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by Gazette staff

Food Forum

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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Creamy summer salad has endless variations

Spring has finally sprung, and Memorial Day is nearly upon us — and in my family, at least, Memorial Day has always been the start of al fresco season, the time of year for picnics and cookouts. Often, the holiday weekend will feature the first picnic of the year. Into ...
 
Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Meat lover's foray into vegetarianism pays

Much to my carnivorous side’s dismay, my sister seems to be slowly converting me to vegetarianism. Back in December, I interviewed my sister, Aubrey, for an In & Out of the Kitchen column about tips for vegan cooking during the holidays. When I wrote it, I was firmly in the ...
 
Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Seasonal beers to be on tap at Brewfest

For me, there are two beer seasons. During autumn, cool nights mean fireplace weather, football games and hardy, flavorful beers. My top choice is Sam Adams Boston Lager for my weekend beverage sessions at home. Sam has just about worn out his welcome at my Albany stronghold. Warm weather, charcoal ...
 
Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Try pea shoots for surprise taste of spring

Any fresh green is easy and quick to make.
 
Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Chicken fricassee recipe is humble, magical

By Caroline Lee It’s a small miracle that simple ingredients, combined with care and given time, become something more than the sum of their parts. Something, in fact, much more. I am sorry to see the cold weather go, having embraced the long-cooking, rich-tasting chicken dish known as fricassee. It ...
 
Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Rhubarb fine for sauce, butter, jam — and pie

The most common use for rhubarb, though, must be as a foil for berries in strawberry-rhubarb pie.
 
Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Uncle Tom's chocolate chips a family favorite

I started making chocolate chips for family birthdays and over time tweaked the recipe until they became Uncle Tom’s Chocolate Chips.
 
Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Two breakfast favorites, scrambled together

Weekend breakfasts are a treat
 
Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Lentils a delicious, versatile legume

Remember the magic beans in “Jack and the Beanstalk”? When Jack’s mom threw them out the window, a vegetable stalk the size of a sequoia appeared in their backyard. At my house, the magic bean is the lentil. Tiny and round, the lentil is truly miraculous. It’s packed with protein ...
 
Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Corned beef and cabbage more American than Irish

The popularity of corned beef is an Irish-American thing, not an Irish thing.
 

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