid by 11 a.m. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird (do not even get me started on Go Set A ... Read More » -
STICKY FUN
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PAELLA AND THE ART OF GIVING BACK
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THE 12 WINES OF CHRISTMAS
As the holiday week nears, we prepare in our home to celebrate Christmas en masse, as only can be accomplished when the Cichello clan gathers. Seven kids in ten years, all now with life partners, thirteen grandchildren, four dogs, and a bun in the oven. We are massive numbers, and now that so many of the grandchildren are grown adults, we ... Read More » -
PEPE LE PEW
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THE GIRL IS CRAFTY
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WILD IRELAND
Most guidebooks will give you a few sentences about County Mayo in northwestern Ireland. They call it inaccessible, and recommend skipping it, preferring other, more touristed areas. Thankfully, our Granny O’Toole lobbied furiously the entire time we knew her. County Mayo is one step from heaven. Granny was right. Granny was born and raised in Ballindine, Co. Mayo. It was ... Read More » -
JUST DESSERTS
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WASTE NOT, WANT NOT
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THE FUTURE OF DINING?
I went out to eat a restaurant the other night where all ordering was done through an iPad. Now, I’m not a food writer or a restaurant critic, so I’m not going to write about what we ate or drank. Rather, the point of this post is the use of technology in restaurants. And as prior to this dining experience ... Read More » -
HERE COMES THE BRIDE
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MOMENTS IN TIME AND THE MUSIC THAT GOES WITH THEM…
