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A Warm Bowl of Chili

December 27, 2021
When the weather turns cool, nothing is more satisfying than a nice bowl of chili. And a chili bar certainly makes for stress-free entertaining, accommodating vegan, carnivore and everyone in between! These four chili recipes -- chipotle black bean chili, white bean chicken chili, chipotle red and white chili with sausage, and a...

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Chicken Scallopine Piccata with Caper Berries

October 24, 2021
The first time I had this lemony rich version of chicken piccata, I fell in love with Cerignola olives and caper berries. We had just eaten at the now closed Lidia's Pittsburgh, and I immediately bought Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen. Making this dish at home is even more satisfying. It is a surprisingly easy...

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Chinese Spinach Soup with Silken Tofu

October 10, 2021
This is a quick and easy soup to make, light and refreshing with emerald slivers of spinach and tiny white cubes of tofu suspended in a silky clear broth. I enjoy topping it with tiny cubes of pink Prosciutto (similar to Chinese dry cured hams) for an added punch, but it is equally...

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Whirlwind Visit to Acadia: Day 2 Sea Kayaks and Carriage Roads

September 12, 2021
On our second day at Acadia National Park, we enjoyed a bit of sunshine and seeing 3 of the "Big Four" for Maine kayaking wildlife sightings. We rounded out our visit with an afternoon stem-loop walk along the carriage roads, enjoying spooky, misty scenes along a string of ponds near Witch Hole Pond,...

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Two Whirlwind Days in Acadia National Park: Day 1

September 05, 2021
With Hurricane Henri sending drenching rains as we drove north into the Boston area, we were not sure how our brief visit to Acadia National Park afterwards would turn out. Fortune smiled on us and we enjoyed two mostly rain-free days that left us tired and highly satisfied. Highlights included climbing the Beehive...

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Kitchen Design for Wok Cooking

June 03, 2021
Six years ago in June, I bought a beautiful hand-hammered carbon steel wok that completely changed my life. Over the prior year, I had been cooking my way through Grace Young's Stir-frying to the Sky's Edge with the support of a Facebook group called Wok Wednesdays. But truth be told, I was a...

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Peanut Butter Noodles for Kids of All Ages

April 29, 2021
 Long before I discovered the secrets to making dan dan noodles, lo mein or drunken noodles, I had clipped a recipe for Spicy Szechuan Noodles from a local neighborhood newspaper. This simple, but flexible and pleasing dish has been a family favorite since 2002. The kids call it Peanut Butter Noodles and it...

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