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ON FOOD: 2010 events are just the ticket to give your favorite foodie
Looking for a unique gift for foodies on your gift list? How about tickets for some of the fabulous food and wine events that will be coming next year? Here are a few ideas. Beaver Creek Master Chef Classic presented by Bon Appetit, Jan. 28-30This event includes the MasterChef Challenge (an Iron Chef-style contest), grand…
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THE WINE GUY: Book suggestions for the wine lovers on your list
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Americans love to drink — alcoholic beverages that is. But we have deeply conflicted attitudes about alcohol.This love/hate relationship is at the core of “The Prohibition Hangover: Alcohol in America from Demon Rum to Cult…
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THE WINE GUY: Book suggestions for the wine lovers on your list
Americans love to drink — alcoholic beverages that is. But we have deeply conflicted attitudes about alcohol.This love/hate relationship is at the core of “The Prohibition Hangover: Alcohol in America from Demon Rum to Cult Cabernet” by Garrett Peck (Rutgers University Press, $27).Peck explores the contradictory history of alcohol in America — from the temperance…
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ON THE SIDE: Food briefs
It’s the thought that countsToday is set aside for National Tie One On Day, created by EllynAnne Geisel, author of “The Apron Book: Making, Wearing, and Sharing a Bit of Cloth and Comfort”; “Apronisms: Pocket Wisdom for Every Day”; and “The Kitchen Linens Book: Using, Sharing and Cherishing the Fabrics of Our Daily Lives.”The idea…
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ON FOOD: Specialty items make good gifts
With Thanksgiving tomorrow and Christmas right around the corner, today I give you some go-to foods to make entertaining easier. Some of these could stand in for gifts, too.First up: Alouette cheese.This is an amazing line of cheeses. There’s an array of spreadable cheeses, crumbles, logs and bries. The spreads can be used as they…
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RECIPES: Put a new twist on your Thanksgiving favorites
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save No other meal is as traditional as the Thanksgiving feast.If the host or hostess doesn’t serve the family’s favorite green bean casserole, Aunt Betty’s sweet potato casserole or grandma’s five-cup salad, there could be some…
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RECIPES: Put a new twist on your Thanksgiving favorites
No other meal is as traditional as the Thanksgiving feast.If the host or hostess doesn’t serve the family’s favorite green bean casserole, Aunt Betty’s sweet potato casserole or grandma’s five-cup salad, there could be some holiday discontent.Many cooks wouldn’t dare stray far from the usual fare, but what if you wanted to try something a…
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Store-bought pie crust taste test
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Members of the Washington Post Food staff and a few other committed colleagues tasted store-bought frozen pie shells and roll-out refrigerated doughs to see whether any brands are worth using in a pinch.The short answer:…
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Prudhomme still works magic on greens
This recipe first appeared in New Orleans chef Paul Prudhomme’s “Pure Magic” cookbook in 1995. It’s a hearty vegetarian favorite, chock-full of three types of greens bathed in broth, that serves 8 (but could easily stretch to 12).Prudhomme, who opened K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen in 1979 in the historic French Quarter, says this is not a…
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ON THE SIDE: Food briefs
Home sweet homeFour culinary teams put out their best building gingerbread houses during the Gingerbread & Jazz gala that benefits the Child Nursery Centers Nov. 14. Here are the winners:First place: The Three Bears by Little London Cake ShoppeSecond place: Nutcracker Suite by Paragon Culinary Art SchoolThird place: Winter Wedding by First Presbyterian ChurchFourth place:…