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Leite’s Loves…Leaf Lard

Leite’s Loves…Leaf Lard

Oct 26, 2010 8 Comments by  
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Flying Pigs Farm’s leaf lard is just one of the farm’s superb pork products made from free-roaming and foraging heritage pigs.

Rainbow Swiss Chard

Rainbow Swiss Chard

Oct 22, 2010 Leave a Comment by  
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Wooed by rainbow chard, the vegetable world’s most dandy member, our greenmarket girl, Renee, shares suggestions for cool-weather cooking.

In One Cook’s Hands

In One Cook’s Hands

Oct 17, 2010 4 Comments by  
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After eschewing dishes from her native Puerto Rico while living in NYC, Andrea Moya Munoz returned home to be taught by her family’s beloved cook.

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake: Novel Excerpt

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake: Novel Excerpt

Oct 14, 2010 10 Comments by  
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On the cusp of her ninth birthday, Rose Edelstein bites into her mother’s homemade lemon-chocolate cake and discovers a magical ability: she can taste her mother’s hidden emotions lurking in the layers.

Surreal Meals: An Interview with Aimee Bender

Surreal Meals: An Interview with Aimee Bender

Oct 14, 2010 8 Comments by  
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Author Aimee Bender talks with LC’s managing editor, Allison Parker, about her strangely sweet novel, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake.

Love Food

Love Food

Oct 04, 2010 75 Comments by  
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Love Food, those dishes you cook for the one you love, are potent. And as David found out, after 17 years with The One, they carry a lot of memories.

Most Popular Recipes of the Season

Most Popular Recipes of the Season

Sep 23, 2010 5 Comments by  
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The best recipes of the past few months are, not surprising, dessert recipes. Our readers love cakes, pies, cupcakes, cookies, oh, and shrimp and grits.

Burrata di Andria Cheese

Burrata di Andria Cheese

Sep 22, 2010 5 Comments by  
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All hail the queen! Of Italian cheese, that is: Burrata di Andria. A kind of cream-filled mozzarella, it rules a plate like no other cheese. Gary Allen explains.

Singing Grocery List

Singing Grocery List

Sep 21, 2010 36 Comments by  
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Singing your grocery list may sound odd, but as David found out, paper lists get lost but a musical ditty lives forever and ever and ever.

Putting Food By

Putting Food By

Sep 15, 2010 9 Comments by  
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Canning and preserving foods have a long esteemed history in America. These tips, inspired by those campy mid-20th century home ec books, are gems.

Leite’s Loves…Quotes Measuring Spoons

Leite’s Loves…Quotes Measuring Spoons

Sep 13, 2010 10 Comments by  
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Corny? We say not. These heart-shaped measuring spoons, each engraved with a sentiment (“a heap of happiness”), bring a smile to the cook and whimsy to a recipe.

Late-Season Corn

Late-Season Corn

Sep 09, 2010 8 Comments by  
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Late-season corn, that last vestige of summer, can be, shall we say, starchy. Renee, our ever-intrepid Greenmarket Girl, offers up ways to coax the sweetness out of every kernel.

The History of Chicken Fingers

The History of Chicken Fingers

Sep 07, 2010 10 Comments by  
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Chicken fingers—that favorite meal of kids—have an interesting history, filled with thrift and greed. Who knew a kids’ snack could be so profitable?

Confessions of a Hired Belly

Confessions of a Hired Belly

Sep 06, 2010 10 Comments by  
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Food writing isn’t as glamorous as it seems. Eating—oftentimes bad—meals is part of the job, as David explains. A cautionary tale for new food writers.

Lobster Rolls: Mayonnaise or Butter?

Lobster Rolls: Mayonnaise or Butter?

Sep 01, 2010 86 Comments by  
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When making lobster rolls, do you opt for mayonnaise or butter? Our fearless food contrarians, David and Renee, battle it out. Which dressing will reign supreme?

Leite’s Loves…Grill Daddy Pro Grill Brush

Leite’s Loves…Grill Daddy Pro Grill Brush

Aug 30, 2010 Leave a Comment by  
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The Grill Daddy Pro Grill Brush uses water to steam off baked-on food while two heavy-duty steel brushes make short work of grill grate clean up. David Approved.

Saints, Cakes, and Redemption

Saints, Cakes, and Redemption

Aug 25, 2010 65 Comments by  
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Allison, our managing editor, discovers the blessings of making a phanouropita, a traditional Greek cake said to help the baker find missing things when it’s given away.

Salmon Grilling 101

Salmon Grilling 101

Aug 23, 2010 10 Comments by  
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In this video, Jamie Purviance, the envy of all who grill, teaches David that grilling salmon isn’t that hard. It just takes high heat and some patience. Salmon lovers rejoice.

The Butcher and the Vegetarian

The Butcher and the Vegetarian

Aug 18, 2010 4 Comments by  
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After vegetarian Tara Austen Weaver is told by her doctor to eat meat for health reasons, she embarks on a year-long adventure with butchers, cowboys, and ranchers.

Rotisserie Chicken 101

Rotisserie Chicken 101

Aug 17, 2010 28 Comments by  
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Rotisserie chicken is on the menu in this video, when grillmeister Jamie Purviance teaches David to harness his inner griller and get is spin on.