[VINTAGE MORELS] adventures with a home cook

[VINTAGE MORELS] adventures with a home cook

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GARDEN OF DELIGHTS
Four spectacular salads: My tuna, arugula and bean salad~My red salad~Michael Ruhlman's pork-belly Caesar salad~The Washington Post crab salad.
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Wayne Christensen
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BID ADIEU TO YOUR WINTER KITCHEN
Lasagne with spinach noodles~ten-hour Blackberry Farm braised lamb neck with honeynut squash, roasted beets and goat cheese dusted with lemon zest…
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WAYNE CHRISTENSEN
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DUCK FAT POTATO CHIPS
A kicky homemade treat . . . duck fat potato chips~the Fisher's potato chips of my 1950's youth~Poll: Just what is "Sex On The Beach?"
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WAYNE CHRISTENSEN
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GIVING GREAT THANKS
Turkey for beginners, gravy, mashed potatoes, dressing~only turkey thighs~sweet potatoes~cranberries~lamb neck, for a change~white port from…
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WAYNE CHRISTENSEN
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WHEN TOMATOES SING
Here is a chorus singing their best peak season recipes for tomatoes~Sassy's sublime tomato sauce~Marcella Hazan's famous tomato sauce~Mark Bittman on…
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WAYNE CHRISTENSEN
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RATATOUILLE
Even the humblest onion is transformed into something glorious in ratatouille (rat-ta-TŌŌ-ee), a one-pot wonder, a jewel of Provençal cooking, and an…
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WAYNE CHRISTENSEN
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MY HANDY-DANDY PANTRY
My "pantry" is large~It includes spring flowers, fanciful tableware & stemware~But also a grill, copper pans, my fridge-freezer~Then, of course, food…
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WAYNE CHRISTENSEN
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WHAT'S FOR DINNER?
If you're nearing your 30's, you've thought about that 1,000 times and counting. If you're of a certain older age, you've thought about that perhaps…
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WAYNE CHRISTENSEN
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AMO I'ITALIA
I do love Italy & Italian food!~now is oven time~focaccia, pizza bianca & pizza rossa~a balsamic party~garlic confit~a very good book~a great…
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WAYNE CHRISTENSEN
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TREASURES FROM MY WINTER KITCHEN
Lasagne with spinach noodles~ten-hour Blackberry Farm braised lamb neck with honeynut squash, roasted beets and goat cheese dusted with lemon zest…
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WAYNE CHRISTENSEN
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2nd ANNIVERSARY ISSUE
Revisit our fave 2021-'22 articles in this [VINTAGE MORELS] Special Anniversary Issue. Including southern foods, lasagne, salmon, lamb chops, zucchini…
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WAYNE CHRISTENSEN
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IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST BITE
Peter Moore loved Fannie Farmer passionately!~fruitcake for the holidays~microwaved poached eggs~candied prosciutto~duck fat roasted almonds~world's…
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WAYNE CHRISTENSEN
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MY ASPEN
I've slept in my car there~ate off other diner's plates~packed slopes in exchange for lift tickets~downed Elk brats, trout dip~discovered Yak meat~and…
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WAYNE CHRISTENSEN
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LOMBARDO FAMILY MEATBALLS SECRET
Stanley Tucci sweet corn buttering~The Lovely Crum fruitcake~my mother-in-law's lime-flavored JELL-O with pears, fluff, and frog eye dessert salads
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WAYNE CHRISTENSEN
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[VINTAGE MORELS] adventures with a home cook
[VINTAGE MORELS] adventures with a home cook
I'm a home cook. No more than that. Maybe you are, too. Never been a chef. Not a food professional. This surely is no masterclass. But do come explore moments of merriment in the kitchen and at the table with me . . . .
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