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According to the Food Lover’s Companion a chowder is a “thick chunky seafood soup, of which clam chowder is the most well known.The name comes from the French chaudièr a cauldron n which fisherman made their stews fresh from the sea… The term is also used to describe any thick, rich soup containing chunks of […]

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  Who doesn’t want to shop like a chef? Have you ever seen a chef shopping?  If you do, follow them around and watch what they buy.  What chefs and professional cooks prepare at home isn’t the sort of fare you get a restaurants.  Most professionals make simple, well prepared food. They use good ingredients, […]

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 I don’t know Ina Garten personally, though I did go to see her earlier this week.  She was appearing at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, and I felt like I couldn’t pass up a chance to see her.   The place was packed, and I was curious about what it was I was going to […]

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I have a lot of barley in my pantry, no doubt the result of poor inventory procedures… So I’m making some more soup.  It has gotten quite cold, quite fast here, and soup will warm my hands and belly.  Like a lot of people, I grew up on Campbell’s soup, occasionally we’d get Progresso, if […]

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