Lisa on April 1st, 2011

Making meatballs is fun, especially if you have some good music playing in the background while you’re rolling away.  Meatballs are also easy to customize — just add a different blend of spices — and they can be anything from finger-food appetizers to the main dish.  And if you get tired of rolling the meat [...]

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Lisa on July 28th, 2010

“Corned” meatballs might sound odd, but I’m hearkening back to the original meaning of “corned” here, back when corns referred to any small grains.  Often, those grains were coarse grains of salt used in brines and pickling solutions.  That’s where we get corned beef from — it doesn’t have anything to do with the kind [...]

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Lisa on June 29th, 2009

Although Americans are accustomed to having earth-toned lentils in their lentil soup, a Frenchman may sit down to a meal of lentilles vert aux lardons (Green Lentils with Bacon) while a diner in India may enjoy red lentils in a curry or as dal (think of dal as the subcontinental version of hummus). No matter [...]

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