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black pepper ice cream
I remember the first time I had vanilla ice cream infused with peppercorns. I was in France for the first time, backpacking for nearly four weeks as a prelude to moving to New York to start work for a...
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watermelon, feta and arugula salad
It took two months of summer for it to finally get humid to the point where thinking about turning on a burner on my stove makes me break out in sweat and such moments are truly rare. To add insult to...
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pasta with goat cheese, zucchini and summer squash
I've been a little zucchini obsessed lately. I can't stop buying them and they disappear as soon as they make it in the kitchen. I've sautéed them, I've gone back to my favorite feta and dill stuffed...
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sweet cherry pie
Move over, apple pie, you've got serious competition as far as I'm concerned. I know I once pledged my undying love for you, but that was before cherry pie and I had made acquaintance. I really didn't...
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cacio e pepe
Hello, summer! Finally, you've made your arrival to New York - and boy oh boy, did you let us have it. I mean, could you be any hotter? Scratch that, I'm not about to challenge you - you're already...
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sour cream ice cream
Perhaps, I aught to file this under "how to charm me". Perhaps I should go no further than tell you that should you whisper sweet nothings mentioning such things as sour cream into a Russian's ear,...
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venigret - russian beet salad
Okay, so clearly, I've a bit of a problem sticking with a writing schedule. I've been meaning to post this last week. But, you see, I'm becoming a regular at MGH, which isn't particularly a good...
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roast chicken
There are plenty of stories that I could share with you about roast chicken. My memories of eating it as a child, as an adult, and in-between - are plentiful. But that's really neither here nor there,...
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pomegranate molasses glazed eggplant
I got so excited cooking this, that I almost completely forgot to take the prep pictures. Which should tell you that you should, if you're an eggplant fan, go ahead and make this right away. Consider...
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nectarine golden cake
Given the choice, I would pick a simple, everyday cake without frosting, over the fancy, tiered, frosted creation. I know that sounds practically sacrilegious - to prefer cake without frosting. But I...
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wine-stewed prunes & mascarpone
Meet my new favorite dessert. Come over and say hello. No, really, take a good look at it, take it all in. Wine stewed prunes, folks. Yes, that's right, my new favorite dessert is something that...
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brown butter pound cake
I have been ruined, my friends. Forever. By nothing more than a simple brown butter cake batter. And as I sit here and type this, I can only contemplate one thing - chemistry. What a boring name for...
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something on the back-burner
Last Monday, much to everyone's surprise, Conde Nast announced that it was shutting down Gourmet magazine. I don't really know what to say about this because I have written and rewritten my thoughts...
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sweet potato gnocchi
It is customary, when making something for the first time, to start with the basic building block and build on out from thereon. I, on the other hand, like to raise the stakes a bit. Normally, you'd...
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pumpkin spice cupcakes with maple cream cheese frosting
Consider this a lesson in scale. Something no cookbook will really tell you. You won't see in the notes something like "If multiplying batches, strongly suggesting NOT trying to mix them all in one...
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