If you’re thinking of a weekend getaway and you’re anywhere near Rockland, Maine, our pal Bill Curry of Farmington, Connecticut says you’ll find the best food ever at Café Miranda. Apparently, Bill haunts the place, not far from his little seaside cottage. “Honest to god this is the best food of my life,” he told […]
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Thanksgiving Special: Twice-Baked Coconut-Pecan Sweet Potatoes
Especially at the holidays, we want side dishes to taste terrific and not stress us with a million complicated maneuvers. The added bonus of these recipes is that they will also work for any meal this Fall and Winter. (Food Schmooze® listener Danielle Padula, is a home cook, food writer and staffer in the test […]
Thanksgiving Special: Crispy Lemon Broccoli with Shaved Parmesean
Especially at the holidays, we want side dishes to taste terrific and not stress us with a million complicated maneuvers. The added bonus of these recipes is that they will also work for any meal this Fall and Winter. (Food Schmooze® listener Danielle Padula, is a home cook, food writer and staffer in the test […]
Fantastic Hot Chocolate from New Hampshire
“Well, pretty much we just shave the chocolate bars into the bag,” the counter server told me as I stood in the New York City branch of L.A. Burdick on East 20th Street in the Flatiron District. What could I do? I burst out laughing…it was such a short and charming thing to say. My […]
New Nitrate-Free Boneless Ham for the Holidays
Since we last featured Monte’s amazing ham on our show, Monte Matthews has started offering a smaller sized ham; it is 3 to 4 pounds and boneless. Monte just wrote us to say, “Our hams are made without nitrates or nitrites, and they are cured with brown sugar and pure hickory smoke. Our hogs are […]
Ina Garten: Make the Whole Turkey Ahead of Time
Seriously? You can actually roast an entire turkey ahead of time and serve it hot at the table? Yes, says Ina, and she now does it often, including on Thanksgiving. Here’s the thing… it’s not only Ina’s taste in flavor combinations and technique that always win us over—it’s her knockout ideas. And they are as dazzling […]
