[Flickr: svanes] After a beautifully written introduction by Ruth Reichl, Gourmet Today starts out, as most good things do, with cocktails. Cocktails are a great way to start a meal and as it turns out, to start a book...
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[Photographs: Michele Humes] Shopping List 3 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs: $4.35 1/4 cup apricot or peach jam (pro-rated): $0.69 6 limes: $2.00 Small knob ginger: $0.28 Pantry items: Garlic, curry powder, soy sauce, peanut butter (optional) Total cost...
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I spent the past week with family in North Carolina eating a lot of barbecue and drinking myself silly on sweet tea. I also had access to a real grill, not just the little hubcap-size one that I currently...
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The first meal in my new place after two weeks of crashing on couches should have been an excuse to go all out and do my gastronomic worst. But I was so tired after the moving process that all...
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Few foods conjure up fond memories of summers past like grilled corn on the cob. Sweet, perfect, and only available for a few summer months, from barbecues to clam bakes, no outdoor cooking event is complete without a few ears...
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Photograph from mapper-montag on Flickr Although I never had a backyard pool as a kid, I spent many a hot summer afternoon in my neighbor's pool practicing somersaults, backflips, and cannonballs. All that swimming certainly worked up an appetite. My...
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If bold, fruit-forward drinks like yesterday's piña colada just aren't your style, you will definitely enjoy today's Cook the Book recipe, excerpted from Margaritas, Mojitos, & More, for Cucumber-Lime Saketinis. Cool, mellow cucumber is an excellent match for sake's subtle,...
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