Food Archive
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Fabulous fruitcake — really!
Posted on January 3, 2013 | 5 CommentsI am here to make a case for my hands-down favorite food to eat at my family’s annual Christmas gathering. In describing my sister Donna’s fruitcake as “swoon-worthy,” I am certain a normal amount of skepticism arises. But hear me out... -
Holiday cookies: Press on!
Posted on December 13, 2012 | 2 CommentsEvery December, I haul out the cookie press to bake a line-up of dogs, camels, butterflies and -- the piece de resistance -- tiny green Christmas trees. They bring a smile to my face. -
Meat and greet
Posted on December 5, 2012 | 4 CommentsI’d never, in any sense, met my meal prior to consuming it, and was not too sure I would relish the experience. -
Boxed in: Delicious made easy
Posted on November 21, 2012 | 1 CommentI love “home-baked goods” and am downright snobby about using prepackaged mixes of any kind. But there is an exception to every rule. -
Beet it
Posted on August 22, 2012 | No CommentsI grew up hating beets, but now have added them to my list of “Foods I Love Now That I Have Grown Older And Wiser” (ditto for gorgonzola, horseradish and arugula) -
The 411 on Key Lime Pie
Posted on May 24, 2012 | 3 CommentsKey lime pie is like grand opera. When done well, it’s sublime. And when it falls short, it’s dreadful. Knowing this, I made the most of a recent encounter with key lime pie enthusiast. -
Gems you can eat
Posted on May 17, 2012 | 1 CommentThe beautiful pearl-like spheres pictured above are not gems, but kernels of what’s being called glass gem corn. Glass gem is an heirloom varietal corn... -
A whole meal in an ice cream sandwich wheel: Chicken and waffle ice cream
Posted on May 10, 2012 | No CommentsIce cream broke out of its Neapolitan straitjacket long ago. Crazy flavors are no longer confined to quirky food shops; even Baskin-Robbins offers a French... -
Not what American waistlines need: edible objects everywhere
Posted on April 23, 2012 | No CommentsRead it, use it, eat it: savory meets sustainability -
Tasty chocolates, in triplicate
Posted on April 12, 2012 | 1 CommentStill craving chocolate, even after spending quality time with the Big Bunny last weekend? Good news: Now you can make your own sweets, on the first-ever 3D chocolate printer . . .
