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Kid-Friendly Mother's Day Brunch

as a mother of 2, let me say that my husband and 2 kids making breakfast for me is my idea of a nightmare. i love cooking with my kids when i know i have time to set everything up and let them go at it, then clean up. mother's day morning is not that time. and no, most fathers are not all that much better at cleaning up. dads - if you don't want to brave brunch on mothers day (and i don't blame you - it's crazy), my advice is to buy the best breakfast stuff you can get - my idea of heaven is whitefish salad and chopped liver from Russ & Daughters in NYC, served in my back yard with losts of good strong coffee.

freddy at 12:41PM on 05/09/08

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gefilte from Russ and Daughters. Chopped liver from Russ and Daughters or Zabars

freddy at 7:23PM on 03/17/08

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Cook the Book: 'Panini Express'

sliced meatballs, sauce, mozzarella and grated parm

freddy at 9:38PM on 03/03/08

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Cook the Book: 'Roast Chicken and Other Stories'

when my daughter was 3, she was eating chicken for dinner and asked me "What's the difference between food chicken and animal chicken?" I paused and said "they're the same thing." Fortunately, the carnivore genes were strong and she's still a happy meat eater

freddy at 7:08PM on 02/25/08

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Sack Lunch: Homemade Pita Bread with Goat Cheese and Peppers

this is one of my favorite cookbooks ever. i'm not a vegetarian, but probably eat vegetarian by accident most days of the week. I've made the pita recipe - I have gotten them to puff but you do need to roll them out quite thin and it's importantly to have them an even thickness once they are rolled. Also, you stone needs to be screaming hot - preheat it for a half and hour or more.

freddy at 2:53PM on 02/18/08

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Weekend Book Giveaway: 'Secret Ingredients, the New Yorker Book of Food and Drink'

Laurie Colwin - her column in Gourmet was the first thing I turned to every month.

freddy at 12:27PM on 02/17/08

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my husband and I are not big football fans, so we use the Super Bowl and an excuse to get an easy reservation at places we've been wanting to go. This year we are going to Bar Boulud on SUper Bowl Sunday, so I guess my Super Bowl snack will be pate.

freddy at 5:55PM on 01/29/08

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Sunday Reading

Regarding eggs... I try to buy brown eggs. Maybe I am misinformed, but I think white eggs all come from the same breed of chicken. Since most eggs sold in the store are white, I choose brown eggs as a biodiversity issue - brown eggs come from a different breed. If the white egg-producing leghorn breed were ever stricken with a virus, etc, we would need those brown egg girls!

freddy at 1:03PM on 01/27/08

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Cook the Book: Stir-Fried Shrimp with Lo Mein and Ginger-Sesame Vinaigrette

the CIA books are alway well done - the recipes all work and seem thoroughly tested. They are not gorgeous or very flashy, but good and informative.

freddy at 6:50PM on 01/15/08

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How Do We Save Starbucks?

I think this may be one example where the little guys are damaging the big guys - Starbucks showed us that people will pay a lot of money for a cup of coffee and a scone. I live in Brooklyn - we have tons of Starbucks, but more often than not I take my lap top to one of the non-chain coffee places. They have taken the Starbucks concept, but personalized it in various ways - the food is better and the wi fi is always free! Plus, the decor is generally better. Starbucks hasn't changed the look of its stores since I started going there 15 years ago. The look is outdated and makes me feel all 90's again and not in a good way.

freddy at 11:27AM on 01/14/08

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roboppy at 2:29PM on 03/24/08

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Gefilte fish

garrettsambo at 11:14AM on 03/24/08

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Latkes

cpom01 at 10:47AM on 03/24/08

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Challah bread!!!

atreau at 9:55AM on 03/24/08

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Kugel. I love kugel. All different variations of kugel.

lotswife at 9:23AM on 03/24/08

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blintzes & sour cream

zipporahs at 9:19AM on 03/24/08

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Latkes are my fave!

pinkyga at 8:46AM on 03/24/08

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I love latkes. Thanks for this opportunity.

elsmarlouamrman at 8:43AM on 03/24/08

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I've never had a favorite and therefore would love to develop one. I dont think I've ever had any Jewish food.

wolff33166 at 8:39AM on 03/24/08

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I years for my Grandmothers Noodle Kugel. All warm and sheesy with raisong throughout. A wonderful cuttable texture. A true food for the soul. Brings back memories of our holidays together.

kjrivas at 8:27AM on 03/24/08