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Filed under: Dinner, On the Blogs, How To I have two different speeds when it comes to working in the kitchen. I either want to get in and out as quickly as possible or I want to wander, meandering over herbs and flavor combinations. You can probably guess that the first way is typically reserved for weeknights and the second is more a weekend ...

Filed under: Dinner, East Coast, Recipes, NewspapersMaking dinner every night can turn into something of a challenge. Without a little pre-planning, you can find yourself falling into the pattern of having the same things over and over again, every single week. However, with just a little bit of planning, you can make sure that you have everything ...

Filed under: Dinner, West Coast, Vegetables, Recipes, How To, America, Shellfish I used to be afraid of scallops. Like few other things for which there is no explanation other than ''maybe I was traumatized by it so badly in my childhood that I can't remember it, but I know I hate it,'' scallops were deep down in there with roast beef, rice ...

Filed under: Lunch, Dinner, Hors D'oeuvres, Snacks, Food Porn, Vegetarian, Vegetables, Cheese, Recipes, Frying, Spirit of Summer, On the Blogs, How To, America, Europe One of the things with which I have fallen in love in recent history is squash blossoms. When I first encountered these, I was slightly turned off by the idea of eating such giant ...

Filed under: Lunch, Dinner, Food Porn, Vegetables, Recipes, On the Blogs, America It almost looks like some strange abstract painting of ''food'' because of the purple color, but it really is a photograph of a bowl of soup. Mercedes of food blog Desert Candy made vichyssoise, a chilled potato soup, but instead of using plain old white potatoes, ...

Filed under: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks, On the BlogsLast year, I posted a few recipes for things that I could make at home for dinner after a long, late day at work, for one. See, some people stress out when they have to put dinner on the table for a family of five, but I think the greater challenge is being able to cook (and eat) for one without ...

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 ...

Filed under: Lunch, Dinner, Food Porn, Cheese, South Asia, Spices, North America Wow. All I can say when I look at Meena's Chilli Paneer on her blog Hooked on Heat is ''wow.'' Sometimes I wonder if in a previous lifetime I was an Indian princess (not just Indian, but a princess!) because the spices, flavors and ingredients of Indian cuisine give ...