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Category Archives: Family

  Watching the Mind of a Chef,  in episode #14 of season one, Christina Tosi makes corn cookies, and as soon as I saw this I knew I had to make them! Corn Cookies!!! I wanted to dance around my kitchen, and I hadn’t even made them yet. I like all things corn! I put corn in my […]

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Some days it’s not a croissant I’m craving, but Chinese pastries. When I first moved to Philadelphia I thought I’d never learn my way around the city, so each morning I’d set out on my bike in a new direction. It was a great way to get to know my new city, and really see […]

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  I love tandoori chicken that I get at Indian restaurants, but when I looked up the recipe I was overwhelmed by the number of ingredients I would have to purchase to make it. I looked around at what I have on hand, what spices seemed reminiscent of tandoori chicken, and created my own, very […]

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I admit I am not as plant strong as I could/should/would be if I were a better more resolute person. I certainly eat more vegetables than the average American, but that’s  a pretty low bar to clear. I would like to increase my vegetable consumption, and have mentioned my intentions to do so multiple times, […]

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It seems everywhere I turn people are tolling summer’s death knell, but as long as I can still get fresh corn, peaches and tomatoes, I know there’s still some summer left. Yes, my daughter has gone back to school, and I’m optimistic that by Sunday I’ll be able to turn my AC off for the […]

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