[Photograph: Caroline Russock] Summer might be the height of pickling and preserving season, but a recent trip to the market left me with plenty of fruits and vegetables that were just waiting to be put up. The inspiration for...
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Until recently, I thought there was only one type of chow chow—the furry breed of Mongolian dog that Martha Stewart adores. As it turns out, there's another breed of chow-chow, differentiated by a mere hyphen. This one is a pickled...
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This past Sunday morning seemed as good a time as any to venture into the pages of Canal House Cooking and come up with a brunch or lunch-worthy dish. My crisper was brimming with bunches of gorgeous red chard from...
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The photo spread that accompanies the how-to on preserving lemons in "Canal House Cooking, Volume 1." While perusing the pages of Canal House Cooking, I found myself at a bit of a loss. You see, every week I look...
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Photograph from iLoveButter on Flickr In the late summer when I was growing up, brown paper bags filled with zucchini used to magically appear on our front stoop. Backyard gardeners in my neighborhood would have such a large crop...
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The smell of slowly cooked onions can be truly intoxicating. There's a magic moment when the onions start caramelizing and releasing their sugars and your kitchen smells like the most inviting place in the world. This recipe for Stewed Onions...
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The following recipe is from the May 20 edition of our weekly recipe newsletter. To receive this newsletter in your inbox, sign up here! Photograph by Brian Yarvin I think that zucchini flowers are one of the most beautiful things...
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Photograph by Jennifer Maiser Marinated artichokes are wonderful to have on hand. They are a simple antipasto straight out of the jar. Chopped and sautéed with some garlic and olive oil, they can become a quick pasta sauce. And...
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I love a good tuna sandwich, and I make them at home all of the time. I always buy the fanciest imported Italian tuna packed in olive oil, usually the one that comes in the best looking can. Some mayo,...
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Bacon, delicious, crisp, fatty, chewy bacon. Aside from a handful of vegetarians, I have never encountered someone who didn't like bacon. It seems like no matter what time of day it is, there's always a way to incorporate bacon...
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