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Filed under: Parties, Dinner, Hors D'oeuvres, Grains, Television/Film, CelebrationsGetting together for dinner and a movie can be one of the most prosaic (Domino's and Blockbuster) of gatherings. But it can become something significantly more special if the food and the visuals connect. When I was a broke, just-outta-high school teen, my ...

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 ...

Filed under: Lunch, Dinner, Grains, Vegetables, Dairy, Beef, Poultry, Cheese, Fruit, Pork, How To, Condiments, America, Spices, Meat, Super Bowl XLII ''I already ate dinner...Oh, BYOT? Did you say BYOT?!?! I'll be there in 10 minutes.'' Such was my end of the mobile conversation with my sister last night when she called me over to her place for ...

Filed under: Lunch, Dinner, Hors D'oeuvres, Snacks, Dessert, Grains, Vegetables, Dairy, Nuts/seeds, Fruit, Eggs, America, Super Bowl XLII Friends, we're bringing all kinds of snacks, foods, and desserts to the table for Super Bowl, but let's be real about something. Most of these foods are meaty, carb-y, and definitely go against every New Year's ...

Filed under: Dinner, Grains, Vegetables, Recipes, On the Blogs I must have sweet potatoes on the brain, because is the second post I'm writing this week that involves them. This time I haven't actually done the cooking, I'm simply salivating over the Sweet Potato Gnocchi that Brys made over at Cookthink this weekend. I've never made gnocchi on ...

Filed under: Lunch, Dinner, Dessert, West Coast, Restaurants, Grains, Vegetables, Nuts/seeds, Beef, Recipes, Baking, Raves & Reviews, Newspapers, Lists, Boiling, Condiments, America, Spices, in sixty seconds, Slow cooking, Meat, Rice It's an endless summer in LA: He's a ''kid'' in LA, but Matt Molina is running the kitchen at the ...

Filed under: Lunch, Breakfast, Dinner, South America, Grains, Nuts/seeds, Recipes Despite my status as the child of natural food loving hippies, I don't think I ate quinoa until about four years ago. I had a friend who was working on eliminating wheat and rice from her diet and so was looking for alternatives. Someone suggested she check out ...

Filed under: Dinner, Grains, Vegetables, Recipes, America Lynne Rosetto Kasper, host of American Public Media's weekly food show The Splendid Table, had a weekly newsletter called the Weeknight Kitchen. Every Wednesday she (or some Public Radio staffer) sends out a email that contains a seasonal recipe, along with tips for adjusting it, dishes ...

Filed under: Lunch, Dinner, Grains, Beef, Poultry, Stores & Shopping, New Products, America, Comfort Food Oh dear, did we miss a few days of our Burger of the Day in honor of National Burger Month? Don't worry, Slashfoodies, I am here to serve...fries with that. Not that you need any fries with today's Burger of the Day, the Foie Gras Burger ...

Filed under: Lunch, Dinner, Hors D'oeuvres, Snacks, Restaurants, Vegetarian, Grains, Cheese, Recipes, Baking, On the Blogs, How To, America, Shellfish, Comfort Food I have an odd fascination with Red Lobster. Actually, it's not a fascination; rather, a depressing history that makes me think about the ''Seafood Lover in You'' a lot. You see, my ...