So, I was talking to my SIL yesterday and she mentioned that she has a prime rib that she wants to make for the Super Bowl. Naturally, I described Kenji's impeccable recipe. To my horror, she said that she bakes...
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We've touched on this on a bunch of threads, but I thought it would be fun to get it all in one place. Mom doesn't have to literally be "mom" but whoever cooked for you when you were growing up,...
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How was your holiday meal, and what did you eat? Here's what awaited me at my MIL's on Xmas eve, after a 40-mi. drive from NJ to Queens which took over 3 hrs. in bumper-to-bumper traffic: Appetizer/Nosh--a small bowl of...
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Snowed in tonight, I've been pondering some deep philosophical issues, like why, over time, I remember the awful things I've eaten much more vividly than the wonderful things. For purposes of discussion, I am limiting this to meals that you...
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We've all had it. It shows up at every family gathering. It's that dish you can't stand the sight or smell of, yet the rest of your family oohs and ah's over it. When I was a kid, it was...
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My inlaws are here and both of their eating habits drive me crazy. From the moment she wakes up to the moment she goes to bed my MIL thinks about her next meal AND talks about it. Today was busy...
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