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 What does it look like when duck, duck, goose is a game you play in your kitchen? I remember an ill-fated Christmas dinner when I convinced my mother we should have roast goose.  It seemed so romantic and grand.  I was a sophomore in college, and was bringing my boyfriend home to meet my family. […]

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Water is a pretty amazing ingredient.  it costs almost nothing, and is generally pretty accessible.  In the science world, water is the universal solvent, and it is a key component in almost every living thing.  You probably hardly give it a thought, but you wouldn’t want to cook without it.  In the kitchen we sometimes […]

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  If you could eat anything, I asked her, what would it be?  I have the best kid in the whole world! Don’t you?  Mine loves food, and has always been an intrepid eater, but it’s been a while since I checked in with her to see what she’s really into.  The other night we […]

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When shopping for scallops, the most important question to ask is “Do you have dry scallops?” Next time you buy scallops, ask the fish monger if the they are; if he/she doesn’t know what you are talking about walk away and try not to buy fish from that place again. Anyone who sells dry scallops knows […]

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The media machine still seems think that a woman’s place is in the kitchen preparing  dinner for her husband and children, while they sit and wait to be served. What’s up with this commercial?  Though I find Goya commercials particularly sexist/momist, they are not alone in perpetuating a scenario that has greatly shifted in the […]

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