Lisa on November 23rd, 2011

I don’t have many fancy gadgets in the kitchen — sous-vide cooking and flavored foams just seem like too much work to me — but I consider my ice cream maker to be an indispensable culinary aid. Ditto for my blender. If you have those two kitchen helpers, making ice cream becomes ridiculously easy. Not [...]

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Lisa on November 30th, 2009

Let’s face it — most of us like what’s in the package better than the wrapping itself.  (At least, when it comes to gift-giving and turkey-eating.)  I say, why not just give in to the urge and go for the stuffing?  It’s what most of us really want.  Besides, you probably ate all of the [...]

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Lisa on November 25th, 2009

Who says pumpkin is only for pies?  It’s a squash, after all, and we use every other kind of squash — acorn, butternut, spaghetti — in savory dishes.  It’s a shame that zucchinis are the only squashes that have managed to make the jump from savory (in countless Mediterranean dishes) to sweet (quickbreads and fritters).  [...]

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