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Filed under: Dinner, Beef, Recipes There are certain meals that just taste like mom's home cookin'. Oh wait! This was my mom's cooking. Stopping home for a quick dinner after voting, my mom presented me with this dish: beef braised with bacon and served over a bed of egg noodles. I couldn't resist myself, I had to have seconds. The aroma of the ...

Filed under: Dinner, Recipes, Italy, Meat Some of the most memorable and delicious dishes are the ones that revel in simplicity. As much as completion of a difficult culinary feat can be rewarding, there's nothing quite like the satisfaction of amazing flavor growing out of relaxing ease. This works two-fold for recipes that require minimal, ...

Filed under: Dinner, Beef, Recipes, Meat Calling all carnivores! When I tell you this is not just another steak recipe, you have to believe me. One sunny morning during the summer I was watching the Food Network and Tyler Florence was making his version of the ultimate steak. I was hooked the minute he covered the steaks with an egg white paste. ...

Filed under: Dinner, Recipes, How To, Mother's Day Sometimes, nothing is as special as a hand-made gift from a kid. However, when we're talking about food, it's sometimes better to plan and prepare, rather than fall victim to a tyke's whimsical and questionable cookery. (Not to mention the potential mess that will result from willy nilly ...

Filed under: Dinner, Beef, Recipes, Frying, Mexico With Cinco de Mayo right around the corner, my brain is buzzing with thoughts of Mexican food -- burritos, tamales, chorizo. But at some point, thoughts switch to faux Mexican dishes, the US concoctions that are more fusion than ethnic. This then leads me to my first forays into recipe creation. ...

Filed under: Dinner, Recipes, Newspapers I once whined to my mother (aka: Knower of All Things Culinary, and Go-To Person for All of Life's Quandries) that I couldn't make a decent crepe without a crepe pan, and she waved my complaint away with her hand, insisting that while a crepe pan is nice, it's definitely not necessary. On NPR's Kitchen ...

Filed under: Lunch, Dinner, Recipes, Books, Comfort Food, Soups/SaladsOne of my favorite cookbooks is The Comfort Diner Cookbook, by Ira Freehoff and Pia Catton. It has a ton of comfort food recipes from the famed New York City eating establishment, everything from classic American sandwiches and breakfasts to pies and other desserts and great ...

Filed under: Dinner, Recipes, On the Blogs, Roasting, Comfort Food You probably won't win any nutrition awards for this meal (its painfully whitish-tan color reminds us that there aren't many rich nutrients hidden in the dish), but no matter - it's still a delicious dinner choice for meat eaters and veggies alike. The recipe does call for ...

Filed under: Dinner, Beef, Cheese, Recipes, Books When it comes to cooking South Beach friendly foods, Scott and I have fallen into something of a rut. We've been eating tons of salads with grilled chicken, chili, turkey burgers (cooked on the ever-handy George Foreman grill) and lots of cauliflower puree (faux-ta-toes!). Last weekend, tired of ...

Filed under: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks, Grains, Vegetables, Dairy, Recipes, Baking, Eggs, Condiments, America, Comfort Food It's no secret that I have all kinds of contempt for Sandra Lee. I won't go into my usual rant about how weird it is that her Chanel-quilted headband always matches her too-tight cashmere deep V-neck sweater, matches the drapes ...