New Year's Feast
Miscellany

New Year's Feast

At Sarina's suggestion, we decided to make our New Year's party meal into a small plate affair that we could stretch out all night. I made three plates, my brother Joel made three, and his girlfriend Sara made one, …

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Cooking Internship

The Sounds of A Restaurant Kitchen

I had an interesting experience yesterday. I was in the kitchen at Cafe Flora, pureeing the lentils, onions and pecans for our pate platter and feeling vaguely irritated with myself for choosing a messy way of dealing …

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Cheese and Grapes Four Ways
Experiments

Cheese and Grapes Four Ways

Cheese and Grapes Four Ways I'm not really sure what got me on this track. Probably reading the completely insane El Bulli book that Sarina got me for Hannukah, although I certainly don't mean to invite any …

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Jewish Christmas Tamales
Main Courses

Jewish Christmas Tamales

The Christmas season is a funny time of year for us Jews. Hannukah was a couple of weeks ago, so now while everyone who is Christian is running around buying last minute gifts and then settling in for family visits, …

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Recipe: Banana Muffins With A Crumb Top
Baking

Recipe: Banana Muffins With A Crumb Top

Banana Muffins With A Crumb Top Most banana muffin recipes seem too sweet to me. I want to taste banana, not overpowering sugar. This version is a composite of several recipes, putting together all the bits that we …

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