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The Carlsbad Cookbook Group Featured My Cookbook!

They call it “The Cook the Books! Cookbook Group.” They pick a cookbook and then everyone chooses a recipe from the book to bring  to a potluck  held at the Carlstadt library in New Jersey. I’m honored they picked “Home Cooking 101,”  Look at the all the dishes they made!!

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Antipasto Salad

Feel free to substitute any meats or cheeses for the ones suggested below. Makes 6 to 8 servings Hands-on time: 25 minutes Total preparation time: 25 minutes Kosher salt ½ small head broccoli or cauliflower 1 ounce sun dried tomatoes (about ½ cup) One 6 ½ -ounce jar marinated artichoke…

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Milk Street Radio: Is the Stomach Your Second Brain?

This week, we uncover everything you never knew about the stomach, including its ability to think. Author Elsa Richardson also reveals ancient medical practices for quieting a gurgling gut, and we find out just how similar human and dog stomachs are. Plus, Florence Fabricant of The New York Times discusses…

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Here’s the Menu for my April 11 Harvest Dinner!

The Harvest, located in Harvard Square in Cambridge MA, is one of the first seasonally focused restaurants on the east coast and the first restaurant I ever worked at (and the only one that is still standing!) in 1977. Many great chefs worked there including Lydia Shire, Bob Kinkead and…

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Milk Street Radio: I Grew Up in a Chinese Takeaway

Angela Hui tells the story of her childhood growing up in her family’s Chinese restaurant—there are flaming woks, short tempers and zero privacy. Plus, we’re joined by journalist Jenn Harris to learn how influencers are making their mark on the restaurant industry; Alex Aïnouz speeds up beef bourguignon; and we…

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The First Time I Was Ever on TV!

It was September 7, 1993 (I was just 12….). I had been working for awhile as the chef behind the scenes on “Good Morning America,” prepping all the food for Julia Child, and the cookbook authors and chefs that appeared on the show. One day it was someone’s brilliant idea…

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Milk Street Radio: The Secrets of Irish Baking

We explore the whimsical world of Irish baking with Cherie Denham. Plus Madison Avenue veteran Jeff Swystun shares the little-known history of food advertising; we cook up Spinach and Ricotta Dumplings in Tomato Sauce; and Alex Aïnouz is on a journey to make the world’s best roasted chicken. https://www.177milkstreet.com/radio/butterfly-buns-barmbrack-and-soda-bread-the-secrets-of-irish-baking

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Come Join Me at The Harvest in Cambridge, MA on April 11

The Harvest, one of the first seasonally focused restaurants on the east coast and the first restaurant I ever worked at (and the only one that is still standing!) in 1977. Many great chefs worked there including Lydia Shire, Bob Kinkead and Chris Schlesinger, and the Harvest is celebrating its…

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Seared Cuban-Style Steak

This recipe was inspired by Cuba’s (and Miami’s) ubiquitous mojo-marinated steak.  Mojo is a combination of citrus (in Cuba, sour orange) and garlic.  Given the relative scarcity of sour orange in America, I’ve substituted a mixture of lime and orange. Makes 4 servings Hands-on time: 25 minutes Total preparation time:…

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Milk Street Radio: Restaurant Reviews that Bite Back

Pete Wells, former New York Times restaurant critic, joins us to look back on his most infamous reviews, plus why he blasted Guy Fieri’s Times Square restaurant but loved Señor Frog’s. Photojournalist Kate Medley reveals why some of the best food in the South is served at the gas station;…

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