Every Thanksgiving, I vow that next year I will find a willing friend to host us and our enormous tribe, and every year, I end up gathering family and friends, with assorted waifs and strays, and doing it myself. For a few years, I collapsed at the table, exhausted, barely able to keep my eyes […]
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Sweet and Spicy Korean Fried Chicken Wings
I recently attended a potluck dinner at a family reunion. Four different pans of chicken wings were set upon the banquet table by four different cooks. These sweet and spicy fried wings were the first to go, leaving the others to sit in their sauce. — Robert Landolphi From Quick-Fix Gluten Free by Robert M. […]
Sweet Potato and Ground Turkey Shepherd’s Pie
Dee McCaffrey is an organic chemist, nutritionist and now author of The Science of Skinny Cookbook, filled with recipes for delicious dishes, free of synthetic chemicals. She gives us tasty herb-crusted salmon… smokey tomato soup… sugar-free banana bread… the mint chocolate bliss smoothie… No deprivation diet here… and Dee’s gone from obese to slender and stayed […]
Venetian Chicken Casserole with Porcini Mushrooms and Fontina
Betty Rosbottom is masterful in the casserole department, elevating this one-pot dish to something worthy of any company you’re serving. Her recipes are both elegant and comforting, not an easy combination to achieve. We especially love Betty’s Venetian Chicken thanks to a blend of dried porcini powder, sherry, curry, prosciutto and Italian fontina cheese.
Faith’s Grilled Indian Veggie Burgers
Our problem with veggie burgers is the lack of powerful flavor and texture, so Chris and I issued ourselves a challenge — to come up with the best-tasting version we could. While Chris made an outstanding burger, we all decided we missed the “chew factor.” That’s where the Indian burger surged ahead. (Crazy because Chris […]
