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Sara's Kitchen Wins Best Overall in Toquemag's Food App Awards
Sara’s Kitchen was just awarded “Best Overall” in Toquemag.com’s Second Annual Food App Awards. It also won the “Best Branded” and “Best Cookbook/Recipe” categories. You can read all about it at Toque. You can find the review they posted when the App was first released at Review.
Chicken Liver Pâté with Port
A couple of years after I graduated from cooking school I apprenticed at a one-star restaurant in Chartres, France. My apprenticeship lasted for only two months but it was pretty intense nonetheless. (Certainly it didn’t help that I was the only woman in the kitchen.) Still, I learned a ton,…
Sauerkraut with Caraway Seeds
Two 14 1/2 ounce cans sauerkraut, drained 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar 1/3 cup cider vinegar 2 tablespoons caraway seeds 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 3 medium onions, finely chopped Serves 8 to 12 Combine the sauerkraut in a large saucepan with the sugar, vinegar, caraway seeds, and 2 cups…
Top Tips from Good Morning America
Hope you caught me on Good Morning America addressing 11th hour Thanksgiving day issues along with Sunny Anderson and Amanda Freitag. Here’s a link to the video on the GMA website.
You'll find recipes and tips for your next celebration right here on this site!
This time of year is one of my busiest for e-mail questions about Holiday entertaining so I just wanted to remind you that this website is full of tips and tricks for making your celebrations a big success. Start with my Holiday Recipe Collection where you will find many of…
Find me in the Toledo Blade, "Still fighting for equality in the kitchen."
Recently when I appeared at an event in Toledo, Ohio, Daniel Neman, Toledo Blade Food Editor interviewed me about my experiences as an Assistant to Julia Child, a restaurant chef, and a cooking show host. Here is a link to the article that appeared on Tuesday, November 13th.
Mini-pumpkin Soup with Toasted Pumpkin Seeds, Shaved Parmesan, and Fried Sage
For the longest time I thought those cute little pumpkins–no more than 3 or 4 inches in diameter–were nothing more than happy little fall decorations. There they’d sit on the side of the road at farmers’ markets and at well-stocked grocery stores, bright orange banks of mini-pumpkins bearing such ridiculous…
Escarole Soup with Meatballs
I was working at the Harvest Restaurant in Harvard Square in the late seventies when Peter Vezan, one of the managers, steered me to a little trattoria in Boston’s North End. It wasn’t much more than a hole in the wall, but it boasted some of the best down-home Italian…
Crispy Broccoli with Capellini in Broth
Once you have your pasta water at a boil and your broccoli cut into florets, this dish—a perfect weekday quick comfort meal—takes no time at all to prepare. The star here is the crispy broccoli. You create that crispness by allowing your pan and oil to get a lot hotter than…
Meet me in Cleveland, November 9th and 10th!
I hope you will join me at the Fabulous Food Show in Cleveland on November 9th and 10th. I will be doing three demonstrations and a variety of other events. Call 877-772-5425 or go to FFS for more information and to reserve your tickets. My schedule is: November 9th Main Kitchen Theatre…