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Filed under: Tastings, Wine, Lunch, Dinner, Books, America, CelebritiesIf you're a Vayniac, you already know that Gary Vaynerchuk came out with a book called 101 Wines Guaranteed to Inspire, Delight, and Bring Thunder to Your World. Marisa announced the book here at Slashfood about a month and a half ago, and I just got my hands on a copy a few ...

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, 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: Dinner, Vegetables, Dairy, Recipes, Books, Rice Last week Bob wrote a post about how cookbook author Peg Bracken had died. I followed up his post with one of my own that included her recipe for Fake Hollendaise. It was only after that post went up that I noticed that a commenter had specifically asked if anyone had Bracken's recipe ...

Filed under: Lunch, Dinner, Vegetables, Recipes, Books, Comfort Food I first read Ruth Reichl's Comfort Me With Apples about five years ago. I loved it passionately upon the initial read, promptly lent the copy to a friend and never saw it again. Despite the fact that I haven't had an edition of the book in my possession for nearly half a decade, ...

Filed under: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks, British Isles, Vegetables, Recipes, Fruit, Books, How To, Boiling, Roasting, America, Europe, Comfort Food, Spices My Slashfood friends, I am a sadist. Or is it masochist? I never knew the difference between the two. Either way, for some reason known only to, well, to no one, I decided to do the most punishing ...

Filed under: Lunch, Dinner, Vegetables, Recipes, Books, Real Kitchens I have every one of Nigella Lawson's cookbooks, but I hardly ever actually cook out of them. They have beautiful pictures and the narratives she writes prior to each recipe are always really fun to read, but something always prevents me from actually making the recipes. ...

Filed under: Dinner, Vegetables, Recipes, Books, Fall Flavors, America, Comfort Food Of all my cookbooks (and there are many), my battered old copy of the original edition of the Moosewood Cookbook is one of my very favorites. I love the fact that the recipes are hand-lettered and illustrated with quirky little drawings. I love that it has a ...

Filed under: Dinner, Books, Cookbook of the Day If you prefer to stay in and cook, rather than to go out for romantic occasions, you might want to consider getting your date (and yes, it can still be a date if you're married to each other) involved in the kitchen with you if you don't already. The experience gives you more together time and makes ...