March 2010

Oxtail Ragout

Spring is rumored to have arrived here, but I’m not quite sure I believe yet. I, for one, am still reaching for a sweater every morning and still finding that wintertime dishes, such as this Oxtail Ragout, hit the spot at dinner time. I grew to love oxtails while living [...]

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Ginger Snaps for Adults

Cookies addictions happen to the best of us and show no mercy once we’re hooked. Some of us have “Toll House” cravings at odd hours and maintain a special chocolate chip stash in the pantry to be ready for them. Other poor souls must get their annual fix of Thin [...]

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Baked Zucchini Sticks with Pesto Flavors

“Happiness is the longing for repetition,” or so says the author Milan Kundera, who I assume spends little time in the kitchen. I made this odd association, and laughed at myself for it, while making roasted vegetables last week in my same old way. I asked myself: isn’t it time [...]

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Brunswick Stew

Brunswick stew is one of the great, and one of the oldest, comfort food dishes of the American South. That said, if you were to quiz twenty Southerners about its ingredients you might get at least that many answers. The Brunswick, Virginia version uses chicken, rabbit, or squirrel as a [...]

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